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Kimberly-Clark Factory

Date: 06 16 1963
Description: View across parking lot towards the Kimberly-Clark Paper Company plant.
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Menasha Factory View

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: The Menasha Woodenware plant and water tower on Doty Island from across the Fox River canal, with a small railroad dolly in the foreground.
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Water Tank

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a water tank.
Postcard

Stand Pipe in Burlington

Date: 1930
Description: Text reads: "Stand Pipe, Burlington, Wis."
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Blair and Main Streets

Date: 1939
Description: The snowy intersection of South Blair and East Main Streets.
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Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company

Date: 1900
Description: Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company, Nekoosa Mill. Operated by water power to produce news and book paper from both ground wood and sulphite pulp on two wide pap...
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Concrete Locks

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Description: View from shoreline towards oncrete locks on a narrow river in winter. Snow is on the ground, and a water tower and smokestack are on the other side of the...
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Corner of Grove and Mineral Street

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Description: Corner of Grove and Mineral Streets with cars parked along the road. Storefronts line the streets. The Goodwill store, a used car dealership and a water to...
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Water Tower Park

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Description: Water Tower Park with bare trees in the background. Snow covers the ground.
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New Well on Spaanem Avenue

Date: 03 23 1950
Description: A large steel cylinder-shaped water reservoir stands above a drilled well with a tall construction crane behind it. The well under construction is Unit #9 ...
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Developed Isthmus

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Description: Aerial view of a developed strip of land on Barnegat Bay showing the Atlantic ocean, houses, lakes, railroad tracks, a marina and a jetty in the distance.
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Town and Railroad Bridge

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Description: Distant view of town from a bracken covered hillside. A water tower rises above the rural town and a railroad bridge stretches across the background.
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Cotton Compress with Bales of Cotton

Date: 1915
Description: Thousands of bales of cotton with a water tower and a building with smokestacks in the background. Caption reads: "Ada Compress, 10,000 Bales Cotton In Sig...
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Stand Pipe

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Description: Stairs wrap around a tall cylindrical water tower in a grassy setting. Caption reads: "Stand Pipe, Rutland, Mass."
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Stand Pipe

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Description: Two men stand at the base of a tall standpipe, also known as a water tower. Caption reads: "The Stand Pipe, Waukon, Iowa."
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Standpipe & Fire Department

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Description: A tall standpipe, also known as a water tower, next to a fire department. Stables are at the street level and a bell is on the roof. Caption reads: "Stand ...
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Street Scene with Water Tower

Date: 1929
Description: View down street. Cars are parked on either side. A repairman checks the tires of a car in front of the Augusta Auto Company, gas station and auto repair. ...
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Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: The 125 foot tall Madison water tower stands in the middle of East Washington Avenue. On the right is a large business block occupied by the Amerika Publis...
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Water Tower from Wisconsin State Capitol Building

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Description: View from Wisconsin State Capitol building towards the water tower on East Washington Avenue. There is a weather vane on top of the water tower. Lake Monon...

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