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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized image of the Fairbanks-Morse & Company buildings. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, from cotton mill tower, Beaver Dam, Wis." Two churches are in the background, and there are smokestacks and a water tower n... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the plant and residential area, with smokestacks. Caption reads: "Birds-eye View of Fairbanks Morse Plant, Beloit, Wis." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Diamond Match Company. At the time of its building it was the largest such factory in America. Caption reads: "New Diamond Match Facto... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the factory surrounded by fields, roads, and several houses, as well as the railroad tracks that go around the building. Caption reads: "Wes... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of an elevated view of the Nestle Chocolate Factory. Text on back reads: "This ultramodern plant was opened in 1966 to supply Nestle Chocola... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigib... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Baraboo River. The main part of town is on the far left shoreline. On the right industrial buildings are near a bridge spanning the ri... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of an elevated view of the Round Bridge, part of the C.M. and St. Paul R.R. A factory and dam are in the background and dwellings are on... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of an elevated view across a dam towards a factory on the Rock River. Dwellings are on the far bank on the right. Caption reads: "The Da... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Colorized, elevated view of the Fairbanks-Morse factory complex. Caption reads: "Fairbanks-Morse & Co., Beloit, Wis." |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the factory. Caption reads: "Warner Instrument Co., Beloit, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of northeastern Green Bay. A neighborhood is in the foreground, and a large church is on the right. Caption reads: "Green Bay, Wis. Bird's Ey... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the expansive Kohler Plant and surrounding landscape. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Kohler Plant, Kohler, Wis." |
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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: | Aerial view of The Trane Company, manufacturer of heating, cooling and air conditioning equipment. Caption reads: "Plant No. 2 — The Trane Company, L... |
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| Description: | Zeeland Mills on the Fox River. Little Chute is across the river on the hill. A bridge and a dam are in the river, with industrial buildings on the far sho... |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Oscar Mayer & Co., established in 1883, is one of the largest meat processors in the U.S. The Oscar F. Mayer memorial fountain, in ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Spellman Granite Works, Sauk City, Wisconsin" and "Manufacturing Plant." Two images, one above the other, an exterior and interior vi... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from the City of the Three 'C', Chairs. Cheese. Children. Sheboygan, Wis." The postcard features a drawing of 3 large "C"s,... |
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