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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of Octagon House. Caption reads: "Neenah's octagon house has the virtue of simplicity. It seems to have been designed with only compass and s...
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Yacht Club

Date: 1915
Description: View across water towards a pier and the Yacht Club at the shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof. Caption reads: "Club House and...
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Yacht Club

Date: 1905
Description: View towards the Yacht Club on the shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof, and a large wrap-around porch.
Photograph

Timothy Crane House

Date: 1900
Description: View from sidewalk of the Timothy Crane house. Caption reads: "Timothy Crane House, Oshkosh".
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Stein's Shop

Date: 1915
Description: View from street of Stein's Shop. Caption reads: "Stein's, At Oshkosh, Wis." and "The World's Unique Shop." A colored postcard of the women's clothing stor...
Photograph

Soper House

Date: 1900
Description: Residence of B.H. Soper, a furniture manufacturer and dealer.
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St. Mary's Church

Date: 1935
Description: An interior view of St. Mary's Church, looking towards the altar. St. Mary's Parish was created because of the great flow of immigrants to Oshkosh. The fir...
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Oshkosh Public Library

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view of the Oshkosh Public Library. The cornerstone was laid in May of 1899, and the library was finally complete in September of 1900. Located on...
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Oshkosh Public Library

Date: 1908
Description: View across street towards the Oshkosh Public Library, located on Washington Avenue. The cornerstone was laid in May of 1899 and the library was finally co...
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Hotel Athearn

Date: 1937
Description: View across intersection towards the Hotel Athearn, which was built in 1891 across the street from the Grand Opera House. It was designed by the same man t...
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Libbey House

Date: 1900
Description: Residence of D.L. Libbey, built about 1880. Caption reads: "D. L. Libbey House, Oshkosh, ca. 1880".
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Morgan House

Date: 1890
Description: View from street towards the Morgan home, the residence of John R. Morgan. A stone block on the terrace in front of the house reads: "Morgan".
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Northern Wisconsin Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: The entrance of the Northern Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. Automobiles are parked on the road in front.
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Opera House

Date: 1883
Description: View from intersection towards the Oshkosh Grand Opera House on a street corner. The building was started in 1882 and finished in the following year at a c...
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Baptist Church

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Description: Exterior view of the church. Built in 1867, it was dismantled in 1914. Caption reads: "Babtist [sic] Ch. Waukau Wis."
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Wooden School House

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Description: Public school built in 1856 and destroyed by fire on December 15, 1925. The bell tower has a small balcony.
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Elisha D. Smith Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the Elisha D. Smith Library. The library opened in 1898 funded with a gift of $20,000 from E.D. Smith. Over the main entrance, a...
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Elisha D. Smith Library

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Description: Interior view of the Elisha D. Smith Library. The library opened in 1898 funded with a gift of $20,000 from E.D. Smith. Lower left of photograph reads: "Va...
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Elisha D. Smith Library

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Description: Interior view of the Elisha D. Smith Library. The library opened in 1898 funded with a gift of $20,000 from E.D. Smith. Throughout the room in the foregrou...
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Neenah Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Neenah Public Library in winter. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a combined donation of $20,000 from the citizens of Ne...

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