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Spring Runoff at Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water churns under a railroad bridge as the spring thaw swells the Wisconsin River.
Map or Atlas

Jefferson, Wisconsin, Looking North

Date: 1893
Description: Bird's-eye map of Jefferson, looking north. Crayfish River at left and center, Rock River from upper center to bottom center, joins at left of center; thir...
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Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t...
Postcard

John Street Bridge

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of the bridge, which is intersected by a railroad bridge. Caption reads: "John St. Bridge, Appleton, Wis. Largest stone arch bridge in Wiscon...
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Log Running on the Chippewa River

Date: 1904
Description: Logs floating down the river beneath the bridge on the Chippewa River. On the far shoreline are billboards. One advertises for "J.R. Sharp Hardware." Men a...
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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1950
Description: An aerial view of town, showing a major industrial area.
Postcard

Rhinelander Paper Mill

Date: 1910
Description: View from bridge looking towards the paper mill and railroad bridge on the Wisconsin River outside of Rhinelander. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River and Pape...
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S.P. Bridge

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Description: A floating span of Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Atchatalaya River under construction. A steamboat is pulling the bridge section on a raft and ...
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Dells' Paper and Pulp Company

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking upriver toward the Dells Paper and Pulp Company factory which stands near a dam on the Chippewa River. A bridge, smokestacks, and sev...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: View from top of new bridge of construction grounds at the bridge site. There are cars carrying building materials on the railroad tracks by the Bridgeport...
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Construction of Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of a construction site of a bridge across the cutoff on the river.
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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Repaired Bridge

Date: 1918
Description: View from shoreline of a reinforced railroad bridge over a river. There are stone foundations on both banks supporting the railroad bed. Wood has been stac...
Photograph

Aerial View of Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view showing shipyards, rivers and roads.
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Aerial View of Paper Mill

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of a paper mill along a river. There are people on a bridge across the river, and a railroad bridge is on the far right.
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Aerial View of Paper Mill

Date: 08 11 1950
Description: Aerial view of paper mill. There are bridges across the river, including a railroad bridge on the far right.
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Corn Binder

Date: 04 10 1915
Description: Close-up of Corn Binder outdoors in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform, brick factory buildings, and a smokestac...
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Tractor Powered Ensilage Cutter at McCormick Works

Date: 04 16 1918
Description: A tractor-powered Ensilage Cutter in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated railroad platform between two brick factory build...
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Early Model Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 05 03 1918
Description: Early model Harvester Thresher in factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated railroad platform between two brick factory buildings. A...
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Sweep Rake at McCormick Works

Date: 10 28 1918
Description: Sweep Rake outdoors in factory yard leaning on concrete near railroad tracks. There is an elevated railroad platform, and factory buildings with a skybridg...

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