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Clearing Snow

Date: 1916
Description: Winter scene with men clearing a pathway through mounds of snow, New Richmond, Wisconsin.
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Harvey Law

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Description: Photographic calling card with portrait of Harvey Law, Company A, 12th Wisconsin Infantry. Law was the president of the St. Croix Valley Veterans Associati...
Photograph

"Daylight Store"

Date: 01 21 1917
Description: Winter scene entitled "Daylight Store," New Richmond, Wisconsin. View down sidewalk with storefronts on the right cleared of snow, and a tall snowbank alon...
Historical Essay

Tornadoes in Wisconsin

Read about tornadoes in Wisconsin, including some of the worst to have struck the state.
Photograph

Portrait of Charles Donohue

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Description: Portrait of the Honorable Charles Donohue, Mayor of New Richmond, Wisconsin. Donohue was born December 5, 1843 in Goosebury Hill, Co. Cork in Ireland and d...
Photograph

Portrait of Charles Donohue and his Grandson

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Description: Portrait of the Honorable Charles Donohue, Mayor of New Richmond, Wisconsin, and his grandson, Charles III. The elder Donohue was born December 5, 1843 in ...
Photograph

Man Near Large Snow Mounds

Date: 1916
Description: Winter scene with man walking down cleared train tracks, probably the Soo Line, next to man-sized drifts of snow, with a dog on the top of a drift. Between...
Photograph

Five Engines Bucking Snow on Soo Line

Date: 1917
Description: Winter scene with five engines bucking snow on the Soo Line. Between January 21 and 22, 1917, 9" of snow fell with drifts up to 11.5 feet covering western ...
Postcard

High School

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Description: Front of High School. Caption reads: "High School, New Richmond, Wis."
Photograph

Telephone Switchboard

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Description: Mrs. Thompto and employee Ethel Clemens working at the telephone switchboard.
Photograph

John Till

Date: 1919
Description: Informal outdoor portrait of John Till standing in front of a tree.
Photograph

Roving End

Date: 1975
Description: A Basset Hound is joining a game of football with three boys playing in a street. The center is about to snap the ball to the quarterback. Leaves cover the...
Photograph

River and Bridge

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view of a town with a railroad bridge crossing over a river. Several individuals are visible crossing the bridge. Sign near bridge says: "Willow R...
Photograph

Damage to the Business District

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: View of debris, perhaps from tornado damage in the business district of New Richmond. A group of onlookers investigate the damage. Caption on stereograph r...
Photograph

Commerical Buildings in Town

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of street, including horse-drawn carts and unidentified commercial buildings.
Photograph

Extreme Tornado Devastation

Date: 1899
Description: Stereograph of the devastation caused by a tornado. All that remains of trees are the main branches and trunks, some with building debris caught in them. P...
Print

St. Croix County Insane Asylum

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Description: Front of St. Croix County Insane Asylum. Clipping caption reads: "St. Croix Co. Insane Asylum, New Richmond, Wis., Pub. for C.C. Casey."
Photograph

John Till

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of John Till. Caption reads: "John Till Plaster Healer" and "New Richmond Wis."
Postcard

Elevated View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: View looking southwest. Labeled on photograph: Post Office, Beebes Drugs, Opera House, Fair Store, Bank. Caption reads: "New Richmond, Wis. Looking S.W."
Property Record

106 S Arch Avenue

Community: New Richmond
County: St. Croix
Historic Name: New Richmond Water Tower
Reference Number: 237516

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