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Logging at Cable
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Ole Emerson's lumber property. A man is standing on top of a load of logs being pulled by a team of two horses on a sled through the snow. Caption from calendar: "Logging at Cable in 1906. A Bayfield county scene taken during the great years of the northern Wisconsin 'pineries'."
1906
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1906 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 16 x 19 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 22.114 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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