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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Chippewa Falls from the south side of the river below the falls. Includes the Sheely House Tavern, railway buildings, box cars, a train with five passenger... |
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| Description: | View of three factories; Upper Woolen Mill, Empire Rolling Mill, and Mallable Iron Co. Caption reads: "Some of the Manufacturing Industries of Beaver Dam." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Rock River with trees along the banks. There is a smokestack in the distance. Caption reads: "Rock River from Central Bri... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View of the Northern Paper Mill on the banks of the Fox River. Caption reads: "Northern Paper Mills, Green Bay, Wis." |
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| Description: | Elevated view across the Rubicon River towards the factory on the far shoreline. Caption reads: "West Bend Aluminum Co., Hartford Division, Hartford, Wis." |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the aftermath of a fire at a canning factory. Men are inspecting the charred ruins, which are smoking. Buildings and a church tow... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Hillsboro Condensed Milk Company factory, established 1914. Manufacturer of sterilized evaporated milk. The brick s... |
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| Description: | View of the administrative building at the Kohler Plant. Caption reads: "General Office, Kohler Co., Kohler, Wis." |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the Court House of central La Crosse. The depot is in the foreground, and a Carriage and Buggy manufacturer is in the background. Captio... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over the Manitowoc River where it meets Lake Michigan. Downtown Manitowoc is on both sides, and people are on bridges crossing over the river... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Birds-eye view of central Manitowoc. The plant of the William Rahr Sons' Company has an arrow pointing to it. The Manitowoc County Courthouse on the right ... |
| Date: | 10 05 1908 |
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| Description: | Text reads: "Greetings from Rice Lake, Wis." A collage of 6 postcards with views of "Main Street," "Canning Factory," "Roller Mills," "Public Library," "Tr... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Ripon Knitting Works, Ripon, Wis." A large, brick, three-story building with windows to the basement in the foundation. It has an arc... |
| Date: | 02 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Bucyrus Co., South Milwaukee, Wis." A factory and headquarters with railroad tracks on the left. From Wikipedia "Bucyrus-Erie was... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on the front reads: "The Canning Factory, Seymour, Wis." Men and women workers are sitting on very large piles of cabbages at a canning factory. More ... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Text on the front reads: "Wolf River Paper & Fiber Co., Shawano, Wis." Industrial buildings with a millpond in the foreground. The mill was founded in 1894... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Schreiers Brewery, Sheboygan, Wis." The brewery was founded in 1856 by Konrad Schreier. A fire completely destroyed the original brew... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Canning Co. Assn. Waterloo, Wis." Buildings, wagons and automobiles surround a canning factory. Founded in 1900, it was later purchas... |
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