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Menasha Warehouse

Date: 06 16 1963
Description: View across railroad tracks of warehouses on the northern outskirts of Menasha which are leased by the Kimberly-Clark Paper Company. Trucks are parked alon...
Photograph

Nicolet Monument

Date: 1906
Description: The Nicolet Monument.
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Nicolet Monument

Date: 1910
Description: The Nicolet Monument, erected by the Women's Clubs and unveiled in 1906.
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Whiting Paper Mills

Date: 1880
Description: The Whiting Paper Mills before it was ruined by fire. A group of men and women are posing in the foreground.
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Marker

Date: 10 03 1955
Description: The Wisconsin Central Railroad marker on the wall of the Hotel Menasha. The men at the dedication are (left to right) Edgar F. Zelle, President Wisconsin C...
Photograph

Looking East on Water Power

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Description: Elevated view looking east on the water power. John Strange's Pail and Tub Factory is on the right.
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Elisha D. Smith Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the Elisha D. Smith Library. The library opened in 1898 funded with a gift of $20,000 from E.D. Smith. Over the main entrance, a...
Photograph

Gilbert Paper Company

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View of Gilbert Paper Company from a railroad bridge on the Fox River. Three rail cars are stopped in front of the factory.
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Locomotive Engine No. 901

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Description: Left side view of Chicago,Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 901, class J2, built by Borrks Locomotive Works in 1887. Engineer Jake Rhyner ...
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Menasha Woodenware Company

Date: 1963
Description: A diagonal view down the canal of the Menasha Woodenware Company. Along the opposite side of the canal are boxcars on an elevated railroad track over the w...
Map or Atlas

Zoning Map of the City of Menasha, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Date: 1945
Description: This map shows block and lot numbers, subdivisions, streets, railroads, and abandoned right of ways. Some areas are shown in yellow and pink. The city seal...
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Railroad Locomotive No. 16

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Description: Right side profile view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Locomotive No. 16, built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1882, and scrapped in 1910.

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Postcard

Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 1959
Description: Exterior view of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Postcard

Hotel Menasha

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Description: Exterior view of the Hotel Menasha. There is a car and driver at the curb. Caption reads: "Hotel Menasha, Menasha, Wis."
Postcard

Manufacturing District

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Description: View of factories along the Fox River. The building on the left has a sign painted on it that reads: "Valley Knitting Co." Caption reads: "Manufacturing Di...
Postcard

Nicolet Monument, to the Memory of the First White Man in the West

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Description: View of a boulder on a stepped pedestal with a plaque dedicated to Jean Nicolet. Caption reads: "Nicolet Monument, to the Memory of the First White Man in ...

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