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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 An unpublished booklet containing recorded dialect renditions of stories told by Swedish immigrant Olag Strandberg is also part of the collection.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."

Baldwin, Wisconsin

Baldwin, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of a residential street in Baldwin, Wisconsin. Additional title information supplied by cataloger. Printed on Azo paper with two triangles pointing up and two down (used 1910-1930). Unused.

Baldwin, Wisconsin

Baldwin, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of a residential street in Baldwin, Wisconsin. Additional title information supplied by cataloger. Printed on Azo paper with two triangles pointing up and two down (used 1910-1930). Unused.

Baldwin, Wisconsin [Methodist Episcopal church, 1919]

Baldwin, Wisconsin [Methodist Episcopal church, 1919]

Real-photo, divided-back POST CARD with image of the Methodist Episcopal church building in Baldwin, Wisconsin. The church has a stone foundation, a covered entrance with steps leading up to it, and a steeple with belfry showing in the photograph. Deciduous trees surround the building. Date from postmark and message: Apr 18, 1919; mailed from Baldwin, Wisconsin; 2¢ red George Washington stamp. Message on verso: Addressed to Pvt. Louis V. Rindlibacher, Co. B, 28th Inf. 1st Div. A.E.F., France. "4/17 - 1914, Dear Bro, Just arrived in this burg & will look the situation over. More latter. Yours, Jack Rindlibacher."

Balkan bridge at Eichelberger's Clam River Flowage, Burnett County, Wisconsin

Balkan bridge at Eichelberger's Clam River Flowage, Burnett County, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of the bridge crossing the Clam River Flowage near Eichelberger's Trails End Resort in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Date from postmark: Aug 25 [1]954; mailed from Siren; 3¢ George Eastman stamp. Message: Addressed to Mr. & Mrs. D. J. Lambert, R.R.#2, Plainfield, Illinois. "Wed. Aug 25. We're at Siren at Mud Hen lake. Got here at 1 A.M. Sun. morn. Rain. One shower today but nice the rest of time. Catch most fish at night. Kids learning to row. Everyone fine. I've been on lake twice. No ond fell in yet. We're in cabin with Lanty. Reeds by self. See you? Marion & all."

Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of the lake at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, of the same name. The image shows the lake and boathouses on the near shore. Text printed on verso: The Process Photo Studios -- Troy at 21st St., Chicago, Ill. Unused.

Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard. Date from postmark: 1948 Message: Addressed to Lucille Ann Davis, 5116 Walnut St., Omaha, Nebr. "Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. This is a very beautiful spot with

[Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, shoreline with docks and boats]

[Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, shoreline with docks and boats]

Real-photo postcard with image of part of the shoreline of Balsam Lake showing docks, boats, and several buildings, with deciduous trees. A man, looking at the camera is standing at the bottom of a stepped path down the hillside. The top half of another man is off to the far right of the photograph. Printed on Kruxo paper (name as divider used 1911-1922). Unused.

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