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Historical Essay

Paper Industry in Wisconsin

Brief history of the paper industry in Wisconsin.
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Kimberly Paper Mill

Date: 1922
Description: View across water, rushing over a dam, towards the Kimberly Paper Mill.
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Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill

Date: 1948
Description: The Kimberly-Clark paper mill on the Fox River.
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Paper Mill

Date: 1960
Description: A paper and pulp mill in Appleton. The Interlake Pulp & Paper Mill of Appleton was absorbed by Consolidated Paper, Inc. in 1916, becoming their Interlake D...
National or State Registers Record

600 Thilmany Road

Community: Kaukauna
County: Outagamie
Historic Name: Eagle Paper and Flouring Mill
Reference Number: 15000021
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Atlas Paper Mill

Date: 
Description: Elevated view from hill of the Atlas Paper Mill owned by the Kimberly Clark Paper Company.
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Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill

Date: 07 1948
Description: The Kimberly-Clark paper mill on the Fox River, just east of Appleton.
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Fox River Paper Co. Mills

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Description: View across water towards a factory built upon a shoreline. Caption reads: "Fox River Paper Company's Mills, Appleton, Wis."
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Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of the Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill on the Fox River, just east of Appleton.
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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...
Museum

Paper Discovery Center

Location: 425 West Water Street
Nearby City: Appleton, Outagamie County
Body of water: Fox River
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Atlas Mill

Date: 1922
Description: View across water towards the Atlas Mill. The paper making mill on the Fox River was built in 1878 and proved that paper could be made efficiently from gro...
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Kimberly Pulp and Paper Mill

Date: 1912
Description: View from shoreline toward the mill on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Kimberly Pulp and Paper Mill, near Appleton, Wis."
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Stacks of Logs at Thilmany Paper Company

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Description: View across railroad tracks of billowing smokestacks at the Thilmany Paper Company plant. Stacks of logs are piled next to railroad tracks and cars.
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Atlas Paper Co. Letterhead

Date: 
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...
National or State Registers Record

405-406, 415 S. Olde Oneida St.

Community: Appleton
County: Outagamie
Historic Name: Fox River Paper Company Historic District
Reference Number: 90000639
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Fox River from Riverview Golf Club

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill towards the river, paper mill, and houses on a hill in the distance. Caption reads: "View of Fox River from Riverview Golf Club, Appleton, W...
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Steam Radiator at "Hearthstone"

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Description: Original steam radiator, one of many installed throughout "Hearthstone," the home built by paper mill owner, Henry J. Rogers. The residence was the first ...
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Fox River From Catholic Church Hill

Date: 06 1898
Description: The Fox River seen from the hill behind the Catholic Church and looking toward the combined locks. In the distance is a paper mill.
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Fox River Bridge

Date: 
Description: Color postcard view of the Fox River Bridge. Two cars are driving across the bridge towards the Fox River Paper Corp.

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