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Capt. R.N. Conners

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Description: Studio portrait of Capt. R.N. Conners [or "Connors"], seated and wearing a uniform.
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Company C, Wisconsin National Guard

Date: 1909
Description: A studio portrait of Company C of the Wisconsin National Guard in uniform.
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Couple on a Bridge

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Description: Rear view of a man and woman standing on a wooden bridge in a wooded area.
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Building a Wood Block Road

Date: 1903
Description: Men working on a wood block road.
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Bish Family

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Description: An older female member of the Bish family sits in a wicker chair holding a magazine or book open on her lap. Standing on the left in front of a doorway dra...
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Outdoor Meeting

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Description: About two dozen men sit in chairs and on stumps in a clearing in a wooded area, having a meeting.
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Loggers in Bateaux

Date: 1900
Description: Log driving crew on river in five bateaux. In the background on the left is a bridge.
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Interior of Lumber Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Two men using sawing machinery to make boards inside "Big Mill."
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Hoenig Brothers Store

Date: 1900
Description: Hoenig Brothers & Co. two-story hardware and undertaking storefront. A man stands to the left of the building.
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Lumber Planing Mill

Date: 1899
Description: Several wagon loads of lumber stand in the yard of a planing mill.
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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
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Sitting By the River

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Description: Two men sit on the shore of the Chippewa River near Brunet Falls. The light is dim. There are large trees behind them.
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Man Reading

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a smiling man in a dark suit and bowler hat in front of a painted backdrop. He is standing looking at a tiny book in his l...
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Eva Cornellier

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Description: Two studio portraits (side by side on one photographic plate) of Eva Cornellier, seated, from the waist-up, wearing a white dress with embroidery, and a wh...
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Wagon Load of Logs

Date: 1899
Description: Front view of a man holding the reins of two horses hitched to a sled loaded with logs on a snowy path in or near Vinette's logging camp.
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Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Margery Bish sitting on the wooden stairs at Irvine Park. Two men are standing further back on the tree-lined path. Irvine Park was established in 1906 on ...
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Log Drive at Jim Falls

Date: 1909
Description: Men in bateaux for the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company's log drive on the Chippewa River at Jim Falls.
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Boys Advertising Winter Clothes

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Description: Two young boys in watch caps, heavy wool coats, knickers and boots pose for an advertisement for C-F Woolen Mills in front of a studio backdrop.
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Logging Crew Breaking to Eat

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Description: A few dozen men stand on and around a sandy path surrounded by low shrubbery. They are wearing work clothes, and some of them are carrying bowls filled wit...
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Valentine's Day Party

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Description: Mrs. D.L. McQuillan and thirteen of her guests at her Valentine's Day party, wearing costumes decorated with hearts, including some elaborate headdresses.

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