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Madison Skyline from Field House

Date: 08 20 1930
Description: Madison skyline from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House showing the Wisconsin State Capitol and Gateway Lumber Co., 1429 Monroe Street.
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Feeding Logs into the Mill

Date: 1930
Description: Workers push logs floating in the Wisconsin River into alignment to enter a building for processing.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1411: Witching Up

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men "witching up."
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Madison Skyline

Date: 08 20 1930
Description: Aerial view of the Madison skyline from University of Wisconsin Field House, overlooking the Wisconsin State Capitol and, in the foreground, Gateway Lumber...
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Madison Skyline from Field House

Date: 08 20 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Madison skyline from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol and Gateway Lumber Co., 1429...
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Lumber Rafts in Narrows

Date: 1887
Description: Two lumber rafts with men aboard floating down the Wisconsin River.
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Rafts Below Dam

Date: 1886
Description: A fleet of rafts on the Wisconsin River below the Kilbourn dam.
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Raft Fleet Below Dam

Date: 1886
Description: A fleet of rafts on the Wisconsin River below the Kilbourn dam.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1415: Rafting Over At Foot Of The Dells

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men working on rafts.
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Wisconsin Retail Lumbermen's Association Banquet

Date: 02 31 1949
Description: Seated at the speakers' table at the Wisconsin Retail Lumbermen's banquet are (from left to right): Ralph E. Nuzum, Viroqua, president; D. Lee Watts, Madis...
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Raftsman's Series No. 1437 : Earning Their Money

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Description: A raftsman at work raising an oar (possibly rowing) with another man standing in the background. A second raft is in the distance.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1431: Running the Kilbourn Dam. Seen From Shore

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of Jim Short steering a raft riding the rough waters of the river.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1416: Shipping An Oar In The Dells (High Rock)

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of four raftsmen shipping an oar in the Dells.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Rigging a Rope

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man as he rigs a rope around a log on a lumber raft.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1403: The Fleet Just Below The Dam In The Dells - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph view of several groups of men on rafts loaded with felled trees.
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International Model F Motor Truck

Date: 1918
Description: International Harvester Model F (or 31) motor truck operated by the Wisconsin Milling Company.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1403: The Fleet Just Below The Dam In The Dells

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph view of several groups of men on rafts loaded with felled trees.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Going Through the Rapids

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man on the end of the raft as he prepares to pass through the water's rough rapids.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1425 : Handspiking Off A Bar. A Heavy Lift

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men standing knee deep in water using handspikes probably in an attempt to dislodge a lumber raft from a sandbar or from the shor...
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Pulpwood

Date: 1936
Description: View from river of a machine/crane moving bundles of pulpwood to be made into paper.

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