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Lumber Camp Bunkhouse

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Description: Loggers gathered in the bunk house. Boots and socks dry above the stove.
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Lumberjacks Eating

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Description: Lumberjacks eating in a cook shanty; probably early twentieth century.
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Loggers Posed with Their Tools

Date: 03 09 1906
Description: Camp Montana loggers pose in front of camp building with their tools. Includes a dog sitting on the lap of one logger.
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The "Hilton"

Date: 1910
Description: The "Hilton," a boat owned by the John Schroeder Lumber Company; captained by Harry Brower.
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The Juniata Pushing a Raft of Lumber

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Description: View from raft towards the sternwheel rafter, Juniata, pushing a raft of lumber. The crew is posing on deck. The boat was later named the Red Win...
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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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Oxen Hauling Logs

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Description: Three men pose with a team of oxen hauling a log on the Spaulding holdings in Clark County
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Oxen Pulling Logs

Date: 1890
Description: Men posed with a team of four oxen harnessed to pull a loaded logging sled.
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Log Booms on Chequamegon Bay

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of logs stored in a logging boom on Chequamegon Bay.
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Loggers Posed with Logs

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Description: Loggers posed between two large stacks of logs near Antigo, perhaps the camp of D. Sulivan.
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Logging Crew Posed in Camp

Date: 1886
Description: Logging crew posed in front of the buildings of D Sulivan's logging camp near Antigo, Wisconsin.
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The Whaleback "Christopher Columbus"

Date: 09 19 1892
Description: Captain Alexander McDougall's whaleback passenger steamer "Christopher Columbus" under construction in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company in ...
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McDougall Whaleback Steamer Under Construction

Date: 1892
Description: Text at bottom reads: "McDougal [sic] Whaleback. [manufactured at] West Superior, Wis." The steamer is under construction in the American Steel Barge Compa...
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McDougall Passenger Whaleback Steamer Under Construction

Date: 1892
Description: Whaleback steamer under construction in the American Steel Barge Company shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin. Text at bottom of card reads: "McDougall Passenge...
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Carpenters' Union

Date: 1953
Description: A group of carpenters pose in front of an unfinished building. The caption reads "Carpenters union donate wages to community fund".
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International Harvester Paint Chart

Date: 1940
Description: Flyer containing paint chips for repainting International Harvester tractors and farm machines. The chart includes "Harvester Red Varnish Enamel for Farm M...
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Marine Iron Company

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Description: The Peter Grignon Shipyard next to the Marine Iron Company.
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American Shipbuilding Company Yard

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Description: The American Shipbuilding Company yard in winter with ships and a derrick in the center of the image.
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Building a Big Boat

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Description: Colorized image of the frame of a large boat being built at the shipyards in Superior.
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Steamboat "John C. Mann"

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Description: The steamboat "John C. Mann" on drydock.

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