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| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Near this spot the first white contact in the Northwest was made by Jean Nicolet at Red Banks in 1634. This memorial by Sidney Bedo... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of northeastern Green Bay. A neighborhood is in the foreground, and a large church is on the right. Caption reads: "Green Bay, Wis. Bird's Ey... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View from street towards the old city hall. The building is of brick and stone, with columns above the arched entrance. Caption reads: "City Hall, Green Ba... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | The Public Library, Carnegie Building 1902. There are steps up to the entrance, with a sign above the columns that reads: "Carnegie Building MDCCCCII" [190... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard of the McCormick Memorial Building, a nursing home. Columns are at the entrance, and flowers are planted along the ground floor. Roof... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a domed sports and concert venue. A parking lot is in the front. |
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| Description: | Ektochrome postcard of a roadside motel, with white fencing along the entrance. There is a phone booth at the edge of the parking lot. Caption reads: "Pack... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the Elk's Club. The entrance is surrounded by columns. There is a porch and a balcony, and two men are standing on the sidewalk in front.... |
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| Description: | A historic hospital, now a museum. Erected in 1816. Contains valuable collections of historic items of old Green Bay, including memorabilia of William Beau... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Color reproduction of a four-story brick hospital with cars parked at the curbs. A fire hydrant is on the corner. |
| Date: | 07 24 1910 |
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| Description: | View of a power plant and dam on the Fox River. Caption reads: "High Falls Power Plant." |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a small, white building with columns at the entrance. Text on reverse reads: "Henry Baird, first attorney, Territorial Attorney Genera... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of the brick and stone city hall. There is an arched entrance, columns on the second floor, and a bell tower. Caption reads: "City Hall, ... |
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| Description: | Color reproduction of a metal sculpture of two explorers standing near upended canoe. Text on reverse reads: "The First Northern Voyageurs Sculpture b... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "The 'Spirit of the Northwest', Green Bay, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The Spirit of the Northwest, Sidney Bedore, sculptor, depicts the e... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View of an orphanage with a tower. In existence between 1877 and 1980. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Orphans' Home, Green Bay, Wis." |
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| Description: | Color postcard of Cotton House, a museum. An example of Jeffersonian architecture. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a dwelling on the shoreline. Horses are on the shore, ducks are in the water, and a man is in a rowboat. Caption reads: "Dames Fa... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a yellow train car next to a yellow depot. Text on reverse reads: "National Railroad Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin Internationally famo... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of the Sumter and Choctaw R.R., Mikado Type Locomotive, freight cars and Milwaukee Road caboose. |
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