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Index to Photo & Document Collection
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On-Line Version
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Rib Lake Historical Society, LLC.
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by Robert P. Rusch
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Updated to March 22, 2021
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· To search this document, hit “Ctrl-F”, then enter the keyword(s)
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· To view the selected image online, click the link below
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- Each image has been assigned its accession number. Documents, maps, books, etc. consisting of more than one page use the same accession number,
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but pages following the first are labeled A, B, C, etc. The first accession number is 10000.
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Abbreviations: ~ = Westboro | ! = Chelsea | Aka=as known as | CTH-County Trunk Highway | Dba=Doing business as |
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Et al. = And others | Et ux. = and wife | FDS=Fayette Delos Shaw a/k/a Fayette D. Shaw | Fka-formerly known as |
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FNBRL-First National Bank of Rib Lake | HMLC=Heidrick & Matson Lumber Company | JJK=John J. Kennedy | K=Contract | L = Letter | Lka=Last known as |
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MRPA-McComb’s Racing Park Addition to the Village of Rib Lake | Nka=now known as | P =Photograph | Pka= properly known as | RLH=Rib Lake History |
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RLHe = Rib Lake Herald (newspaper) | RLHSoc = Rib Lake Historical Society, LLC | RLLC = Rib Lake Lumber Company | RLPL = Rib Lake Public Library |
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R.O.W.=Right-of-way | RPR = Robert P. Rusch | STH = State Trunk Highway | TC=Taylor County | TCC-Twentieth Century Club | UN = Unidentified |
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USLC=United States Leather Company | W = Writing
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10000-P. Aerial 8-28-1938, Village of Rib Lake & environs.jpgjpg1.2 MB
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10001-P. Aerial 8-28-1938, Village of Rib Lake & NW.jpgjpg1.4 MB
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10002-P. Aerial 8-28-1938, Village of Rib Lake & SW.jpgjpg1.5 MB
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10003-P. 1896 ‘Largest Load of Bark ever hauled to Fayette Shaw.jpgjpg1.0 MB
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10004-P. Back side Teamster Herman Wagler.jpgjpg641.1 KB
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10005-P. McComb Ave. 1900 to North [from Tram Bridge].jpgjpg1.5 MB
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10006-P. McComb Ave. & Landall to N business brick bank buildin.jpgjpg820.9 KB
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10007-P. Camp 4 NE Wood Lake, Shay Locomotive.jpgjpg563.4 KB
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10008-P. Loading Logging Sleigh.jpgjpg469.4 KB
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10009-P. RLLC locomotive 67 McGiffert Loaders, camp unknown.jpgjpg319.6 KB
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10010-P. RLLC camp unknown c. 1940.jpgjpg305.8 KB
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10011-L. Steamhauler 'Bob Hess' '1920' Camp 9.pubpub4.1 MB
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10012-L. Steamhaulder at Rib Lake.pubpub2.3 MB
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10013-2006 Rib Lake Community Map.jpgjpg214.8 KB
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10013A-Map yellow is location photo 12.jpgjpg356.5 KB
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10014-P. Steamhauler & peeled hemlock c. 1920.pubpub2.4 MB
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10015-P.unidentified Minn. Logging camp c. 1900.pubpub9.7 MB
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10016-L. RPR to Star News 5-27-05 Steam hauler operations at.pdfpdf1.5 MB
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10017-P. Rib Lake steam hauler.pubpub4.9 MB
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10018-P. Rib Lake steam hauler ‘cat bird seat’ photo by Fran.jpgjpg195.8 KB
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10019-P. Bob Hess 1920 in car McComb Ave., Rib Lake.jpgjpg264.1 KB
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10020-L. McComb Ave, Rib Lake to north, west side c. 1920.pubpub4.8 MB
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10021-backside of 10020. LB33 to H. Schmittfranz, Chelsea.jpgjpg396.9 KB
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10022-P. steam hauler & 4 sleigh loads of logs.pubpub4.9 MB
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10023-L. A Pictorial_History_of_the_RibLakeArea,211pgs.pdfpdf194.3 MB
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10024-Shaw’s Bark Camp 6-11-1893.jpgjpg904.8 KB
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10024A-Shaw’s Bark Camp 6-11-1893 complete photo.JPGJPG162.9 KB
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10025-emails re 10024-Phil Piazza, Renton, WA.jpgjpg280.0 KB
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10025A-Reply by Phil Piazza 10-6-06.jpgjpg715.8 KB
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10026-Plat map-T33 R3E [2003].jpgjpg1016.1 KB
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10027-L. Roger L. Emmerich 9-29-06 ‘German Immigration’ by R.jpgjpg263.8 KB
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10028-P. Sandy Hare & [R] Barbara Moon nee Nelson.jpgjpg138.6 KB
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10029-P. Father Peter Dcikoff, Nels ‘Ewald’ Nelson.jpgjpg96.4 KB
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10030-P. Interior St. John’s Catholic Church.jpgjpg89.0 KB
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10031-P. Lumber Yard c. 1949, Mill sawed last log 6-1948 vie.jpgjpg153.8 KB
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10032-P. ‘Last [truck] load of lumber from the old mill’ c. .jpgjpg212.3 KB
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10033-P. Matty Janish, Musky 10-17-1948, 46 in. long, 38 lb,.jpgjpg235.0 KB
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10034-P. ‘16 lb. musky caught at Harper Lake, Rib Lake’ L. H.jpgjpg296.9 KB
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10035-P. Postcard ‘Ewald Nelson Village’ 3-7-1941..jpgjpg289.5 KB
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10035A-Rib Lake Fish & Game Assoc. meeting.jpgjpg274.8 KB
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10036-P. Leo Stiel.jpgjpg190.4 KB
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10037-Business card Ronald G. Rusch.jpgjpg68.8 KB
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10038-L. James Peterson_ Rib Lake logger c. 1930 article ‘My Hi.pdfpdf8.0 MB
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10039-L. Star News_ Railroads in Taylor Co. by Everett A. Rusch.pdfpdf3.7 MB
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10040-1913 Taylor Co. Railroad Map.jpgjpg838.0 KB
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10041-M. 1929 Wis. Railway Comm. – Wis. Map.pdfpdf3.6 MB
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10042-M. c.1905 Railroad map of Wis.-World Atlas, NB line west.pdfpdf2.3 MB
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10043-Chicago, St. Paul & Pacific Daily interchange report o.jpgjpg412.8 KB
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10044-Pine Line Map & Brochure (2).jpgjpg442.8 KB
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10045-L. Guide to The Pine Line RPRusch 4-1997.pdfpdf9.6 MB
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10046-RLH dams 1914 Report of Railroad Comm to Wis. Legislat.pdfpdf1.8 MB
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10047-Names of Rib Lake Old Timers.pdfpdf2.8 MB
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10048-RLH camps, Pine, How logging camps were operated, 1868.pdfpdf6.1 MB
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10049-RLH history c. 1990 by Robert Lucia.pdfpdf6.6 MB
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10050-Rib Lake & Taylor Co. History by Ray Bundick, Westboro.pdfpdf13.9 MB
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10051-Disappearance of Father Menard, by Harry Curran, 9 pgs.pdfpdf4.3 MB
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10052-History of Rib Lake by Guy Wallace, 11 pgs.pdfpdf8.1 MB
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10053-History of Rib Lake by Elsie M. Beck, 9 pgs, 1938.pdfpdf7.7 MB
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10054-‘Railroads-Original Document’ L. 7-21-2005 Jim Welton .jpgjpg382.0 KB
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10054A-L. Edwin H. Abbot 8-24-1883.jpgjpg596.7 KB
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10054B-L. Isaac Biscornet to Edwin H. Abbot 8-30-1883.jpgjpg372.5 KB
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10054C-L. Edwin H. Abott to Peter Cullen, 8-30-1883.jpgjpg595.9 KB
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10054D-L. J.C. Wheelock to T.L. Kennan, 9-8-1883.jpgjpg292.6 KB
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10054E-… to J.C. Wheelock , 9-19-1883.jpgjpg602.3 KB
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10055-History of Wisconsin Central title page.jpgjpg763.6 KB
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10055A-Biographies.jpgjpg342.2 KB
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10055C-Edwin Hale Abbot biography.jpgjpg409.7 KB
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10056-‘Railroads-Land Grants’, History of Wisconsin Central .jpgjpg737.8 KB
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10056A-G- Text, W.C. Land Grants.pdfpdf3.2 MB
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10057-Map-T.C. land grant lands 1881.pdfpdf1.8 MB
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10058-Railroad ‘time table’ 1-3-1892.pdfpdf1011.1 KB
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10058A-time table 1904.pdfpdf901.2 KB
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10058B-time table 1909.pdfpdf984.1 KB
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10058C-time table 1920.pdfpdf1.0 MB
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10058D-time table 1936.pdfpdf1018.6 KB
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10058E-time table 1941..pdfpdf1.2 MB
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10058F-time table 1960.pdfpdf697.3 KB