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Village of Folle-Avoines

Date: 1842
Description: A Menominee village as depicted by Francois, Comte de Castelnau, a French naturalist and diplomat who visited the Green Bay area about 1838. The detailed, ...
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International Harvester Branch(?) Office

Date: 1906
Description: Two men and a woman working in a branch(?) office of the International Harvester Company. One man is talking on a telephone. Portraits of William Deering a...
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Austin Straubel Airport

Date: 06 13 1965
Description: The restaurant at Austin Straubel Field. In 1965 Brown County completed a new passenger terminal at Austin Straubel Airport that included a large (and appa...
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Green Bay Packers Fans

Date: 07 20 1970
Description: Packer fans, despite bad weather, wait in line Sunday outside The Milwaukee Journal Company building to wait for Monday's football ticket sale. First in li...
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Chapman (Col. William) Residence

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior of the Chapman residence, at the corner of Walnut and Adams Streets. A man is standing on the sidewalk in front.
Postcard

Fort Howard Hospital Exterior

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Description: View of ranch-style building with a porch, and people standing on it. Before restoration. Handwritten text at bottom reads: "One of the original Ft. Howard...
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Irwin House

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Description: Front view of the Irwin house with a man standing on the porch. The Irwins were a family of businessmen who arrived in Green Bay in 1817.
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St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

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Description: Elevated view of people in the pews facing towards the altar of the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral.
Postcard

St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum

Date: 11 10 1905
Description: A group of people are in a motorboat, named "Quo Vadis,, in the lake in front of St. Joseph's orphan asylum. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, Gr...
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Pela Rosen Alpert and Richard Alpert with Daughter Rochelle

Date: 1953
Description: Pela Rosen Alpert, Richard Alpert, and daughter Rochelle seated outside on front steps of house.
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Pela Rosen Alpert and Richard Alpert at their Engagement Party

Date: 10 1949
Description: From left: Mr. and Mrs. Blum (relatives), Pela Rosen Alpert, Richard Alpert, at their engagement party in the house of Pela's sister.
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Packers at Training Camp

Date: 1970
Description: Players jogging on the practice field in shorts and t-shirts. The Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena is visible in the background.
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Leicht Transfer and Storage Company Truck

Date: 11 15 1937
Description: An International truck used by the Leicht Transfer & Storage Co. parked in a driveway beside a residence and a garage. A man is sitting in the cab. The let...
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The Roi/Porlier/Tank Cottage

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Description: Exterior view from lawn of the Roi/Porlier/Tank cottage, built in 1776 — the oldest building standing in Wisconsin. Two people are sitting on the porch.
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Scott Hunter Going to Practice

Date: 1973
Description: Green Bay Packers quarterback Scott Hunter (#16) dodging traffic on his way to the practice field. A large group of fans wait along the fence on the other ...
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Adlai Stevenson

Date: 10 08 1955
Description: Adlai Stevenson is seated in a room with several other men.
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View of the Whitney House

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the Whitney House. A man stands in the yard behind the fence. There are large trees along the curb, and more trees and shrubs in...
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Straubels and Kemnitzes Playing Cards

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Description: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L.G. Straubel playing cards in a parlor with Mr. and Mrs. Kemnitz
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Alfred Lawson and Group with Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson and two men pose with a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), which is parked outside a hangar. Lawson is wearing a leather flight suit and partia...
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Alfred Lawson in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane. The front compartment passenger is barely visible. A farm is in the distance.

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