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Lumbering in Wisconsin, Filling the Sprinkling Tank

Date: 1910
Description: Reproduction by the Museum and Local History Department of the Eau Claire Public Library of a black and white photograph of a lumbering crew filling the sp...
Photograph

Sawmills

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "UD-24 - Sawmills." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "UD-24 power unit in sawmill."
Photograph

Lumberyard with Town in Background

Date: 
Description: A view of the lumberyard with the town in the background.
Photograph

TD-24 Tractor — Lumbering

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Lumbering — TD-24 Tractor." Where Taken: "Pac." Information with photograph reads: "TD-24 with bulldozer. Pacific coast logging.
Photograph

Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "UD-124 Power Unit owned by Lew Caldwell of James, N. Mex. op...
Photograph

Lumbering — TD-6

Date: 10 24 1949
Description: Subject: "Lumbering — TD-6." Where Taken: "NE." Information with photograph reads: "TD-6 owned by True & Noyes Co., East Derry, N.H. Used with straight cab...
Photograph

UD-24 Power Unit — Sawmills

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of sawmill. Subject: "Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit." Where Taken: "NE." Information with photograph reads: "Here in a backwoods location is sh...
Photograph

Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of a sawmill. Subject: "Sawmills — UD-24 Power Unit." Where Taken: "NE." Information with photograph reads: "Here in a backwoods location is ...
Photograph

Sawmills — UD-14A Power Unit

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Sawmills — UD-14A Power Unit." Where Taken: "SE." Information with photograph reads: "L.C. Wilson, Dundee, Miss. has no trouble obtaining lumber ...
Photograph

Sawmills — U-6 Power Unit

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Sawmills — U-6 Power Unit." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "U-6 Power Unit owned by Gaylord Container Corp., Walker, La. D...
Photograph

Lumbering — TD-24 Tractor

Date: 1950
Description: View down road towards a man using a TD-24 tractor. Mountains are in the background. Subject: "Lumbering — TD-24 Tractor." Where Taken: "Pac." Information ...
Photograph

TD-24 — Lumbering

Date: 1950
Description: View down road towards a truck loaded with logs. The sign painted on the driver's side door reads: "Lloyd E. Larson, Arcata, Calif." Subject: "TD-24 — Lumb...
General Information

Wisconsin's John Muir

A Traveling Display
Explore Muir's youth in Wisconsin, his advocacy for national parks and his views on environmental issues such as logging, hunting and climate change.
Historical Essay

Ladysmith, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Ladysmith, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Alfred A. Bish - Image Gallery Essay

Life and Lumbering in Chippewa Falls
Read about the life and career of photographer Alfred Bish who documented the lumbering industry and daily life in the Chippewa Falls area.

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