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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Barnyard scene on the Rollo Shurfelt farm with people milking the cows. Several horses are in the yard as well. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Threshing on the Henry Johnson farm. This threshing rig owned by Michael Ehlinger was the first to be used in the township. Standing on the separator from ... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Truck owned by the Holt Lumber Company of Oconto which was used by the company to deliver slab wood to customers in the city. The truck was manufactured b... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Church of Christ, Christian Scientist, built in 1886, the first Christian Science church outside of Boston and the first in America built for this purpose. |
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| Description: | Interior of Church of Christ, Christian Scientist church, built in 1886, the first Christian Scientist church outside of Boston and the first in America bu... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1886, the first Christian Scientist church outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and the first building erected in Americ... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1886, the first Christian Science church outside of Boston and the first in America built for this purpose. |
| Date: | 10 1964 |
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| Description: | View down street towards the Church of Christ, Scientist, with a crowd of people (children) walking into church. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | First Presbyterian Church, which burned in 1890. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Holt Lumber Company sawmill, built in 1840. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Men standing along the bar of local saloon owned by Liegeois Brothers. Blacksmith Joseph Liegeois, Jr. and his brother John are on the end of the bar. John... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Hunters dragging deer from woods. In the center is Frank Langeois, son of Joseph Jr. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Group of men staging an accident. Two men stand nearby watching as three other men pose on the wheels of an overturned vehicle. |
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| Description: | Exterior of Opera House. Today this building is the Town Hall. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Large group of people posed in commercial area on a wooden sidewalk. Leigeois Bar, Implement Store, and Blacksmith Shop. Joseph Leigeois is shown in the fo... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Men and boys posing with horses and horse-drawn vehicles in front of the Baudhuin and Svoboda store. There is a Post Office sign on the building. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Interior of shop. John Liegeois is sitting on bench, Louis is at wheel. A young child with a hat sits on a bench, and another man is also standing near the... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | John Liegeois at Dutton Farm. John had an identical establishment in Little Suamico. Joeseph Jr. and John and Louis Liegeois and Rachel were born in (Robi... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Farnsworth Public Library in Oconto. The library opened in 1903 and was funded by a donation of $15,000 from Mr. George Farnsworth. Ab... |
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