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1. Article about traveling by canoe from Manitowish, WI to the Mississippi River. The group travels with Alexander Andrews from Manitowish, WI to the Rest Lake Dam and through the chain of lakes before heading downstream. 1905 - The clippings are from the Oshkosh Northwestern, authored by Edward B. Barr, the Northwestern Sportsman of Milwaukee. The author provides rich details of the Northwoods post Phase 1 logging and travelling the Flambeau River prior to the creation of the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. He discusses old logging camps and Rest Lake dam caretakers.

   9/25/1905

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2. Illustration of logging "River Rats". ca 1880s -s1920s - Logs being pushed down the river by men with pike poles.

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3. Image of a Go devil skidding log used in the logging industry 1890's - A go-devil skidding log used in the logging industry. Image is from "The Wisconsin logging book, 1838-1839 which is an illustrated history and lumbering in Wisconsin. https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/mcml/id/3757/ Creator: Malcolm Rosholt Publisher: Rosholt House 1980 Submitter: McMillan Memorial Library OCLC number: 06829658

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4. Logging white pine trees in the Northwoods ca 1910 - Near Fosterville, WI Source: Boulder Junction, WI Library

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5. Lumberjacks sawing a felled white pine tree with a cross-cut hand saw. 1890's - Lumbeerjacks sawing a felled white pine with a cross-cut hand saw. Image is from "The Wisconsin logging book, 1838-1839 which is an illustrated history and lumbering in Wisconsin. https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/mcml/id/3757/ Creator: Malcolm Rosholt Publisher: Rosholt House 1980 Submitter: McMillan Memorial Library OCLC number: 06829658

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6. Lumberjacks using a cross-cut hand saw to fell a white pine. 1890's - Lumberjacks using a cross-cut saw to fell a white pine. Image is from "The Wisconsin logging book, 1838-1839" which is an illustrated history and lumbering in Wisconsin. https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/mcml/id/3757/ Creator: Malcolm Rosholt Publisher: Rosholt House 1980 Submitter: McMillan Memorial Library OCLC number: 06829658

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7. Newspaper advertisement listing Virgin Forest Park for sale. 4/17/1926 - Chicago Tribune

   1926

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8. River drive of white pine logs ca 1900 - Location appears to be the Manitowish River in Manitowish, WI at the intersection of today's Highway 51 and 47. Possibly the Doriot and Sleight residences shown. The postmark is 1910 but white pine river drives were over by 1902-1905.

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