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Milwaukee Grain Elevator

Date: 1870
Description: The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company grain elevator at the Milwaukee harbor, with a sailing ship anchored nearby.
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Western Hotel

Date: 1870
Description: View down road towards the Western Hotel on the left. The original tavern was built in 1834 (?) by William Shields (?). In 1845 it was operated by his son ...
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Polish Immigrant Women

Date: 1895
Description: Polish immigrant women at the Market Square wearing traditional, national clothing. In the background are brick buildings. A sign on one building reads: "C...
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Isham & Hale Store

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated exterior view of the Isham & Hale Store, with bolts of cloth displayed outside.
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Thomas Goldsworthy

Date: 
Description: Tintype portrait of Thomas M. Goldsworthy of the Dodgeville Guards, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company C.
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John F. Steward

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of John F. Steward, head of International Harvester's Patent Department. Steward had previously worked for the Deering Harvester Company.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Phillips Fire Historic Marker

Date: 12 09 1964
Description: Mrs. James Sima, a child when the Phillips Fire of 1894 raged, standing next to the historical marker documenting the horrific fire.
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View across unpaved road towards construction workers working on the first floor of the Eau Claire Public Library at the intersection of Farwell Street and...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Two men are laying bricks during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. A third man, at left, wearing a hat ...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of a group of construction workers standing on the side of the building on a stack of lumber. They are using a large wooden structure supporting a pul...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Three columns are resting on the ground on wooden supports before being installed in the facade of the Eau Claire Public Library during construction. The l...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View across unpaved road toward construction workers loading a stone slab onto a horse-drawn wagon during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library...
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Eau Claire Public Library Cornerstone Ceremony

Date: 06 16 1903
Description: View from back of stage toward men sitting in chairs listening to a man standing and speaking at the ceremony at which the cornerstone for the Eau Claire P...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction View

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of the partially completed Eau Claire Public Library during its construction at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue.
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from the rear of the Eau Claire Public Library during its construction. A construction worker stands at the base of a wooden support structure with a ...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from corner of new library building toward a group of construction workers lifting stonework into place with a large wooden structure supporting a win...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Construction workers are laying stone on the facade of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. One man is standing on the first f...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: A newly installed I-beam on top of brickwork shows the progress of the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. In...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: A worker under a roofed, open-sided wood structure is chiseling details in the capital of a Corinthian column, at left, while behind him other men are work...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from street toward the partially completed construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. A man is standing and wat...

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