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Lumber Mill
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Elevated view of the lumber mill and surrounding area. In the foreground is a pond with logs floating in it. Along the shoreline are the buildings and complexes that form the mill. An elevated track is in the right foreground, with a bottle-shaped structure immediately behind. In the background is company housing.
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Sawmill and Pond, Minden Lumber Co.
View looking down hill toward the sawmill and logs floating in the pond. Company outbuildings are on the left, with a smokestack and silo. A water tower is in the background.
Northern Lumber Mill and Railroad Yards
Elevated view of the railroad tracks, lumberyard, and mill of Northern Lumber Mill. In the foreground is a long line of railroad cars sitting on the tracks in front of buildings. Stacks of lumber a...
Lumber Mill and Dam
Elevated view of the mill, dam, and railroad tracks, and forests surrounding the area. The lumber mill itself, with main building complex and smokestack is in the background. In front of this is a ...
Campbell's Mill
Elevated view of Campbell's Mill, which specialized in lumber. Situated in the midst of the forest are smokestacks, railroad tracks, and several buildings. In the left foreground are above-ground t...
Rice Lake Lumber Company Mill
1872
Elevated view of the Rice Lake Lumber Company Mill, taken from a high vantage point. A formation of logs is in the river, and piles of finished boards are in the foreground. Caption reads: "Rice La...
Mill, Cloquet Lumber Co.
View across water covered with logs toward the mill. Smoke and steam is coming from a smokestack and chimneys. The mill building has smaller outbuildings connected to it. Caption reads: "Cloquet Lu...
