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Employment Office

Date: 1933
Description: Men looking for a job during the Great Depression waiting their turn in the Employment Office waiting room, while another man is sitting with a clerk and f...
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Main Avenue

Date: 1950
Description: Caption reads: "Looking West on Main Ave." View down center of commercial area, with automobiles moving down the street, and parked along the curbs. A U.S....
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J.S. Baker, Land Agent, Building

Date: 1855
Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a brick structure, possibly in Green Bay, Wisconsin, housing the office of J.S. Baker, Land Agent. The building is three stories...
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W.W. Cargill Co. Grain Elevator

Date: 1900
Description: W.W. Cargill Company's grain elevator.
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Downtown View

Date: 1929
Description: Downtown view of Green Bay, including the Fox Theatre and the Green Bay Specialty Company.
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Fort Howard Hospital, in the course of restoration.
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: Fort Howard Hospital, exterior building covered in snow.
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Memorial Tablet

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Fort Howard memorial tablet.
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Fort Howard Hospital Marker

Date: 1940
Description: Fort Howard hospital marker that reads: "Old Fort Howard • 1816 • This building formerly stood with the surgeons quarters and the powder magazine by the ri...
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Green Bay House

Date: 1925
Description: View from street towards the Green Bay House, with cars parked at the curb.
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Harbor Scene

Date: 1935
Description: Harbor view along side of bridge, with people strolling around the bay, cars parked in a lot, and buildings with companies that export and import merchandi...
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Hoberg Paper and Fibre Company

Date: 1920
Description: Hoberg Paper and Fibre Company buildings along the East River. Ice is on the river in the foreground.
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Main Street

Date: 1890
Description: Main Street on the corner of Washington Street shops. Caption reads: "Main St, Cor Washington, Green Bay, Wis."
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Tank Cottage, aka the Roi-Poerlier-Tank Cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it ...
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1956
Description: Front view of the Tank Cottage with a stone fence and gate in the foreground. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it un...
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the Tank cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it was purchased by Jacques Porl...
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Building Near Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the outskirts of an unidentified town in the vicinity of Green Bay. The sign painted on the roof of the building on the left reads: "Beer ...
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Downtown Area

Date: 1930
Description: Green Bay's downtown area with storefronts and billboards, looking south from the corner of Main Street.
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O'Brien Family at Lambeau Field

Date: 1975
Description: The O'Brien family posing in the Lambeau Field parking lot, reenacting a photograph frequently taken by Packers fans.
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Gas Station

Date: 1930
Description: Gas station. The Tudor-revival style of this station represents gas station owners' trend to adopt domestic architectural styles as they moved into residen...

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