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| The Industry That Changed the State |
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| Discover how the logging industry shaped Wisconsin's economy and culture from the 19th century to the present. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of loggers posing with logs piled on horse-drawn sleds. Caption reads: "Logging, Athens, Wis." |
| Date: | 07 24 1929 |
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| Description: | View down dirt road towards a man driving up the road in a truck hauling logs. There is no cab on the truck, and painted on the right side of the engine co... |
| Date: | 07 24 1929 |
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| Description: | View towards front of International truck. A man is sitting in the driver's seat, and logs are in the truck bed behind him. The truck does not have a cab. ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A copy of an older photograph of a logging scene. In the foreground a man is holding the reins of a pair of horses, another man is standing beside him; beh... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Logging Museum in Rhinelander. A long building has a sign on the roof that reads: "Logging Museum". |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Logging Museum in Rhinelander. Caption reads: "Museum, Rhinelander, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard of a typical logging scene, showing a wagon, logs on the ground and two buildings. Caption reads: "Typical Logging Scene Near Colb... |
| Community: | Mercer |
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| County: | Iron |
| Historic Name: | LOGGING CAMP |
| Reference Number: | 18590 |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Men using a large crane at an International Harvester logging operation. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Two men are standing on a log suspended from a steam powered crane at an International Harvester logging operation. Large logs are in the foreground. |
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