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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Green Bay Intelligencer Newspaper Office

Date: 1857
Description: Green Bay Intelligencer Newspaper Office. This was the first newspaper published in Wisconsin. The building was on Main Street. This drawing appeared in an...
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Harold C. Bradley House

Date: 1965
Description: The Harold C. Bradley house at 106 North Prospect Avenue.
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John W. Cole Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The John W. Cole residence on North Street, built in the 1860's.
Postcard

Sheboygan County Court

Date: 1920
Description: The Sheboygan County Courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Sheboygan, Wis."
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Cummings-Cooper House

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of Cummings-Cooper house with woman standing in front. The house was owned in 1940 by Mrs. H.F. Leindorff. The house was built in 1857.
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Nashotah House Library

Date: 1940
Description: Interior view of Nashotah House library.
Postcard

Nashotah Mission Bell Tower

Date: 1915
Description: Nashotah Mission bell tower. Caption reads: "Bell Tower, Nashotah Mission."
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Nashotah Mission, Blue House, Red House

Date: 1920
Description: Nashotah Mission, Blue House and Red House. The Blue House (right) was the first building of the mission, built in 1842. The Red House was built in 1843 fo...
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City Hall

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Description: View across street towards the front of City Hall.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1949
Description: Detailed view of the board and batten construction of "the Loggery", the home of James Duane Doty.
Postcard

Kimberly, Clark, & Company Paper Mills

Date: 1910
Description: Paper mill, built in 1865-66 and called the Neenah Paper Mill; it was run by a stock copany composed of Nathan Cobb, president; Hiram Smith, secretary and ...
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Bird's-eye View, Neenah, Wis.

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of street and commercial buildings, and neighborhoods and a lake in the background. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View, Neenah, Wis."
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Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece

Date: 1948
Description: Barlow "Chalet of the Golden Fleece," built in 1937 as the home of Edwin Barlow, originator and director of the Wilhelm Tell play. It has been willed to th...
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Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece

Date: 1940
Description: The structure was built as a home by Edwin Barlow, and later given to the town for use as a museum of Swiss memorabilia.
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Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece

Date: 1940
Description: Barlow "Chalet of the Golden Fleece," New Glarus, Wisconsin. Built as a home by Edwin Barlow, it was later given to the town for use as a museum of Swiss m...
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1930
Description: Detail of the second floor rear window from the interior of the Fort Winnebago hospital.
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Brisbois and Tilmont Monuments on Mount Pleasant

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Description: Graves of Michel Brisbois and (?) Tilmont on a bluff overlooking Prairie du Chien.
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Stephen Girard Statue

Date: 1897
Description: Bronze statue honoring the banker and philanthropist Stephen Girard that stands next to the City Hall. A small portion of its facade forms the background ...

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