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Wolf River Paper Company

Date: 10 1939
Description: Elevated view of the Wolf River Paper Company factory, including smokestacks and a water tower.
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Construction of a Paper Mill

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of workers during construction of a paper mill.
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Paper Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1922
Description: Interior view of two unidentified male scientists working with various paper testing apparatus in the corner of a chemical laboratory.
Photograph

Testing Paper Apparatus

Date: 1922
Description: View of an unidentified man sitting on a stool demonstrating delicate paper testing apparatus. A poster on the wall reads: "International Metric System."
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Crucible Steel Casting Company

Date: 1946
Description: Workers chipping imperfections from a rough casting.
Photograph

Kimberly Clark Paper Testing Station

Date: 1922
Description: View of an unidentified male scientist looking into boxed paper apparatus, surrounded by other measuring tools and scales, in the corner of a Kimberly Clar...
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Creamery

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of a creamery. The building features a gambrel roof and awning.
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 Wing Panels Assembly

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing the wing panel assembly for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
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Blackstone Mine

Date: 1924
Description: The Blackstone Mine property and mining equipment.
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Tom & Jerry Batter at Karabis Tavern

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Description: A Karabis Tavern employee wearing a paper hat and white coat fills Tom & Jerry batter containers in a kitchen or preparation area.
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Cooperative Creamery

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of the Chaseburg Cooperative Creamery and an attached secondary building.
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 — Fusilage

Date: 1917
Description: Left side of the fuselage of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a hangar. In the background are tools, parts and work benches.
Photograph

Consolidated Paper

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Description: Smoke billowing from smokestacks at the Consolidated Paper plant. The river appears to be partially frozen, and snow is on the ground. Piles of logs, on th...
Drawing

"Have That Automation Expert See Me"

Date: 
Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. It pictures a man holding a wrench in his hand is running on a treadmill attached to a machine with...
Photograph

Lawson Drafting Tables

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of drafting tables for aircraft design, presumably inside the Lawson plant. There are several stools, desks and tables set up in the corner o...
Book or Pamphlet

Ames Plow Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Front cover of the Ames Plow Co. catalog and price list. Paper is pink in color. Text says: "Contractors' supplies, Ice tools of every description. Harness...
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 "Pyrene" Holder for Passenger Seat

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing a close-up of the holder Lawson designed for passenger seats on his Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
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Flooded Building Under Construction

Date: 07 18 1946
Description: Man standing in flood water at the building under construction for Forsberg Paper Box Company, 2107 Fordem Avenue.
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Sawmill Breaks Down

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Building an empire? The sawmill breaks down and what a crowd of onlookers to 'supervise' repairs."
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Peshtigo Log Jam

Date: 1907
Description: Loggers breaking up a log jam in the Peshtigo River area.

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