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Wausau Sandpaper Factory

Date: 1880
Description: View of the Wausau Sand Paper Company, about 1903-1905, at Second and Thomas streets.
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Gauer and Bloch Working Outdoors

Date: 
Description: Harold Gauer and Robert Bloch sit on chairs outside in a backyard writing on sheets of paper. A liquor bottle sits on the table between them.
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Mill and Windmill

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of a non-specified mill.
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"Hearthstone"

Date: 1974
Description: "Hearthstone," a house built in 1880-1882 by paper mill owner Henry J. Rogers, was the first residence electrified from a centrally located hydroelectric p...
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Painter Supplies Delivery Truck

Date: 12 12 1927
Description: View across cobblestone street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck. The sign painted on the truck reads: "Morris Jaffe and New J...
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Street Paving

Date: 2016
Description: Four men are working on the back of a paver as it is laying asphalt on 7th Street. The men are all wearing reflective vests.
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New Housing Development

Date: 07 03 1960
Description: View down curving sidewalk of new housing development with a main street of dirt, and box-like, one-story homes.
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Bjerk's Grocery Wagon

Date: 02 1920
Description: Side view of a Bjerk's Grocery wagon parked on a snowy street in front of the shop, which was located at 1 N. Blair Street (at E. Washington Avenue).
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The Marten's Room and Bath

Date: 1931
Description: Guest house with a sunroom in the front.
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Herbert Jacobs Residence I

Date: 1937
Description: Side elevation of Herbert Jabobs Residence I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction. Several of the neighboring houses can be seen behind the...
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Madison Street Construction

Date: 1913
Description: Street construction at the corner of Regent and Roby Road in Madison. The home of the photographer, W.H. Dudley, is in the background
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: View of the front of the high school. The grounds feature a hand-pump water well and a flag post.
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Street Scene — Post Office

Date: 1930
Description: A man and his two children pose at the corner near the post office.
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Looking South

Date: 
Description: View looking down bluff of a residential neighborhood. On the right is the Mississippi River. Railroad tracks run along the shoreline towards more bluffs.
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Modern Rooms and Bath — 808 Elm Street

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of a house with rooms and baths for tourists.
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Sorgs Creamery

Date: 1914
Description: Three-quarter view of the front and side of Sorgs Creamery, a rectangular brick building with a collapsing awning. A wagon with and umbrella and barrels pu...
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Shady Lawn — 1038 Superior Street

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of Shady Lawn Rooms and Bath. There is a lawn swing and a tire swing in the lawn. On the porch is a porch swing. Firewood is stacked by the f...
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Bauer's Rooms — 814 Elm St.

Date: 1931
Description: View from street of a house in a residential neighborhood with rooms available for tourists.
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View down dirt road line with trees and houses on the right side. On the left side are commercial buildings, and in the far background is a steep hill.
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"The Maples" Broadway at Capitol Highway 29

Date: 1926
Description: Side view from sidewalk of "The Maples," a large brick house with arched windows and a columned porch.

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