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Tall-tale Postcard: Winter Scene at Little Rib

Date: 01 25 1911
Description: Photomontage of a winter scene with men fishing on a frozen lake. Two men pull on the line attached to the fish's mouth, while one holds an axe above its h...
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Fountain-Campbell Company

Date: 1914
Description: Photographic postcard view of the log storage yard at the Fountain-Campbell Company. Snow is on the ground. Caption reads: "Fountain-Campbell Company, Dona...
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A Jolly Time by The Shimonek Orchestra

Date: 02 01 1906
Description: Postcard featuring an oval-framed group portrait of a four-person band. The members are posing comically with their instruments. Caption reads: "Medford 2/...
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District School

Date: 1907
Description: Blue tinted circular framed view of the exterior of a schoolhouse. Caption reads: "District School, Maplehurst, Wis."
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Hotel Winchester

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Hotel Winchester. Caption reads: "Hotel Winchester, Medford, Wis."
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Germania Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Germania Hall, a saloon and meeting place. There is a square balcony over the entrance. Caption reads: "Germania Hall, Medford, Wis."
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County Courthouse

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of the Taylor Courthouse featuring a cupola with clocks. Caption reads: "County Courthouse, Medford, Wis."
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Medford Public Library

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view of the Medford Public Library. The entrance is flanked by lampposts. A group of girls are standing on the far right. Caption reads: "Medford ...
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Front Street

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of a city street lined with businesses. A horse and wagon are at the curb. Caption reads: "Front St., Medford, Wis."
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The Business Street

Date: 1910
Description: Diagonal view looking left across a street in a business district, including a bakery. Horses and carriages are further down the street. Caption reads: "Th...
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Going to Town

Date: 09 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Going to Town, Rib Lake, Wis." A farm couple driving their wagon, pulled by two oxen, into town. The wagon has wooden wheels and is l...
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Kelnhofer's General Store

Date: 09 09 1910
Description: The text on front reads: "Int. of Geo. J. Kelnhofer's General Store. Rib Lake, Wis." A man is standing in the central aisle, and a girl, holding a cat, is ...
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North Harper Lake

Date: 03 06 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "North Harper Lake", "Photo by Brown", and "A Souvenir from Rib Lake, Wis." A view of the lake from a rise, surrounded by trees and sh...
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Loading

Date: 06 06 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Rib Lake, Wis.", "Loading." and "Brown Photo." A lumberjack is standing on a load of logs pulled by a team of horses. Three more men ...
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Warehouses and Depot

Date: 09 10 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Ware-houses and Depot, Stetsonville, Wis." View across railroad tracks towards a train station with a depot, warehouses, cattle loadi...
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Scene near Stetsonville

Date: 12 23 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene near Stetsonville, Wis." A man follows a herd of sheep through a pasture bounded by a split rail fence with supports. In the di...
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Everything's Great

Date: 10 29 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Here I am at STETSONVILLE, WIS. In all the world no place like this. Everything's great and I'm feeling fine. Hope you'll write to me...
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Buchholz Bros. Store

Date: 08 07 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Buchholz Bros. Store, Stetsonville, Wis". A group of men and a young boy pose on the porch of a brick General Store. A dog stands in ...
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Catholic Church and Parsonage

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Catholic Church and Parsonage, Stetsonville, Wis." Both buildings are built of brick with arched windows, and a log cabin is behind t...
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Erickson and Evenson Company Store

Date: 10 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Erickson and Evenson Co. Store. Stetsonville, Wis." Four men and a boy on a tricycle pose on the boardwalk in front of a General Stor...

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