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Paving North Main Street

Date: 1901
Description: A crew of construction workers paving North Main Street with brick.
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Unloading the Arkansas

Date: 1870
Description: The sternwheel packet, Arkansas, loaded with gunny sacks of wheat taken between 1872 and 1878. Men are unloading barrels and gunny sacks on a gangpl...
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Red Cross Excursion Leaving Bellevue

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the sternwheel excursion, "G.W. Hill," leaving Bellevue with a Red Cross Excursion. Later named "Island Maid."
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Joseph McCarthy

Date: 04 08 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy speaking.
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Telephone Switchboard and Operators

Date: 1920
Description: Women work on nine-place telephone switchboard that served 1,145 single-line flat-rate telephones originating 10 calls per day, on average.
Drawing

Bird's-Eye View of New Glarus

Date: 1865
Description: Bird's-eye view of New Glarus.
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Armstrong Creek Railroad Tracks

Date: 
Description: A view of the Soo Line Depot and railroad tracks running through the town at Armstrong Creek. A man, child, and a dog are walking on the railroad tracks.
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Indian Cemetery

Date: 
Description: Cemetery on a Menominee Indian reservation. Caption reads: "Route 47 — Menominee Indian Reservation‚ Indian Cemetery."
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Camp Williams Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Camp Williams Town, with many houses. In the background are bluffs.
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Stanley Hotel in Chippewa Falls

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the Stanley Hotel on a corner, with large electricity poles on the sidewalk in front.
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Northwest Intersection at Fourth and Water

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the town, looking northwest. The Chippewa River is in the foreground, with a lot of buildings, an intersection, and distant hills. One bui...
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Menominee Indians

Date: 11 01 1946
Description: Group of Menominee Indians.
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General Winfield Scott Hancock and his Staff Officers

Date: 
Description: General Winfield Scott Hancock and a large number of his staff officers.
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Al-che-say War Council

Date: 1890
Description: Al-che-say, chief of the White Mountain Apache, and his war council.
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Kaukauna Public Library

Date: 1955
Description: View across street towards the Kaukauna Public Library.
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Rock in Bishop's Lake

Date: 1905
Description: Rock near the principal village of the Chippewa Indian Reservation.
Painting

Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View of Main Street, looking north on Gasper Street.
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Coal Miners

Date: 
Description: A group of coal miners.
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Mining in a Tunnel

Date: 
Description: Two miners working in a tunnel or drift.
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Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company Log Driving Crew

Date: 1905
Description: Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company log driving crew on the Chippewa River.

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