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Whiting-Plover Paper Co. Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the Whiting-Plover Paper Company mill.
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Wolf River Paper and Fiber Company

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Description: Stacks of logs are in the foreground with a man in a hat near the river. There is a chimney billowing smoke near the factory.
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Great Northern Paper Company

Date: 1930
Description: Two men sit on a roller near a large paper machine at Great Northern Paper Company, which was incorporated in 1898 and soon became one of the largest Ameri...
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Columbia Mill

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Description: Columbia Mill, established in 1827, is shown surrounded by a landscape featuring a lake and wooded mountain. The mill is the site where the first successfu...
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Chesapeake Pulp and Paper Mill

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Description: Exterior of the Chesapeake Pulp and Paper Mill, founded in 1918. It began operations as a kraft pulp and paper mill, and has expanded to supplying specialt...
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Northwest Paper Company Plant

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Description: An exterior view of the Northwest Paper Company. It was founded in 1898 and manufactured high quality printing, writing, and converting paper. The Cloquet...
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Yellow Pine Paper Mill

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Description: Exterior of the Yellow Pine Paper Mill, known for its experimentation with the caustic soda process. The mill eventually switched to the sulphate method.
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Atlas Paper Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Atlas Paper Company of Appleton, Wisconsin, a paper company established in 1878. On the left is a scroll embellished with a spray of flow...
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Fox River Paper Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Fox River Paper Company of Appleton, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of the company building and a hanging roll of paper that incorp...
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Cellucotton Processing Machine

Date: 1922
Description: View towards a man in coveralls standing on a wooden platform operating a cellucotton processing machine.

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