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Bird's-Eye View of Chetek and the Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored photomechanical view of Chetek. Chetek Lake is in the background on the right. The water tower is in the center. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye Vi...
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Strollers Bridge

Date: 1913
Description: View from shoreline towards a stone pedestrian bridge on a river. The city skyline is in the distance. Caption reads: "Strollers Bridge, Grand Rapids, Wis....
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Northern Paper Mills

Date: 1926
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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Watertower

Date: 1906
Description: View of the water tower. A stable is to the right at the base of the tower on the right. Other buildings are in the background on the left. Caption reads: ...
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Bird's-Eye View of Kaukauna

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of Kaukauna. There is a water tower in the center, a church on the left, and a smokestack on the right, and the F...
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Veterans' Home Landing

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Description: Sepia-toned photographic postcard view from hill looking down towards men standing on the pier at the Veterans' Home. A water tower is across the water. Ca...
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Menasha Paper Co.'s Office

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Description: The office building for the Ladysmith branch of Menasha Paper Co. Caption reads: "Menasha Paper Co.'s Office, Ladysmith, Wis."
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Market Square

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Description: View across unpaved street (Main Street) towards a two-story building with a water tower behind it. A man is sitting on a horse-drawn wagon in the backgrou...
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Aerial View of Capitol Square

Date: 1923
Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square and surrounding area from East Washington Avenue. The old water tower in the center. Lake Monona is on the left; Lake Mendota...
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Aeroplane View, Madison, Wis. and State Capitol

Date: 1919
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol and the square from over King Street. Lake Mendota is on the right. The State Historical Society is at the end o...
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Wolf River Paper & Fiber Company

Date: 1904
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...
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Hotel and Depot

Date: 10 04 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel and Depot, Spooner, Wis." A view of the railroad depot and platform on the left, with the hotel on the right. People are on the...
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Bird's-Eye View of Tigerton

Date: 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Birdseye View, Tigerton, Wis." View of the town with railroad tracks and unpaved streets. Many streets have sidewalks or boardwalks, ...
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Wisconsin Veteran Home

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupaca, Wis. Wisconsin Veteran Home, Dock and Water Tower, Chain O'Lakes." Elevated view from hill of a man on a pier, walking towar...
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C. & N.W. Depot

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "C. & N.W. R.R. Depot, West Bend, Wis." View across two sets of railroad tracks towards the platform where two men and a dog are stand...

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