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| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Windsled "Hurricane Hazel" on Chequamegon. One man is sitting in the windsled, Another man is standing on the ice. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth Lathrop, Post Mistress, stands with a dog and other people in front of the Post Office. There is a shoreline on the left. |
| Date: | 06 01 1936 |
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| Description: | Bridge and truck trail constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workmen to facilitate forest fire prevention and control. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Four people outside of the information cabin at Copper Falls State Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | People descending a rustic stairway leading down to the trail along the Bad River. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Tom Stahl's dog team pulling wagon loaded with goods and child past buildings in La Pointe. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Elevated view down Main Street, which crosses railroad tracks in the foreground. There are two signs in the foreground which say: "Look Out for the Cars" a... |
| Date: | 08 14 1932 |
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| Description: | Front row: W.E. Dillon, County Highway Commissioner of Ashland; Andrew Good of Gordon Lake at Glidden; Patsy Winter of Ashland and Leo Jerome Driscoll, unv... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Railway passenger depot in Ashland (?), Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 04 30 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Second Street, Looking East, Ashland, Wis." An unpaved street with two sets of streetcar tracks in the center. Buildings, storefronts... |
| Date: | 08 14 1932 |
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| Description: | The watershed sign unveiled. The marker is 39 miles south of Ashland adjacent to Highway 13, 2 miles north of Gordon Lake. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down road, with homes in a residential area, and a church building in the foreground on the right. The sign above the church door reads: "E. V. Luth. ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View over railroad tracks of railway depot. Men are standing around the station, and carts are parked on the station platform. |
| Date: | 08 1959 |
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| Description: | Madeline Island Sign (Wisconsin Official Marker) depicting the history of the island and how it recieved its name. This sign was erected in 1956. |
| Date: | 2008 |
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| Description: | When the East End Co-op Service Station opened in 1940 at the corner of Sixth Avenue and East Front Street, the owners announced, "Our new, modern equipmen... |
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| Description: | A sign giving the geological story of Copper Falls and Brownstone Falls at Copper Falls State Park. Barely visible in the background are two people at the ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two rustic stairways leading down to the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. At the bottom of the stairs is a sign telling the geological story of Copper... |
| Date: | 09 18 1961 |
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| Description: | Two painters sit on an elevated, wooden plank suspended between two ladders. They are painting the side of the "County Power and Light Co" building. The bu... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with snow piled high in front of Red Crown gasoline station. A man is standing next to the Red Crown gas pump. |
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