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Paper Mill

Date: 1960
Description: A paper and pulp mill in Appleton. The Interlake Pulp & Paper Mill of Appleton was absorbed by Consolidated Paper, Inc. in 1916, becoming their Interlake D...
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Genoa

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Description: View of various buildings in Genoa. Behind the buildings is a tall rock formation covered with trees.
Postcard

Mill Pond

Date: 1915
Description: Looking across Mill Pond towards buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Mill Pond, Westfield, Wis."
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Empire Mill

Date: 1922
Description: View of Watertown near the Empire Mill, later known as the Globe.
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Hawkins Mine

Date: 10 04 1928
Description: Panoramic view of Hawkins Mine, with railroad tracks in the foreground. Buildings and a water tower are in the distance.
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Pole and Evener Against Shed

Date: 11 21 1917
Description: A pole and evener for horse-drawn farm machinery leaning up against a shed. The shed is in a factory yard at McCormick Works.
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Furrier Manufacturing Building

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Description: Exterior of the Furrier manufacturing building. Nearby is a gas station promoting "Standard Oil Products". A Coca-Cola sign is near the entrance to the sta...
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International Fire Truck

Date: 04 12 1926
Description: Two men sitting in an International fire truck marked "Ogdensburg, N.Y." They are parked in front of what appears to be a fire station.
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Former Fur Trading Post Building

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Description: The former Astor (American Fur Trading Company) post building, now a museum of local history and fur trading history. There is a sign reading: "The Riversi...
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Lomira Legion Building

Date: 1974
Description: "The Lomira Legion building is framed in the arch of the Highway 67 overhead."
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Train and Depot

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Description: View along railroad tracks towards a group of men and boys standing on a platform in front of the Preston Depot while a locomotive arrives. In the backgrou...
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Laplanders with their Reindeer Sled Teams

Date: 1918
Description: Two men and a young boy pose on sleds near their teams of reindeer in front of a house and its outbuildings. In the background is a large building with oni...
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Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1918
Description: Slightly elevated exterior view of the 310th United States Army Engineer Corps, Company C's blacksmith shop.
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General View

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Description: Elevated view of the railroad yards. There are numerous sheds and buildings, and piles of fuelwood and lumber. Freight cars are lined up on the tracks in f...
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Railroad and Supply Junction

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of a series of three rows of large buildings, possibly used to store supplies. There are railroad tracks alongside each of the buildings. Sno...
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Compound

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of an Allied compound in northern Russia. There are a series of railroad tracks that are leading away from the coast. In the far distance are...
Print

Coal Hopper

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Description: Engraved print of a coal hopper in an urban setting.
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Rock Crusher

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Description: View across overgrown field towards a wooden structure with a tall smokestack. Identified as probably the rock crusher, located on the east side upriver fr...
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Second Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view from shoreline towards a powerhouse on the river, with town buildings in the background on the opposite shoreline. Identified as the second po...
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Second Powerhouse with High Water

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards a powerhouse among very high water on the Black River. Identified as the second power house with high water in 1905.

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