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Menasha, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Menasha.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Congregational Church in Menasha

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph of the Congregational Church on the corner of Broad and Milwaukee Streets.
Drawing

Elisha D. Smith Library

Date: 1899
Description: The Elisha D. Smith Library built by Van Ryn and De Gelleke.
Photograph

National Hotel on Main Street

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph of the town square and Main Street. The three-story building in the center was operated as the National Hotel. It was later burned down and was...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Menasha Wooden Ware Factory

Date: 1870
Description: A stereograph of the Menasha Wooden Ware factory.
Photograph

National Hotel

Date: 1870
Description: The National Hotel on town square off of Main Street. A group of people and horse-drawn vehicles are in front of the hotel.
Photograph

Reed Residence

Date: 1867
Description: View across road towards the home of Curtis Reed.
Photograph

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

Whiting Paper Mill Ruins

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men and women are standing near the damaged railroad tracks. Sixteen men were killed by t...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 1885
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mills with men posing on switcher engines in front of the buildings. The engines are, (left to right): Chicago and Northwestern...
Photograph

Whiting Paper Mill Ruins

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men are standing near a damaged section of the mill. Sixteen men were killed by the explo...
Photograph

George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. A man is standing to the left of a large damaged metal section of the mill which is resti...
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...
Photograph

Industrial Section Along Fox River

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of the industrial section along the Fox River in Menasha. During this period the millers in Menasha were beginning to inves...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of City of Menasha

Date: 1884
Description: Sanborn-Perris fire insurance map for city of Menasha.
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of City of Menasha

Date: 1884
Description: Sanborn-Perris fire insurance map for city of Menasha.

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