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Deer Hunters' Camp

Date: 1885
Description: Deer hunters' camp in Northern Wisconsin. Image includes six hunters and their dogs posed in front of their cabin with hanging deer carcasses.
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Homecoming Parade in Eau Claire

Date: 1918
Description: Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi...
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Otto Boberg's Drugstore

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Description: Interior view of Otto Boberg's Drugstore.
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Railroad Bridge near Eau Claire

Date: 09 01 1882
Description: View looking up towards the special train of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad comprised of 24 freight cars loaded with lumber and other ...
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First Gillette Company Tire

Date: 1917
Description: Interior shot of a group of men, women and boys at the Gillette Tire Company. The Gillette Safety Tire Company was founded in Eau Claire in 1916 and the cr...
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Baptist Church and a Man in Top Hat

Date: 1870
Description: View of a Baptist church, two small trees, and a man standing in front of the church, wearing a top hat. Baptist Church, 4th Avenue and Niagara Street, bui...
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First Congregational Church and Parsonage

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Description: View from road towards the church. The church has a fence running along the front. There are a few people standing on the porch of the parsonage on the lef...
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Tearing down Eau Claire House

Date: 1920
Description: Tearing down Eau Claire House to make way for the Y.M.C.A. building. A man is standing on the roof. A sign in the street reads, in part: "Electric Light He...
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Eau Claire House

Date: 1875
Description: Original part built in 1856, where the present Eau Claire House stands. It was later moved to another site and eventually torn down to make room for the Y....
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Eau Claire House

Date: 1865
Description: The first Eau Claire House built in 1856. It burned down in 1875.
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Music Hall Demolition

Date: 1890
Description: Demolished brick building.
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Music Hall Wreck with Ladder

Date: 1890
Description: Demolished building with a group of men standing on the rubble.
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Peabody House

Date: 1875
Description: Front view of the inn. Several men and women are either standing or sitting on the balcony, and several people are standing on the porch under the balcony....
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Wesleyan Seminary in Eau Claire

Date: 1860
Description: Front entry to the Wesleyan Seminary. It was built in the early 1860's on the site of the present High School building.
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Woman Rubber Worker

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Isabel Olson, an employee of the United Rubber Company in Eau Claire, examining fabric for a pocket in a heavy service tire. Although most women who joine...
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Fred Kutzner Store

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Description: Store was at the west end of first Chippewa bridge. Kutzner was also toll keeper of the bridge. Two children are looking out of left window on the second ...
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Nixon Campaign Headquarters

Date: 03 29 1968
Description: Workers at the Richard M. Nixon campaign headquarters in Eau Claire are, from left: Mrs. Owen Ayers, Mrs. Donald Stokes, Mrs. William Storck, and Linda Joh...
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G.A.R. Encampment

Date: 06 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Union veterans standing on the steps in front of a building, June 12-14.
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Auditorium

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Description: View across intersection toward a brick auditorium building. A man sits on the steps of the main entrance while others walk on the sidewalk. Three men in c...
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Wilson Park

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Description: View of Wilson Park. A woman walks on a path that leads to the right, and houses are in the background.

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