South Wood County Historical Corporation

Cranberry Photo Collection

Images depicting the cranberry industry in central Wisconsin, digitized in collaboration with the Wetherby Cranberry Library.

Krohnographs – Photographs by Don Krohn

Krohnographs are images by Don Krohn, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune photographer from 1947-1953. These photographs provide an unusually complete and active look at a paper mill town reaching its prime.

Lawrence Oliver, Photographer

Scenes of life in and around Vesper, Wisconsin in the late 1940s and early 1950s captured by local photojournalist Lawrence Oliver.

Tom Taylor Blotters

A collection of ink blotters featuring historic photographs from the Wisconsin Rapids area which were distributed by local insurance agent Tom Taylor to promote his business in the 1930s.