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Party Crasher

Date: 1978
Description: A raccoon is clinging to the protective grillwork of a screen door, peering into a house.
Postcard

Forest County Courthouse

Date: 1962
Description: Chrome color photographic postcard of Forest County Courthouse.
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Men in Field with Corn and Pumpkins

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: Men posing in Albert Smith's three-acre cornfield. Two men stand near the fence, and three others are in the background holding up their hats.
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Two Buildings and Farm Equipment

Date: 07 1941
Description: Two buildings, perhaps outhouses, and farm equipment in the vicinity of Crandon.
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Robert Walker

Date: 08 14 1941
Description: Outdoor portrait of Robert Walker. He recorded lumberjack songs for collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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District School House in the Woods

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: Exterior view of the district school house property, with a young boy standing on the front steps. There is a hand-pump on a wood platform in front of the ...
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Potato Field in Forest

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: A field of potato plants, with a forest in the background. A man is leaning against a basswood or linden tree that stands approximately eighty-five feet ta...
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Man Driving Automobile in Field

Date: 07 1941
Description: A man is driving an automobile in a field near two buildings, perhaps outhouses.
Postcard

Lake Metonga

Date: 1905
Description: Photographic postcard view of Lake Metonga, with marshy area in foreground. Caption reads: "On Famous Lake Metonga, Crandon, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Black & white photographic postcard looking up unpaved street towards commercial buildings along the sidewalk of Main Street. Caption reads: "Crandon, Wis....
Postcard

Surprise Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Black & white photographic postcard showing wooded shoreline of Surprise Lake. There is a two-story house behind trees on the opposite shoreline. Caption r...
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Crandon Commercial District

Date: 1910
Description: Commercial district in Crandon.
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Downtown Crandon

Date: 1910
Description: Steet in downtown Crandon.
Postcard

Street Scene

Date: 1905
Description: View looking up unpaved street and sidewalk of town, with dwellings on both sides, and a forested hill in the background. Caption reads: "Crandon, Wis."
Postcard

Launch on Stone Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard across water, showing launch owned by Schlitz Brewery of Milwaukee operating on Stone Lake. Caption reads: "Stone Lake, Crandon, Wis....
Postcard

Approach to Stone Lake,

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard showing dirt road leading to the shoreline of Stone Lake near Crandon. Caption reads: "Approach to Stone Lake, Crandon, Wis."
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Snow Mantle

Date: 1961
Description: A narrow stream running under trees. The trees and banks are covered with fresh snow.
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Stacking Timothy Hay

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: A group of farm workers, four men and four children, pose on the farm of H.D. Dutcher. The men are stacking a large pile of timothy hay, using a ladder to ...
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Presbyterian Church, Crandon, Wis.

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Description: Caption reads: "Presbyterian Church, Crandon, Wis."
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Keith & Hiles Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized photographic postcard showing Keith & Hiles lumber mill. There is a tall building on the right that appears to be a silo. Caption reads: "Keith &...

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