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Holt Lumber Company Truck

Date: 1921
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...
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Post Office and Oconto National Bank

Date: 1912
Description: View from street towards the Post Office and bank. An advertisement for a hardware store is on the side of the building on the left. Caption reads: "Post O...
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The Sample Room

Date: 1892
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...
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Group of People Posed Along Storefronts

Date: 1900
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...
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Baudhuin and Svoboda Storefront

Date: 1900
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.
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Town of Maple Valley Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Built in the 1920s by Fred Long, the station located at 9932 County Trunk Highway M served farmers from the surrounding area and housed a small general sto...
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Treasure City Interior

Date: 05 25 1963
Description: An interior view of Treasure City, a souvenir shop on a highway which travels north from Chicago, Illinois. Nets of sea shells, displays of jewelery, and m...
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Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view toward buildings along the left on Main Street. A tavern is next to a general store with a gas pump on the corner. Two automobil...
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Hunters and Fishermans Tavern

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Description: View of the bar at John Kinziger and son's Hunters and Fishermans Tavern. A man, presumably John Kinziger, stands behind the bar. The walls are covered wit...
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Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view down the street towards the central business district; a post office, a gas pump and a bar. Two cars, a truck and some people ar...
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Knitting Mill

Date: 07 1936
Description: View across street towards vines covering the walls of the two-story brick factory building housing the Oconto Knitting Mills. A painted sign on the buildi...
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View on Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a central business block, featuring Adams Food Market IGA and a Post Office. To the left of the Post Office is a signboard fo...
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Hunters and Fishermens Tavern — John Kinzinger and Son

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a wall of mounted fish, deer and assorted stuffed birds. A display of postcards is on the left. There is a window on the righ...
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Hunters and Fishermens Tavern — John Kinzinger and Son

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a wall covered with mounted bear and deer heads. Stuffed foxes, bobcats and raccoons on displayed on shelves. Prints of hunti...
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Studio Portrait of Alfred Holt

Date: 11 1912
Description: Waist-up formal portrait of Alfred Holt. He is wearing a collared shirt, jacket and tie.
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Studio Portrait of Mary Eleanor Holt

Date: 11 1912
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Mary Eleanor Holt in semi-profile. She has a large, striped bow in her hair.
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Full-Length Portrait of Donald Holt

Date: 11 1912
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Donald Holt. He has his hands behind his back, and is wearing a coat, collared shirt, striped tie, short pants, stockings an...
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Portrait of Baby Alfred Holt in a Victorian Wicker Chair

Date: 07 1898
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alfred Holt sitting in a Victorian wicker chair. He is looking at the camera and smiling. Caption reads: ...
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Portrait of Donald Holt

Date: 1912
Description: Caption reads "Donald."
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Portrait of Alfred Holt in Military Uniform

Date: 1919
Description: Studio portrait of Alfred Holt in military uniform.

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