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Historical Essay

Paper Industry in Wisconsin

Brief history of the paper industry in Wisconsin.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Early work line at Beloit is outlined

Date: 1927-12-28
County: Rock
City: Beloit
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Count;y's first print shop is in Newark

Date: 1929-11-16
County: Rock
City: Orfordville
Photograph

Lima Center Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View from across road of an automotive repair shop along a commercial street.
Document

Champion Buckle Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Champion Buckle of Janesville, Wisconsin, a buckle manufacturer, with an image of leather strapping fastened with a buckle. Various buckles a...
Photograph

"Mrs. Richard Adams"

Date: 1887
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of a woman identified as "Mrs. Adams."
Photograph

Borden Condensery

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Description: Exterior view of the Borden Condensery and grounds. Snow covers the ground. The right side of the building has two doors elevated above the driveway for a ...
Photograph

General Store

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Description: A man leans on a post on the porch of the general store.
Photograph

Condensed Milk Factory

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Description: Exterior of a two-story condensed milk factory. Two men are driving horse-drawn wagons on the road on the left. Other men are under a roof covered loading ...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View across street of the Farmers Merchants Bank on a corner. On the right are parked cars along the curb in front of "Onsgard Bros." which has a Red Crown...
Photograph

Charles Brown at Pump

Date: 1925
Description: Charles E. Brown stands beside a chain and crank operated water pump. Brown was the curator of the museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and ...
Photograph

Richard Adams

Date: 1887
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Richard Adams, a member of the 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company "F."
Photograph

Johnstown Center Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from yard of the Johnstown Center Tavern. A dance hall extends the full length of the second-story.
Photograph

Stone Barn Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: The Stone Barn Tavern, located about three miles west of Milton. The three cottonwood trees in front of the tavern were brought from Vermont. There are sev...
Photograph

Warner and his Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Arthur Pratt Warner, Wisconsin's first aviator, in front of the office of the Warner Instrument Company in Beloit. Warner, who held the patent for an autom...
Photograph

Bird's Eye View

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of town with farm fields in the foreground, and low, rolling hills in the background. There is a church steeple in the far background on the ...
Photograph

Looking East from Reeder's Corner

Date: 1912
Description: Street scene looking east from the corner of the Reeder's Hotel. Men stand near horses and wagons on the left near a sidewalk and storefronts. A small dog ...
Historical Essay

Manufacturing in Wisconsin

Brief history of manufacturing in Wisconsin.
Photograph

Milton Log Cabin Behind the Milton House

Date: 1925
Description: A log cabin and frame house behind the Milton House. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house w...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View across street towards the Honeysett Oil Co. Filling Station, which is a two-story brick building. A woman and two children are on the stoop of a house...

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