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Farmer Making Soap

Date: 1910
Description: The farmer and his wife are making soap outdoors. Lye is made by letting rain water seep through wood ashes for several months. Lye and fat produce soap. T...
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Horse and Buggy on a Country Road

Date: 1906
Description: View down tree-lined country road near Wausau, taken by Dr. Joseph Smith, talented amateur photographer. It depicts women (probably members of his family) ...
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Log Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Two businessmen visiting a log drive along the Wisconsin River. They stand atop a log holding peavey hooks.
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Log Drive on Wisconsin River

Date: 1913
Description: Eight men are in a boat driving logs down the Wisconsin River.
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Spring Runoff at Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water churns under a railroad bridge as the spring thaw swells the Wisconsin River.
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Loading Logs from Skids

Date: 02 1914
Description: Loggers moving logs onto a horse-drawn wagon in the snow.
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W.L.L. & T. Logging Operations

Date: 02 1914
Description: Two men dressed in business attire stand in the snow in front of logs cut as part of W.L.L. & T. logging operations.
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Dinner Table of Dr. Joseph Smith

Date: 1912
Description: Formally set dining table, perhaps for Christmas dinner, with a small Christmas tree as a centerpiece. Streamers hang over the edges of the table from the ...
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Cook's Tent in Log Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Cook's tent on a raft in the midst of a log drive on the Wisconsin River.
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Elevated View of Wausau in Summer

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of Wausau from the edge of town looking toward residences and businesses. Hills are in the far background.
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Elevated View of Wausau in Winter

Date: 1912
Description: Winter view over fields of town with hills in the far background.
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Republican Party Birthplace

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of the "Little White Schoolhouse," birthplace of the Republican Party.
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Apple Orchard

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: A row of blossoming apple trees in the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society orchard.
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Family Portrait

Date: 1913
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Ashmun family posed on and behind a bench. C.S. Ashmun, Jane Ashmun and Isabel Ashmun Roberts are seated on the bench, while ...
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Two Girls in an Orchard

Date: 1913
Description: Two young girls among flowering apple trees in the Wisconsin State Orchard.
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Stone Ruins

Date: 1900
Description: Stone ruins of a small industrial plant.
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A Stroll Through the Park

Date: 1903
Description: Mary E. Smith standing in a sunlit path in Garfield Park.
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Womens' Picnic Party

Date: 1910
Description: Four women seated as a small picnic party in a wooded area. Jane Ashmun and Harriet Millard are seated on the left. One of Jane Ashmun's daughters is seate...
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The Long, Muddy Road

Date: 1904
Description: View down muddy country road. A farm with farm buildings is beyond a fence on the left.
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Mrs. Smith in Jackson Park

Date: 1903
Description: Mrs. Joseph Smith seated on a bench in Jackson Park. In the background are horse-drawn vehicles.

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