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Jourdain Homestead

Date: 1900
Description: Jourdain's homestead, built by Joseph Jourdain in what was then Ft. Howard, Wisconsin. Eleazer Williams is said to have married Joseph Jourdain's daughter ...
Photograph

Spirit of the Northwest

Date: 1920
Description: "Spirit of the Northwest" monument by Sidney Bedore, on the grounds of the Brown County Court House. Represented, left to right: a Menominee, Claude Alloue...
Drawing

Wisconsin Centenary (Centennial) Stamp Design

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Description: Line drawing in black ink of a design for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp, featuring Wisconsin State Capitol buildings. The artist used the w...
Photograph

O'Brien Family at Lambeau Field

Date: 1975
Description: The O'Brien family posing in the Lambeau Field parking lot, reenacting a photograph frequently taken by Packers fans.
Photograph

"The Spirit of the Northwest"

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Description: "The Spirit of the Northwest," a sculpture by Sidney Bedore which features a missionary, an explorer, and a Native American.
Photograph

Packer Cheerleaders

Date: 09 1983
Description: Elevated view of a line of Green Bay Packers cheerleaders dancing in the end zone. A band is visible in the background on the sideline. The Packers' cheerl...
Photograph

Packers Display in Art Store Window

Date: 12 29 1961
Description: Two teenage boys stand on the sidewalk looking at an art store window display featuring illustrations of the Packer players. The Packers were about to play...
Photograph

Locomotive Engine No. 925

Date: 1896
Description: Railroad employees pose with locomotive engine no. 925 of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The engine has a long pilot, a large oil headlight, sm...
Postcard

Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Large Letter style postcard for Green Bay depicting various scenes in the letters that spell the name of the city. Caption reads: "Greetings from Green Bay...
Postcard

Hotel Northland

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Description: Illustrated postcard of Hotel Northland. Caption reads: "Hotel Northland, Green Bay, Wisconsin." Text on reverse reads: "Hotel Northland, Green Bay, Wiscon...
Postcard

The First Northern Voyageurs

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Description: Color reproduction of a metal sculpture of two explorers standing near upended canoe. Text on reverse reads: "The First Northern Voyageurs Sculpture b...
Postcard

The "Spirit of the Northwest"

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "The 'Spirit of the Northwest', Green Bay, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The Spirit of the Northwest, Sidney Bedore, sculptor, depicts the e...
Postcard

Cook Hotel

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Description: View across intersection towards the Cook Hotel. There are rod iron balconies above the entrance, and fire escapes are on the side. Caption reads: "Cook Ho...
Postcard

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

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Description: Colorized postcard view from street towards the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on a street corner. A rose window is above the entrance, and there are two bel...
Postcard

East Walnut Street and Opera House

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Description: Colorized postcard view across street towards the Opera House, with a sign in front over the sidewalk that reads, in reverse: "Theatre." A sign for the Cit...

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