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Peshtigo Smoke Stack Ruins

Date: 1871
Description: Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left.
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Aftermath of Peshtigo Fire

Date: 1871
Description: Street scene showing destruction after Peshtigo fire.
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Peshtigo Fire Ruins

Date: 1871
Description: Building destroyed in Peshtigo fire.
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Railroad Damage at the Peshtigo Fire

Date: 1871
Description: Fire destruction near railroad tracks after Peshtigo fire. There are wheel carriages from destroyed boxcars on and near the tracks.
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Peshtigo Congregational Church

Date: 1871
Description: Wood engraving of the Congregationalist Church in Peshtigo. From the book "Sketch Of The Great Fires In Wisconsin".
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Main Street Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a streetcar going down North Main Street. Raiche Drugstore sits on the right corner.
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Squash Harvest

Date: 1920
Description: A woman stands amid a patch of squash plants and displays a large squash in Marinette County.
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Beer Drinkers

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Description: A group of men near the Koss railroad depot, the majority of whom are seated on the ground. One of the men is sitting on a piano stool. To the right of the...
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Street in Crivitz

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Description: View down center of one of the major streets. Caption reads: "Street Scene, Crivitz Wis." There is a church building on the left side.
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Buildings in Wausaukee

Date: 1907
Description: B.C. Flint's Jewelry Shop and the George Ullsperger tailor shop. The large building is Matt Pelnar's Hall (built by John Kallender). It was used for basket...
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Land Economic Inventory Mapping Crew

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Description: Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory mapping crew starting out in the snow for instruction.
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Marinette County Court House

Date: 1915
Description: View across lawn toward the entrance. Caption reads: "The Court House, Marinette, Wis."
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Marinette County Court House

Date: 1915
Description: View toward the front and right side of the courthouse. Caption reads: "Marinette County Court House, Marinette, Wis."
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Dunlap Square

Date: 1912
Description: View of the square, with storefronts surrounding it. There is a pavilion on the far side. Caption reads: "Dunlap Square, Marinette, Wis."
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Dunlap Square

Date: 1917
Description: View toward the wide square, with automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks and in the street. Caption reads: "Dunlap Square, ...
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Marinette Fisheries

Date: 1912
Description: View across water toward buildings on the right, with men standing on a platform at the shoreline in front of a large building. Three more smaller building...
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Hall Avenue

Date: 1917
Description: View down avenue. There is a woman in the street in the left foreground, and behind her is a pavilion. An automobile is going down the street, and commerci...
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Marinette County Insane Asylum

Date: 1917
Description: View down unpaved road toward the front of the asylum. Caption reads: "Marinette County Insane Asylum, Marinette, Wis."
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Post Office

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Post Office. Caption reads: "U.S. Post Office, Marinette, Wis."
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Stephenson Public Library

Date: 1914
Description: View toward the entrance to the library. Caption reads: "Stephenson Public Library, Marinette, Wis."

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