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Train with Lumber

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View across field towards a train loaded with slatted lumber piled into train cars. Telephone poles are along the railroad tracks.

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Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
20 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection
Call Number
PH 830.23b

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0135BE
Legacy ID
WHi 133320

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Lumber Piled on Train Cars and in Yard

Lumber Piled on Train Cars and in Yard

View of a trainyard, with several carloads of lumber on the train. Men are standing on the lumber. Additionally, several large stacks of lumber are in the yard, and two men are standing near them.

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Office of Rice Lake Lumber Company

Office of Rice Lake Lumber Company

1890

View across street towards a two-story building, with a sidewalk, low fence and a telephone or power pole in front. There is a widow's walk and a chimney on the roof of the building. Stacks of lumb...

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Stacks of Lumber

Stacks of Lumber

View between two rows of stacked lumber, which is slatted and bundled under a wood roof.

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Truck Loaded with Long Telephone Poles

Truck Loaded with Long Telephone Poles

January 26, 1929

View across field towards a truck loaded with extremely long telephone poles.

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The Red Cedar River

The Red Cedar River

View along railroad tracks leading towards a railroad bridge across the Red Cedar River. A large building is on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Red Cedar River, Rice Lake, Wis."

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Rice Lake Plant

Rice Lake Plant

1900

Elevated view of a lumber plant, with large stacks of lumber stacked around it. A lake is behind the plant.

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