Photograph
Lake Shore Lumber Company
| Lake Shore Lumber Company of Oshkosh's mill waste lumber slab dump. Leander Choate, owner of mill, used this marsh for his waste lumber which was piled at least 8 feet high (most of it below water level). Most mills used this waste for fuel, and why Choate didn't is an undetermined fact; perhaps this was surplus above the fuel needs. Note the track across the marsh for transport. Piled remnants are still there (1960) and are rotting as false "ground" fill. Cottages are now built on top of this questionable foundation. In the background is the town of Lake Tomahawk which was just beginning to look to tourist trade as the lumber was depleted. |
| Image ID: | 36589 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1900 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Lake Tomahawk |
| County: | Oneida |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Lake Tomahawk.1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.25 x 6.5 inches |
| Cities and towns |
| Lumber |
| Lumber trade |
| Hills |
| Land |
| Waste disposal sites |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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