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Log Jam on Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Two women and one man in street clothes and wearing hats posing among the logs of a large log jam on the Wisconsin River.
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Picking Flowers

Date: 1913
Description: Woman, possibly Marvin B. Rosenberry's daughter (?), picking flowers in a field near a lake.
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Marvin B. Rosenberry Picnic

Date: 1913
Description: Marvin B. Rosenberry cooking over a campfire while a young woman, possibly his daughter (?), holding a bouquet of flowers watches.
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Two Children and Adult on Porch

Date: 1910
Description: Two children, a boy and a girl, stand on a porch. A woman in a dress (face obscured) crouches behind the two children.
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Ginseng Beds

Date: 1938
Description: Workers preparing ginseng beds in northern Wisconsin.
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Group with Horse-Drawn Sled in the Timber Lands

Date: 1906
Description: Horse-drawn load of 6000 ft. of pine logs, accompanied by a cornet player and two women, at the Weinkauf & Co. timber lands.
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Women of the Smith Family

Date: 1908
Description: Members of the family of Dr. Joseph Smith, seated on the porch.
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Unidentified Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man and woman posing together. The man is wearing an overcoat and suit and is sitting in a chair. The w...
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Womens' Picnic Party

Date: 1910
Description: Four women seated as a small picnic party in a wooded area. Jane Ashmun and Harriet Millard are seated on the left. One of Jane Ashmun's daughters is seate...
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Couple in a Horse-Drawn "Cutter"

Date: 1906
Description: Winter scene with a man and woman driving in a horse-drawn "cutter" in the snow. They have a fur blanket over their laps. Behind them is a building, perhap...
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Marathon County Courthouse

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Description: View from street of the Marathon County Courthouse, "Bet 3rd and 4th, Jefferson and Scott Streets". Men and women are crossing the snowy streets near parke...
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Picnic with the Rosenberrys

Date: 1913
Description: Mary E. Smith, Katherine Landfair Rosenberry, and possibly Marvin Rosenberry's daughter (?) sit in the grass having a picnic. Marvin Rosenberry stands near...
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Bridge over the Eau Claire River

Date: 1913
Description: View up river towards a bridge over a rocky portion of the Eau Claire River. A women is standing on rocks beneath the bridge in the center, while a man sta...
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Cooking with Mrs. Jones

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Description: Agricultural extension cooking class, probably at Wausau, supervised by Nellie Kedzie Jones.
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Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water of Big Bull Falls or the Wisconsin River rapidly flows underneath two railroad bridges. Pedestrians cross the bridges while peering over at the over...
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Mary E. Smith

Date: 1913
Description: Mary E. Smith, wife of Dr. Joseph Smith, arranges flowers for the holidays.
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Toboggan Ride

Date: 09 13 1949
Description: Winter scene with Lawrence College students tobogganing at Rib Mountain near Wausau.
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Skibobbing on Rib Mountain

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Description: View of a boy and girl at the top of a snow-covered hill sitting on skibobs, ready to go down the hill.
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Rib Mountain

Date: 1936
Description: A view from below of a lookout area filled with visitors on Rib Mountain.
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Harriet Millard Smith on the Porch

Date: 1913
Description: Harriet Millard Smith standing on the front porch of her home at 304 Fourth Street.

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