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Medina Junction Washout

Date: 1915
Description: Four men inspecting the washout of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie tracks caused by a flood at Medina Junction. The view is looking west from th...
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Barn of Osborn Home

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Osborn barn.
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Osborn House and Barn

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Osborn house with the barn behind it.
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Osborn House and Road

Date: 1951
Description: View down a road of the Osborn house and barn. To the right is Osborn Avenue. The photograph is taken from South Park, which was once a part of the Osborn ...
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Reliance Flooring Mill

Date: 1879
Description: The Reliance Flooring Mill. Men are posing in front, and another man is on a horse-drawn vehicle near the loading dock. The mill building was physically mo...
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City Square

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of City Square, where the Bank of Menasha is seen on the corner and Little Lake Butte des Mortes is in the distance.
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Main Street and the Fox River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of Main Street looking east toward the Fox River and the boat landing. Lake Winnebago is in the distance.
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Corner of Main Street and Tayco Street

Date: 1870
Description: The corner of unpaved Main Street and Tayco Street looking south towards Doty Island. The slanting timbers controlled the primitive draw bridge across the ...
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River View at Night

Date: 1920
Description: View down the river at night. Caption reads: "River View at Night, Menasha, Wis."
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George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 1885
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mills with men posing on switcher engines in front of the buildings. The engines are, (left to right): Chicago and Northwestern...
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George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: Slightly elevated view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the ble...
Postcard

S.A. Cook Armory Company

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of the S.A. Cook Armory Company, no. 1. Caption reads: "S.A. Cook Armory, Co. 1, Neenah, Wis."
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City Hall

Date: 
Description: View across street towards the front of City Hall.
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Construction of City Hall

Date: 1888
Description: View across unpaved road towards construction workers at the site of the new city hall. William Waters, architect.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1949
Description: Doty Loggery, the home of James Duane Doty, built in 1845, with a view of the upper hall and art on the walls.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1949
Description: Detailed view of the board and batten construction of "the Loggery", the home of James Duane Doty.
Postcard

Equitable Fraternal Union

Date: 1920
Description: Equitable Fraternal Union, home office building. Caption reads: "Home Office Building, Equitable Fraternal Union, Neenah, Wis."
Postcard

Kimberly, Clark, & Company Paper Mills

Date: 1910
Description: Paper mill, built in 1865-66 and called the Neenah Paper Mill; it was run by a stock copany composed of Nathan Cobb, president; Hiram Smith, secretary and ...
Drawing

Neenah Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: Library at Neenah, Wisconsin.
Postcard

Neenah Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Public Library, established in 1882, was erected at a cost of $30,000, of which Andrew Carnegie contributed $12,500. The balance was raised by public subsc...

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