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Boats at Menasha Locks

Date: 
Description: People on recreational boats waiting for the Menasha Locks to open into the Fox River.
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Marathon Paper Corporation Factory

Date: 09 14 1963
Description: The Marathon Paper Corporation plant along the historic Fox River canal.
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Menasha Factory View

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: The Menasha Woodenware plant and water tower on Doty Island from across the Fox River canal, with a small railroad dolly in the foreground.
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Menasha Factories View

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the railroad bridge, with industrial plants on Doty Island.
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City Square

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of City Square, where the Bank of Menasha is seen on the corner and Little Lake Butte des Mortes is in the distance.
Postcard

Island Paper Mill and Dam

Date: 1905
Description: The Island Paper Mill and dam in Menasha. Caption reads: "Dam & Island Paper Mill, Menasha, Wis."
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Main Street and the Fox River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of Main Street looking east toward the Fox River and the boat landing. Lake Winnebago is in the distance.
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Corner of Main Street and Tayco Street

Date: 1870
Description: The corner of unpaved Main Street and Tayco Street looking south towards Doty Island. The slanting timbers controlled the primitive draw bridge across the ...
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Whiting Paper Mill Ruins

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the bleacher exploded as the nigh...
Photograph

George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 1949
Description: Aerial view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill.
Photograph

George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: Slightly elevated view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the ble...
Postcard

Fox River in Menasha

Date: 1910
Description: The Fox River in Menasha showing the mill area. Caption reads: "River View, Menasha, Wis."
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.
Photograph

Industrial Buildings

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View across water of a railroad bridge along the side of a strip of industrial buildings. Railroad cars are stopped in front of the buildings.
Painting

Menasha Painting

Date: 1856
Description: ". . . The upper Grand Chute was the last of the 'improvements' paintings signed by Brookes and Stevenson. Yet there were two more vital links in the Fox R...
Map or Atlas

Northern Outlet Menasha Meander Lines

Date: 1881
Description: Ink, watercolor, and pencil on paper. Top of the map reads: "NORTHERN OUTLET MENASHA MEANDER LINES Scale 132ft 1 INCH Var S.E. Survey Completed Spet. 23 18...
Map or Atlas

Map of Menasha, Wisconsin

Date: 1872
Description: Shows landowners, buildings, lot numbers, roads and railroads. Includes Menasha business directory.
Map or Atlas

Map Part Town Menasha and City: Also City of Neenah and Town, Showing Part About Lake Butte des Mortes & Doty Island, Locating Outagamie and Winnebago Villages, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Date: 08 24 1899
Description: Pen-and-ink and color on paper. Also shows probable routes of the French explorers Constant le Marchand de Lignery in 1728 and Louis de la Porte de Louvign...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Menasha, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: Shows lot and block numbers. Includes manuscript annotations showing original Wisconsin Central Railway line in red which reads: "Original W.C. Line in Men...
Map or Atlas

Dendo Island

Date: 1881
Description: This map is pen and ink on paper and shows part of the city of Menasha, local streets, Dendo Island, part of Lake Winnebago, and part of Little Lake Butte ...

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