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Table Saw at McCormick Works

Date: 05 16 1914
Description: Table saw in a manufacturing area. Cut lumber is stacked behind the saw. Thick sawdust covers the floor.
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Sawmill at McCormick Works

Date: 05 1907
Description: Sawmill indoors at McCormick Works.
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Two Woodcutters

Date: 1907
Description: Two young men are posing under a tree in front of neatly piled stacks of fuelwood, and a tall pile of fuelwood on the right. The man on the left is sitting...
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Family on Wrap-Around Porch

Date: 1873
Description: A family is seated on the wrap-around porch, with two men posed holding shotguns standing below them at foundation level. There are two windows in the ston...
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Cutting Ice on Namakagon Lake

Date: 1935
Description: Slightly elevated view of three men cutting and loading ice into a dump truck on Namakagon Lake. One man is guiding ice blocks through open water to a conv...
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Couple with Three Children outside of Home

Date: 1874
Description: Detail from original. Original caption reads: "A couple with three children posing in a yard. The woman has a sewing machine, the man has a table saw and l...
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Just Sawin' Wood

Date: 07 29 1905
Description: Text on front reads: "Im Saying Nothing, 'Just Sawin' Wood'. Sheboygan, Wis." This postcard is printed on a thin piece of wood. The image on the front is a...
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December Days

Date: 1955
Description: A man sawing the top log in a pile of firewood with a handsaw. There is snow on the ground, and he is dressed warmly. Behind him is a tree, a stone and woo...
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Saw in a Work Area at McCormick Works

Date: 10 03 1906
Description: A saw in a work area at McCormick Works. Shelves are along the wall in the background.
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Table Saw

Date: 04 02 1906
Description: Table saw at McCormick Works.
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Int. Super A — Mills & Shops

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Int. Super A — Mills & Shops." Where Taken: "MidW" Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Kage Box & Crate Co., Reed City, Mich. Used with ...
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Men Using McCormick-Deering Tractor to Power Saw

Date: 03 15 1928
Description: Two man are using a McCormick-Deering tractor to belt-drive a saw to cut wood.
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor Powering Saw

Date: 03 15 1928
Description: A man is using a McCormick-Deering 10-20 to belt drive a saw. The man is cutting wood, and there is a pile of wood on the right. In the background are barn...
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Graphic Illustrating Horse Power

Date: 03 15 1928
Description: Graphic illustrating horse power. Horses are depicted powering a large wooden wheel to power a saw. Two men are working on the saw to cut up wood. Barns ar...
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Sawmill Inside Shed

Date: 1914
Description: Drawing of a sawmill inside three-sided roofed shed, open to the front. Attached to a barn along the back wall.
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Engine Mounted on Sled to Power Wood Saw

Date: 1914
Description: View of an engine mounted on a sled providing belt-driven power to a wood saw. Three men are standing near the saw in front of a large stack of wood. A bar...
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Children Making Furniture

Date: 10 18 1933
Description: Large group of children making orange crate furniture at Hawthorne School, 216 Division Street. Activities include sawing and hammering.
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Building the Retreat for Lucy Holt

Date: 1916
Description: View from hill looking towards three men on the roof while building The Retreat. There is a tall ladder against a tree on the right. Archibald Lake is in ...
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Red Cross Gray Ladies Volunteer at the Wisconsin Diagnostic Center

Date: 03 04 1958
Description: Red Cross Gray Ladies Mrs. Irving J. Maurer (left, 30 Fuller Drive) and Mrs. Ralph Penniall (right, 37-B University Houses) give advice and assistance to t...
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Police Handling Crime Tools

Date: 02 01 1958
Description: Two police detectives or officers, one handling hacksaw blades and the other inspecting rope, investigating a possible burglary using these items. They are...

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