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| Witnesses Tell Their Stories |
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| Learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor through these firsthand accounts from Wisconsinites who were there when it happened. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Paper dress made by Scott Paper Co., 1966-1967. (Museum object #1969.184.13) |
| Learn about the Peshtigo fire of 1871 |
| The Virgin Mary Appears to an Illiterate Peasant Girl |
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| Learn about the first and only manifestation of the Virgin Mary in the United States near Green Bay, confirmed by the Vatican. |
| Discover the overlooked history of Wisconsin's deadly wildfires, including the 1871 disaster that killed 1,500 people. |
| A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker |
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| Read about the dream of successful farming in northern Wisconsin in 1895. |
| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Map shows townships and sections, landownership and acreages, roads, and railroads in southwest portion of Marinette County. Sections of the map are in ye... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Stand of pine trees and pitched tents, with automobiles, in the Marinette Tourist Camp. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Scene near what may be Coleman, perhaps on the shore of Green Bay on Lake Michigan. View through tall grass towards a man standing next to an automobile lo... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Group of railroad employees standing in the doorway of a store. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Man, seen from the side, seated working at a small desk or table and smoking a cigar. Behind him is a wooden gate and a metal fence. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Two young men in a cynical pose, leaning against a siding wall, with a mock grave (headboard, hat and coat) in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Man and woman seated in a farm wagon drawn by oxen. |
| Date: | 03 29 1951 |
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| Description: | Indoor group portrait of men posed with the Wisconsin Official Marker. From left to right on either side of the marker are: Clifford Lord, Secretary of Sit... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Reprint of a postcard of an aerial view from 1911, done for the Crivitz Centennial. Caption reads: "Crivitz, WI — 1911." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from across the road towards the church. Caption reads: "Catholic Church — Crivitz, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the main lodge and dining room at Camp Bird on Sand Lake. Caption reads: "Main Lodge and Dining Room, Camp Bird, Sand Lake, C... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of St. Mary's parsonage, with a front and side porch. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Parsonage, Crivitz, Wis." |
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