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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Log Rolling Contestants
1931
Group portrait of eight men standing in a line wearing bathing suits. Two of the men have the words "Eau Claire Wis" on their tank tops. This is probably an outdoor group portrait of male log roll...
Man Log-rolling
1932
View of one man standing on a rolling log in the water. In the background on the right is a wooden boat.
Log-rolling
1932
View from water of log rolling with one man in the water holding onto a log, and another man standing on a rolling log. Behind the log is a wooden rowboat that says "Demars for Sheriff," with two c...
World Championship Logrolling Contest
1936
View of the World's Championship Log-Rolling Contest, Brownstone Bowl. There are two rowboats in the water. Two men stand on a rolling log in the middle of the water while a crowd of spectators sta...
Logging Truck Scene
1932
Two men stand next to a truck with a trailer full of snowy lumber, and more lumber in the background.
Log Rolling Contest
1937
Two men in a log rolling contest standing on a log with the markings "IV" in the water. One man has an umbrella and the other has a cane and hat on. Behind them are four people sitting in a row boa...
