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John Street Bridge

Date: 09 18 1907
Description: John Street Bridge crossing the river on the left, with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the distance on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Joh...
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Beloit Dam and Power Plant

Date: 1905
Description: View of the dam and power plant over the river, with smokestacks in the background. Caption reads: "The Dam, Beloit, Wis."
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Huron Street Bridge

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards the Huron Street bridge. Caption reads: "Huron Street Bridge, Berlin, Wis."
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Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: An engraving of an elevated view of the Leinenkugel brewery, est. 1867, located at 5 Jefferson Avenue.
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Replica of Eleazer William's Log Cabin

Date: 1940
Description: Replica of Eleazer William's original log cabin, with trees and a dirt road, five miles south of De Pere on the west bank of the Fox River.
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First Presbyterian Church with Sign

Date: 1960
Description: View of the church from the front, with the sign in the yard. The chimney on the right has a cross on it.
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1934
Description: Fort Howard Hospital. There is a chimney on the right side of the building, and a stone wall is along the sidewalk.
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Fox River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view over rooftops towards the Fox River looking south, with factories and a smokestack in the foreground.
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Green Bay Paper and Fibre Company

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Green Bay (later Hoberg) Paper and Fibre Company, from the back. Stacks of logs are in the foreground near water.
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View from Fox River

Date: 1906
Description: View from Fox River of chimneys, buildings, and boat. Caption reads: "River Front, Green Bay, Wis."
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Listman Mill Company

Date: 1905
Description: View across water toward the flour mill at Listman Mill Company. Caption reads: "Listman Mill Co.'s Flour Mill, La Crosse, Wis."
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River Front and Listman's Mills

Date: 1920
Description: View across water toward the Mississippi River front showing Listman's Mills. Caption reads: "River Front and Listman's Mills, La Crosse, Wis."
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Bridge Over Wisconsin River

Date: 1918
Description: View of the bridge over the Wisconsin River at Big Bull Falls, seen at low water.
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Laona

Date: 1942
Description: Elevated view from hill towards the city of Laona on the far shoreline. A large smokestack is spewing smoke. Caption reads: "Laona, Wis."
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Oldest Standing Brewery

Date: 1935
Description: The second brewery to be built in Wisconsin and the oldest still standing (at the time the photograph was taken).
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Carnation Company

Date: 1920
Description: The Carnation Company condensery. Sign along front of building reads: "Carnation Milk Products Co."
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Kimberly, Clark, & Company Paper Mills

Date: 1910
Description: Paper mill, built in 1865-66 and called the Neenah Paper Mill; it was run by a stock copany composed of Nathan Cobb, president; Hiram Smith, secretary and ...
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Distant View of Factory

Date: 1955
Description: View from Oshkosh Avenue across icy river towards the Pluswood factory in the distance.
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Paine Lumber Co.

Date: 1911
Description: Log entrance of the Paine Lumber Co. Edward L. Paine founded the lumber mill in 1853 on the east bank of the Fox River. Caption reads: "Log Entrance, Paine...
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Life-Saving Station and Garbage Crematory

Date: 1911
Description: View across water toward several buildings on shoreline, two with large smokestacks. A man is standing on the shore, and two people are in a boat on the ri...

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