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Paul Bunyan and Babe

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Paul Bunyan walking with an axe over his shoulder and whistling. He is accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox who is carrying several people on his back.

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Source Collection Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012B0T
Legacy ID
WHi 55609

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Prints
Hauling Off Section 37

Hauling Off Section 37

Drawing of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, hauling off Section 37. Bunyan has an axe over his shoulder and holds a pipe.

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Photographs
Paul Bunyan Carrying Babe

Paul Bunyan Carrying Babe

1925

Woodcut illustration of Paul Bunyan carrying his blue ox Babe, when Babe was a calf.

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Drawings
Paul Bunyan Skidding Ahead of the Saws

Paul Bunyan Skidding Ahead of the Saws

Drawing of Paul Bunyan running with two oxen pulling a log that is being sawed by two other lumberjacks.

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Drawings
Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan

1916

Reproduction of a drawing of a wild-looking Paul Bunyan.

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Prints
Mess Hall at Paul Bunyan's Logging Camp

Mess Hall at Paul Bunyan's Logging Camp

Mess hall at Paul Bunyan's lumber camp. Men are seated at long tables as trains dispense soup, coffee, and tea, while salt is hauled in a wagon pulled by eight horses.

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Photographs
Fight Incident from Paul Bunyan Legend

Fight Incident from Paul Bunyan Legend

Framed mural depicting two men struggling against each other. One is holding an axe. Caption reads: "Fight incident from Paul Bunyan legend. Mural painting by James Watrous in Univ. of Wisconsin Un...

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