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Rib Lake, Taylor County, Wis.
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A promotional card displaying a populated village street near a lake in Northern Wisconsin.The caption bellow the photography reads: "RIB LAKE, TAYLOR COUNTY, WIS. — This thriving village is located upon the banks of the beautiful lake bearing the same name. The above gives a glimpse of one of its streets. The large building at the end of the street is a boarding house operated in connection with the saw mill. There is also here a tannery and charcoal kiln. The lands immediately surrounding are of the very finest for agriculture and the opportunities for the poor man to get a start upon a piece of the land are excelled.
1895
Perkins, H. J.
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Charcoal Kilns
September 27, 1895
Elevated view of men and horses standing atop the platform used to load wood into charcoal kilns, also known as pits. These kilns convert cord wood into charcoal for furnaces. Smoke surrounds the k...
School House
1895
Promotional card advertising the school house in Rib Lake. The caption reads, "SCHOOL HOUSE, RIB LAKE, TAYLOR COUNTY, WIS. -In all the towns of Price and Taylor Counties special and strict attentio...
The Hemlock Bark Industry
1895
Promotional card advertising the hemlock barn industry in northern Wisconsin. The card features an elevated view of a tannery.Caption: THE HEMLOCK BARK INDUSTRY. - It has only been within the past ...
Street Scene
1895
Promotional card created to advertize land in northern WisconsinCaption: STREET SCENE IN MEDFORD, TAYLOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN. - This view of one of the business streets of Medford will perhaps serve ...
CNR OF STATE HIGHWAY 102 AND COUNTY HIGHWAY C
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Located in Rib Lake, Taylor County
Hemlock Bark
1895
The front (top) and back (bottom) of a promotional card advertising the large amounts of hemlock bark in Northern Wisconsin. The image shows three men sitting and standing along a row of hemlock ba...
