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Drawing

Astor House

Date: 1835
Description: Rough sketch of the Astor house made from memory.
Photograph

J.S. Baker, Land Agent, Building

Date: 1855
Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a brick structure, possibly in Green Bay, Wisconsin, housing the office of J.S. Baker, Land Agent. The building is three stories...
Photograph

Downtown View

Date: 1929
Description: Downtown view of Green Bay, including the Fox Theatre and the Green Bay Specialty Company.
Photograph

Green Bay House

Date: 1925
Description: View from street towards the Green Bay House, with cars parked at the curb.
Photograph

Harbor Scene

Date: 1935
Description: Harbor view along side of bridge, with people strolling around the bay, cars parked in a lot, and buildings with companies that export and import merchandi...
Photograph

Hoberg Paper and Fibre Company

Date: 1920
Description: Hoberg Paper and Fibre Company buildings along the East River. Ice is on the river in the foreground.
Photograph

Northern Transportation Company

Date: 1920
Description: A small cruise ship is anchored in front of Northern Transportation Company's office building along the Fox River.
Photograph

Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Tank Cottage, aka the Roi-Poerlier-Tank Cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it ...
Photograph

Tank Cottage

Date: 1956
Description: Front view of the Tank Cottage with a stone fence and gate in the foreground. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it un...
Photograph

Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the Tank cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it was purchased by Jacques Porl...
Photograph

Northwest View of Washington Street and the Fox River

Date: 1889
Description: Elevated view of Washington Street and the Fox River and buildings nearby.
Photograph

Building Near Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the outskirts of an unidentified town in the vicinity of Green Bay. The sign painted on the roof of the building on the left reads: "Beer ...
Photograph

Downtown Area

Date: 1930
Description: Green Bay's downtown area with storefronts and billboards, looking south from the corner of Main Street.
Postcard

Washington Street

Date: 1905
Description: View looking down Washington Street with cable car, bicyclist and pedestrians walking along the sidewalks in downtown area. Caption reads: "Washington Stre...
Photograph

Gas Station

Date: 1930
Description: Gas station. The Tudor-revival style of this station represents gas station owners' trend to adopt domestic architectural styles as they moved into residen...
Photograph

Green Bay Harbor

Date: 1938
Description: View from railroad bridge of the harbor at Green Bay. On the other side of the harbor, there are many industrial buildings, including Northern Paper Mills,...
Photograph

Green Bay Branch House

Date: 10 13 1919
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester Green Bay branch office building. What appears to be an Auto Wagon and other automobiles are in the display win...
Photograph

Lawson Plant Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field across pond towards Alfred Lawson's aircraft plant, with buildings and smokestacks. Men are working with a pile of lumber on the l...
Photograph

Lawson Drafting Tables

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of drafting tables for aircraft design, presumably inside the Lawson plant. There are several stools, desks and tables set up in the corner o...
Photograph

Lawson Plant Machine Shop

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of the interior of the Lawson plant, a large open room with exposed ceiling and windows lining both walls. Part of the fuselage for a Lawson ...

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