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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Congregational Church, also called the "old brown church" built in 1853 and burned in 1893. It was on the site of the present City Hall. The white house ne... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a reproduction of the world's first hydroelectric central station. It is located near the site of the original, which began operation on S... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Linen-type postcard depicting Outagamie County Court House. This view was issued by the Curt Teich company in 1945, the year in which Joseph R. McCarthy, c... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Valley Fair Mall, with a residential area beyond it on both sides of a river, all surrounded by trees and farmland. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | 625 W. Prospect Avenue. Dining room window overlooking the Fox River. Excerpt from the Appleton Post-Crescent, May 11, 1960. Home built by Henry J.... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | 625 W. Prospect Avenue, built in 1880 by H.J. Rogers. |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Miller Electic Manufacturing Co. and surrounding area. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the front entrance of the Appleton Free Public Library and City Hall. Several children are posing on the entrance steps. The City and the ... |
| Date: | 08 05 1962 |
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| Description: | Mr. Ortel, a United States Government lock-keeper at Appleton lock number one on the Fox River canal. Mr. Ortel is opening the sluice gates to allow water ... |
| Date: | 08 05 1962 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Riverside Paper Corporation mill. On the left is a road along a river, and on the right are railroad tracks along the mill. A sign in the ... |
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| Description: | Exterior view from across street of Lincoln School, which opened in 1898. A wide lawn leads to the building's arched entrance and central pavilion. Captio... |
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| Description: | Smoke billowing from smokestacks at the Consolidated Paper plant. The river appears to be partially frozen, and snow is on the ground. Piles of logs, on th... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Street view of a parade on College Avenue at Walnut Street. Crowds and cars line both sides of the street, looking on as bands, cars, and floats pass by. L... |
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| Description: | View down street of movers relocating a house. A two-story wood house, with front porch still attached, sits on the flatbed of a truck as it moves down Wes... |
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| Description: | View along the right side of the third lock and draw bridge spanning the Fox River. Caption reads: "Third Lock and Draw Bridge, Appleton, Wis." |
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| Description: | View across the lower dam and bridges near the far shoreline along the Fox River. A tall building is in the background on the right. Caption reads: "The Lo... |
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| Description: | View across the lower dam on the Fox River. Bridges are near the far shoreline, and a tall building is in the distance on the right. Caption reads: "Lower ... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a steamboat passing through the canal lock along the Fox River. Caption reads: "Canal Lock, Appleton, Wis." |
| Date: | 06 12 1908 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard looking down hill of the Fox River through the trees. A bridge is spanning the river, and piles of lumber are on the shoreline. Caption ... |
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