The Hemlock Bark Industry
| 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 few years that the farmers and the owners of timber land in Price and Taylor Counties could realize upon the sale of hemlock, The introduction of the tanning business has opened the way for profitable employment in the peeling of hemlock bark which is now being used by the several tanneries along the line of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company. This tannery is located at Medford, and back of the buildings can be seen the great pile of bark ready for grinding. Similar tanneries are situated at Perkinstown, Rib Lake and Westboro in Taylor County, Prentice and Phillips in Price County, Mellen in Ashland. The price furnished a profitable employment to the farmers during the winter season and this is of great advantage. |
| Image ID: | 94491 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1895 |
| Creator Name: | Perkins, H. J. |
| City: | Medford |
| County: | Taylor |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | H.J. Perkins negatives and photographs, 1895 |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6509 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7.5 x 5.5 inches |
| Part of the promotional materials created by the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company Land Commissioner to publicize the sale of land in northern Wisconsin, primarily in Price, Taylor, and Ashland counties, owned by the railroad, circa 1895. One side of the card has illustrations of farming conditions, crops, forest resources, homesteads, small towns, and rural scenes in northern Wisconsin. A number of the illustrations are from photographs made by Harvey J. Perkins for "Northern Wisconsin: a hand-book for the homeseeker" and "Hand book of Price County." The reverse side of the card has text touting the abundance of resources available in northern Wisconsin, some of which was taken from "Northern Wisconsin: a hand-book for the homeseeker," edited by William A. Henry. |
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| Aerial photographs |
| Ephemera |
| Factories |
| Wood products |
| Outdoor photography |
| Publicity |
| Railroad trains |
| Roads |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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