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Log Drive on Wisconsin River

Date: 1913
Description: Eight men are in a boat driving logs down the Wisconsin River.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1406 : Trip Finished. Pulling Out The Lumber

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left is loading lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon, while a man in an apron is holding the horses...
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"Germania" Steamboat

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Description: View down hill of the "Germania" steamboat along the shoreline in the foreground, across the river from bridge and Munger's Mill, which are in the backgrou...
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Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell" and Passengers

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Description: Steamboat Alexander Mitchell with passengers posed standing. Chairs are piled on shore at right. Edge of steamboat Dell Queen at left. Bridge...
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Larks Hotel, People Under Trees

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Description: Larks Hotel, downstream. A man (George Crandall) and two children (his daughters) are sitting in chairs under trees overlooking the Wisconsin River, with t...
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Angel Rock

Date: 1900
Description: View along rockface shoreline towards a woman and two children sitting on Angel Rock. Along a cliff along the opposite shoreline are buildings and a bridge...
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Bird's-Eye View of Wausau

Date: 1879
Description: This map is a bird's-eye view of Wausau, the County Seat of Marathon County. The map features an index of points of interest.
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Sherman House Porch

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Description: View from the Sherman House porch overlooking the river.
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View From Sherman House

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Description: View from the Sherman House overlooking expansive lawn and river.
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Sherman House

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Description: View from Sherman House through trees.
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Carnival at Taliesin

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Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and family dressed in costume sitting in front of a tent at a carnival on the grounds of Taliesin. Taliesin was the summer residence of ...
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Cook's Tent in Log Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Cook's tent on a raft in the midst of a log drive on the Wisconsin River.
Postcard

East Hill

Date: 1905
Description: View across water toward East Hill. Caption reads: "East Hill, from Depot Grounds, Wausau, Wis."
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Taliesin

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and architectural school complex, with the Wisconsin River visible at the top. Taliesin is located...
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Dells Landing

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Description: Elevated view of the Dells boat landing building, with people standing on the balcony. There is a steamboat near the dock on the river below.
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Munger's Mill and Dam

Date: 1895
Description: Munger's Mill and dam, with men standing on and around the dam.
Postcard

Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view of bridge over Wisconsin River built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden bridge when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Prairie Du ...
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Portage Canal

Date: 1910
Description: The Portage Canal at the Wisconsin River, showing the upper lock. Caption reads: "Upper Lock and Wisconsin River Portage Wis. No. 10". A group of people ar...
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Kitchen and Dining Rooms at Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Newly construced kitchen and dining rooms at the construction camp for the dam on the Wisconsin River. The kitchen building has three ventilators on the ro...
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Dining Rooms and Kitchen at Construction Site of Power Dam

Date: 06 10 1911
Description: Dining rooms and kitchen at the camp on the construction site of the Prairie du Sac dam. Workers and children pose in front of the dining rooms; there are ...

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