This is how people used to log on, AMIRITE? But seriously, what a drag.
- 5 crew men skidding huge log with 2 horses • Publication date: 1900/1910 -

Hey, if you're looking to waste the rest of your day away with a bit of virtual time travel, don't forget – the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library has 80 pages of historical, local photos digitized and online for your time wasting' educational pleasure. We're talking 1,423 images and counting – all of them from the Chippewa Valley Museum’s collection. They've also got old Eau Claire City Directories and old Eau Claire County Statistical Reports scanned and uploaded if you feel like reading.

Enjoy a quick sampling …

It's true. Eau Claire kids used to attend a tiny Wisconsin branch of Hogwarts.
- Eau Claire High School • Publication date: 1900 -

Apparently, the band shell just wasn't small enough for people behind Show Wagon.
– "Show Wagon" near benches by Owen Park Band Shell • Publication date: 1950/1960 –

At one time, there were entire stores dedicated to the sale and repair of televisions.
- Birch Street Television Shop • Publication date: 1957/1967 -

For those who don't know where the "Four Corners" are, you can see
what's now the Children's Museum on the far left.
- "Four corners" at Barstow St. and Grand Ave. • Publication date: 1957/1967 -

At the time, this was the peppiest band in the entire city.
- 16 member Eau Claire High School Pep Band Publication date: 1919/1929 -