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Woman with Fish

Date: 1975
Description: Woman in a boat showing a fish she has just caught on the Mississippi River.
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Steamer Minnieta

Date: 1870
Description: The sternwheel excursion, Minnieta, on the Chippewa River, Wisconsin, in the 1870's.
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Deering Works seen from Diversey Avenue

Date: 1919
Description: Deering Works factory seen across the waterfront from Diversey Avenue. In the foreground is a street and sidewalk with the sign "horse vehicles keep to rig...
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Forest Nursery

Date: 1951
Description: Aerial view of the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company nursery.
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Chimney Rock

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Description: Chimney Rock, south face. A canoe is beached on a sand bar near the foot. The river, more rock formations and trees are in the background.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: International Harvester's McCormick Works on the river with railroad tracks and a cargo dock. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Com...
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Outlet of Lake Mendota

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Scenic view of outlet of Lake Mendota near Tenney Park and Yahara River.
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Outlet of Lake Mendota

Date: 10 15 1927
Description: Scenic view of outlet of Lake Mendota near Tenney Park and Yahara River.
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Passenger Ferry

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Description: A ferry on the Arkansas River between Muskogee and Ft. Gibson. Passengers include men, women, and horses.
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Head Gate Retaining Walls

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Description: Retaining walls at the head gate of the Big Horn Ditch on the Crow Reservation in northeast Wyoming.
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Big Horn Ditch Head Gate

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Description: A front view of the head gate of the Big Horn Ditch on the Crow Reservation in northeast Wyoming.
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Trempealeau

Date: 1904
Description: View over water to shore.
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George Stevens Marker

Date: 1929
Description: View of the George Stevens marker with the Wisconsin Auto Supply Company in the background and the Wisconsin River.
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Elevated View of Milwaukee Street

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee Street.
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Thiensville Mill

Date: 1950
Description: The Thiensville Mill as seen from the waterfront.
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Consolidated Papers, Inc.

Date: 1920
Description: The Consolidated Papers, Inc., mill. "Either at Stevens Point or the Wisconsin River Division."
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View of City Hall and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 08 23 1913
Description: Elevated view looking east from W. Wells street across the Milwaukee River. The E. Wells power plant (with arrow), Pabst Theater, and City Hall are on the ...
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Arthur Page and Statue of Liberty

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Description: Arthur W. Page (far left in eyeglasses and hat), poses with business associates and a little girl in costume. The Statue of Liberty is in the background.
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Behind Steamboat Rock

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Description: View downstream behind the land formation Steamboat Rock.
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Composite Layout of Family Portraits with Local Views

Date: 1890
Description: Composite layout combining family portraits with local views. Probably the family of Gerhard Gesell in Alma.

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