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Phoenix Log Hauler

Date: 1914
Description: Steam log hauler made by Phoenix Manufacturing Company of Eau Claire, pulling loaded skids through snow. Rice Lake lumber camp, overland spur.
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Logging Crew

Date: 1895
Description: A Knapp, Stout & Company crew with J. Bracklin (in fur coat), logging superintendent.
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Barron County Court House

Date: 1920
Description: Barron County Court House.
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of Carnegie Library.
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Park House Hotel

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Park House Hotel (called the Commercial House before 1888), which burned down in 1892. Two people are sitting in a horse-drawn vehicle on the l...
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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: Aerial view of town, with several large buildings along railroad tracks in the foreground, and fields and trees in the distance. Pedestrians are walking al...
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Birds-Eye View of Cameron

Date: 1907
Description: Caption reads: "Birdseye [sic] View of Cameron Wisconsin." Railroad cars are on railroad tracks between buildings, and houses and what may be the hi...
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Elevated View of Cameron

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of Cameron. Rooftops are in the foreground, and an unpaved street is along the left. Railroad tracks cut across the street, with railroad car...
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City Hall, Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of Rice Lake City Hall. A flag is flying from the top of the bell tower.
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1937
Description: View of Carnegie Library on the corner of South Main Street and West Messenger, Rice Lake. Pedestrians are crossing the street, automobiles are parked alon...
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View of Prairie Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Prairie Farm from Cemetery Hill.
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of buildings and roads. There is a body of water on the left. Tree-covered hills are in the distance.
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View of Prairie Farm

Date: 1910
Description: View of several buildings in Prairie Farm. Men are standing under the awning of the J. Carlson storefront on the left, a man is driving a horse-drawn wagon...
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Blister Rust Eradication Crew

Date: 1935
Description: Slightly elevated view of a ribes eradication crew that was part of the white pine blister rust effort in a Barron County forest. The caption indicates tha...
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Hammonds Camp

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Description: Two separate views. Left image: E.S. Hammond's Camp at Gillette. Spur(?). Several buildings are behind railroad tracks. Right image: Louis Boudry, the coo...
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Man with Lawn Mower

Date: 1947
Description: A man stands outdoors with a lawn mower. His work gloves and hat are resting on the mower. Caption on photograph reads, "Uncle Paul from Rice Lake-Wis."
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The Cumberland Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of The Cumberland Hotel. The hotel opened in March of 1891 and was demolished in 1965.
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Chippewa Blueberry Pickers

Date: 1910
Description: Men, women and children holding boxes and pails in the forest. Original caption reads: "VI Drive to W.S.; Chippewa blueberry pickers." The photograph is pa...
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Rice Lake Lumber Company Mill

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view of the Rice Lake Lumber Company Mill, taken from a high vantage point. A formation of logs is in the river, and piles of finished boards are ...
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Rice Lake

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Description: View along shoreline toward a boat sitting along the wooded shore of Rice Lake. Caption reads: "Scene on Rice Lake, Wis."

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