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First Train

Date: 05 03 1948
Description: Elevated view of a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train, which is the first across a new bridge in Sheboygan. There is a group of people standing near ...
Postcard

Fox River

Date: 1905
Description: Fox River with a view of Appleton in the background. Caption reads: "Water Power, Appleton, Wis."
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Ore dock of Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad

Date: 1885
Description: View of the ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad. Large logs, buildings and a railroad bridge are in the foreground.
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Harbor and Docks

Date: 1850
Description: Elevated view of the Green Bay harbor and docks.
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Wausau, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view looking up the Wisconsin River, with Wausau in the background. There are railroad cars on a bridge on the right.
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Second Powerhouse with High Water

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards a powerhouse among very high water on the Black River. Identified as the second power house with high water in 1905.
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Chickamauga Dam

Date: 09 14 1938
Description: Aerial, panoramic view towards the Chickamauga Dam.
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Industrial Valley

Date: 02 1951
Description: Elevated view of the Fox River Valley from Memorial Drive bridge, looking East. Snow is on the ground, ice is on the river and the smokestacks are billowin...
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1911
Description: Hay Stacker outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background a man is standing in front of a small building, and other men are standing near an e...
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McCormick Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 18 1916
Description: Corn Binder outdoors in the factory yard. In the background is an open sided shed, and railroad cars on an elevated platform. In the far background is a ta...
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Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 07 24 1917
Description: Mower outdoors in factory yard. Behind the mower is a man standing just inside a shed. An elevated railroad platform is in the background on the left.
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Header Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 03 20 1918
Description: Header Binder outdoors in the factory yard. There is a backdrop in the background on the right behind the machine. In the background is a shed, railroad ca...
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Tractor Powered Ensilage Cutter at McCormick Works

Date: 04 06 1918
Description: A tractor-powered Ensilage Cutter in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a shed, and railroad cars on an elevated railroad platform.
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Tractor-Drawn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 02 1919
Description: Tractor-Drawn Binder outdoors in factory yard. An elevated railroad platform and brick factory buildings are in the background. Men are working in the back...
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Tractor Pushed Corn Picker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 27 1919
Description: A man is sitting under an umbrella on a tractor-pushed Corn Picker in factory yard. Perhaps for research and development. A group of men are watching and s...
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 28 1919
Description: Rear view of a Corn Binder in factory yard. Agricultural machinery and parts are in the yard in the background. A sign on a building in the distance reads:...
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Man Filling Gas Tanks

Date: 06 21 1919
Description: Man filling gas tank of car from gas tank mounted on sled. In the background is an open-sided shed and railroad cars on an elevated railroad platform.
Postcard

Eighth Street Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Eighth Street Bridge, Sheboygan, Wis." A pedestrian, car and railroad bridge across the Sheboygan River. A bicyclist is coming across...

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