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Bird's-Eye View of Oshkosh

Date: 1875
Description: Bird's-eye map after a fire destroyed a large area of the town. In memory of the Great Conflagration on April 28th, 1875. Taken from the North-Side.
Postcard

St. Mary's Church

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view from street towards the front and right side of St. Mary's Church.
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the Post Office. The first post office in Oshkosh was established in the 1840s, and the postmaster was Joseph Jackson. Caption reads: "Pos...
Postcard

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...
Photograph

High Street

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph. In the right background is the building of the Trade Reporter newspaper at the corner of Main and High Streets; across the street from it is J...
Postcard

Diamond Match Company

Date: 1920
Description: View across intersection toward the Diamond Match Company. Caption reads: "Diamond Match Co., Oshkosh, Wis.
Photograph

Chicago and North Western Railway

Date: 1915
Description: Advertisement reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company" and "Jan. 1915". At bottom it reads: "Oshkosh, Wisconsin". Text on right reads: "North Station C. & N...
Print

Fox River and Oshkosh

Date: 1856
Description: View along bridge of paddle boats and ships in the harbor, pedestrians, and the town in the background on the other side of the river.
Print

Ferry Street

Date: 1856
Description: View from bridge on river. Storefronts and homes line the road that stretches to the horizon.
Photograph

High Street - Anaglyph

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph. In the right background is the building of the Trade Reporter newspaper at the corner of Main and High Streets; across the street from it is J...
Print

Buckstaff-Edwards Co. Memohead

Date: 
Description: Memohead of the Buckstaff-Edwards Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, manufacturers of coffins and caskets and wholesale dealers in caskets and undertaking supp...
Print

City of Oshkosh Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the City of Oshkosh, Comptroller's Office, with a three-quarter view of the city hall, people standing or walking by the building, and a hors...
Photograph

Experiemental Aircraft Association (EAA) Airshow

Date: 08 1998
Description: The British Concord lands at the EAA Airshow in Oshkosh.

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