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Lumbermen Descending Rapids

Date: 1900
Description: Lumbermen in a bateau descending rapids in an unidentified northern or north-central Wisconsin river.
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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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Paul Bunyan Model at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 08 11 1962
Description: Youngsters admiring a 10-foot high animated model of legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Sorting Logs in Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: Log sorting operation on a river in Northern Wisconsin. Men stand on floating logs and maneuver them using cant hooks.
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Fight Incident from Paul Bunyan Legend

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Description: Framed mural depicting two men struggling against each other. One is holding an axe. Caption reads: "Fight incident from Paul Bunyan legend. Mural painting...
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River Drivers

Date: 1895
Description: Crew of river drivers moving logs off of rocks below a dam probably on the Wisconsin River.
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Sacking the Rapids

Date: 1890
Description: Log driving crew maneuvering logs through rapids below a dam, probably on the Wisconsin River.
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Loggers Posing on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1896
Description: Loggers posing on narrow-gauge railroad tracks with a railroad velocipede and cant hook near Saddle Mound, a large hill that dominates the local area in Ja...
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Men Posed Around Logs

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Description: Three men posed atop and among piles of logs.
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Logging Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of loggers with two teams of oxen.
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Logging Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of loggers with their tools near their lodge.
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Men Logging

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Description: Logging crew of four men with a team of oxen hauling logs through a snow-covered forest.
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Men Logging

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Description: Eight men posed standing and holding logging tools next to a team of oxen in the forest.
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Loading a Bobsled with Logs

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Description: Eight men posed loading logs onto a bobsled pulled by three horses with hooks.
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Men Posed Around Logs

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Description: Group of men posed atop and among piles of logs and three teams of two horses.
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Copy Photograph of Group of Loggers

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Description: Copy photograph of 11 men and one woman posing sitting in the cut of a large tree.
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Copy Photograph; Logging

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Description: Copy photograph of logs being hauled by oxen. A group of seven lumberjacks are standing among the logs.
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Logging Scene

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Description: A group of men are standing around a large load of logs being hauled by a team of four horses.
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Lumber Crew and Train Tracks

Date: 1915
Description: Logging company's railroad tracks and construction crew in a forest.
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Log Loading

Date: 1886
Description: Men loading logs at D.J. Arpin's Crooked Reef camp.

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