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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
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Sawmill Fire

Date: 1894
Description: A crowd gathers and watches the sawmill on fire.
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Iola Mill

Date: 
Description: Mill race at the Iola Mill.
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Herrling Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: A view from the west of the Herrling sawmill.
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Sawmill in Porterville

Date: 1880
Description: The sawmill of Gilbert E. Porter and Delos R. Moon was located on the Chippewa River approximately three miles southwest of the city of Eau Claire. In 1873...
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Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company

Date: 1898
Description: The Nekoosa-Edwards Paper company. Established about 1896 by John Edwards.
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Group of Men at Sawmill

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Description: Elevated view of a group of employees assembled in front of a sawmill.
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Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company

Date: 1896
Description: A view of Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company mills. Established about 1896 by John Edwards.
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Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company

Date: 1898
Description: A view of the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company mill. Established about 1896 by John Edwards. Caption reads: "Nekoosa Mill".
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Sawmill

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph image of a sawmill.
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Men Posed at Sawmill

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Description: Large group of men posed standing in front of a sawmill. Three men are posed standing in a wagon pulled by a team of two horses wearing fly-nets. One man w...
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Herrling Sawmill and Farm

Date: 1890
Description: A view of Rudolph Herrling's sawmill and log yard in front of the Herling farm.
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Holt Lumber Company Sawmill

Date: 1930
Description: Holt Lumber Company sawmill, built in 1840.
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Buettner Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards the opposite shoreline towards the Buettner mill on the left, and the river with a dam, on the right. In the backgroun...
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Sawmill, N.C. Foster

Date: 1905
Description: Sawmill with trees, stumps, and lumber in the snow.
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Shell Lake

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of Shell Lake looking towards the sawmills.
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Hess Brothers with Large Oak Log

Date: 1952
Description: Joe Hess, Eddie Hess, and Foots Hess (l to r) of the Hess Cooperage pose with a large oak log which will be cut into staves and heads for barrels. Houses ...
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Employees Cutting Log to Make Barrels

Date: 1952
Description: Five employees(l to r Joe Hess, Eddy Hess, Tony Hess, Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. and Frank Hess Sr.) of the Hess Cooperage, cut a large oak log to make headers...
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Sawmill

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph view of Bayfield with a sawmill in the foreground.
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Soldiers' Grove

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Soldiers' Grove with a bridge in the foreground.

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