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Text on front reads: "Rib Lake, Wis.", "Loading." and "Brown Photo." A lumberjack is standing on a load of logs pulled by a team of horses. Three more men are loading logs on the right, using skids (smaller logs) and peaveys or canthooks. Two men are posing in front of the sled. Snow covers the ground.
June 6, 1911
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Scene Near Rice Lake
October 23, 1909
Text on front reads: "Scene Near Rice Lake, Wis." Five lumberjacks pose with a load of logs on a sled pulled by horses. Two skids lean against the logs. The lumberjacks are holding the tools used t...
North Harper Lake
March 6, 1913
Text on front reads: "North Harper Lake", "Photo by Brown", and "A Souvenir from Rib Lake, Wis." A view of the lake from a rise, surrounded by trees and shrubs.
Going to Town
September 9, 1910
Text on front reads: "Going to Town, Rib Lake, Wis." A farm couple driving their wagon, pulled by two oxen, into town. The wagon has wooden wheels and is loaded with full sacks.
Logging
1908
Colorized postcard of loggers posing with logs piled on horse-drawn sleds. Caption reads: "Logging, Athens, Wis."
Tall-tale Postcard: Winter Scene at Little Rib
January 25, 1911
Photomontage of a winter scene with men fishing on a frozen lake. Two men pull on the line attached to the fish's mouth, while one holds an axe above its head. A horse-drawn sled rests on the shore...
Logging Scene
circa 1910-1919
Two loggers and two draft horses standing near a tree stump. One man is on a sled with a log.
