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Baker Land and Title Company, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin records, 1879-1958.

  • US ARC River Falls Mss AZ
  • collection
  • 1879-1958

Business records of an early St. Croix Valley land speculation office which evolved into a general real estate agency, and personal papers of agency owner Harry D. Baker. Originally known as the Cushing Land Agency, the company was established in 1854 to manage the land and water power investments of Caleb Cushing, a Massachusetts lawyer. Included are detailed financial records, letterbooks and a few client case files, records relating to land acquisition and sale, occasional administrative and advertising papers, and some maps which document the transition from an agency chiefly involved with timber cutover land sales for agricultural purposes to one selling developed farms and vacation lake homes.
Harry D. Baker in 1893 joined his father, agency owner Joseph Stannard Baker, in the firm's management where he worked until 1966. Harry Baker's papers document his civic involvements in St. Croix Falls and regional communities and relate to the First Presbyterian Church, Red Cross and county assistance following a 1922 tornado, Polk County Council of Defense during World War I, and establishment of Interstate Park at the St. Croix River Dalles, Wisconsin's first state park. Reminiscences about the land agency, his childhood, father J.S., First Presbyterian Church, and Interstate Park are in a tape-recorded interview with Baker and a series of letters which Baker wrote to his long-deceased brother Clarence. An unpublished booklet containing recorded dialect renditions of stories told by Swedish immigrant Olag Strandberg is also part of the collection.

Baldwin Clinic, Baldwin, Wisconsin

Baldwin Clinic, Baldwin, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of the medical clinic in Baldwin, Wisconsin. Date from postmark: Mar 25 1943; mailed from Woodville Wisconsin; green 1¢ Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to Mr. & Mrs. John Torbeck, Rushmore, Minn. "Woodville, Mar 24. Dear Friends -- Well here we are in Wisconsin Are you surprised. Is Alvin home? We hope so, we live 2 miles north of Woodville but go to Baldwin mostly. We are all well & hope you are O.K. We got here 10 P.M. Fri. Mar 8. Had swell luck. Write soon, Albert & Myrtle."

Baldwin Hospital and Clinic, Baldwin, Wisconsin

Baldwin Hospital and Clinic, Baldwin, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of the Baldwin, Wisconsin, hospital and clinic, both brick buildings. Date from postmark: May 6, 1963; mailed from the Twin City Airport, Minn.; stamp has been removed. Printed on Kodak paper (used 1950- ). Message: Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Carlson, % Mrs. H. Dahlen, 2701 Ewing Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn. "Dear Esther and Helmer, Just to let you know I'm in Wisconsin. Had one eye operated on, but no glasses yet, will go back to my apt. soon, will call you then. Excuse poor writing. Love to all, Helma."

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