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DuCharme House

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of two men in the DuCharme house, later known as the Grignon house.
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D.F. Tyrrel and Sound Money

Date: 10 22 1896
Description: "Sound Money!". A broadside advertising a talk by D.F. Tyrrel of Marinette, Wisconsin, in behalf of the Republican Presidential candidacy of William McKinl...
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Grignon House and Family

Date: 1896
Description: The house built by Charles A. Grignon between 1837 and 1839 for Mary Meade, his Pennsylvania bride. Mrs. Grignon and her family are standing in front of th...
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WPA at Work

Date: 1937
Description: National Youth Administration workers cutting stone in the quarry near the Grignon House. A sign behind the group of boys says: USA Work Program."
Photograph

Historical Reenactment

Date: 1949
Description: Historical re-enactment outdoors, in inappropriate attire, probably meant to represent a treaty signing, at the Grignon House.
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Historic House Tourists

Date: 1945
Description: Visitors to the historic Charles A. Grignon House (built 1837-1839), probably during the 1940s. The visitors are seated on a corner of the front porch unde...
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Dredge Winneconne

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Description: View across water of the dredge "Winneconne" on the Fox River canal. Although undated the photograph was probably taken during the 1940s. The "Winneconne"...
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Christmas Dinner

Date: 1890
Description: Mary Meade Grignon (Mrs. Charles) surrounded by her family at the Grignon House in Kaukauna. Mrs. Grignon is in the center and Ross Grignon is thought to b...
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Metal Foundry

Date: 1960
Description: Joe Weyenberg and two other men work with molten metal at the Roloff Manufacturing Company.
Postcard

Second Street

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Description: View of the businesses lining Second Street. There is a horse and wagon at the curb, and boys are standing in the street. Caption reads: "Second Street, Ka...
Postcard

Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: View looking up street towards the businesses along Wisconsin Avenue. There are cable car tracks running up the street, and a bank is on the corner. Pedest...
Postcard

Canal Entrance and Dam

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Description: Elevated view of a canal, reservoir and dam on the Fox River. Two men are standing near a boathouse. Caption reads: "Canal Entrance and Dam, Kaukauna, Wis....
Postcard

Second Lock

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Description: View of a lock on the Fox River. There is a boat in the canal, and pedestrians standing on the canal wall on the right. Caption reads: "Second Lock, Kaukau...
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Ronald Moss

Date: 05 31 1955
Description: A boy wearing a peaked cap is looking to his right. Behind him are rows of standing people, and an American flag. Caption reads: "As the marchers flashed b...

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