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Chippewa Valley Village

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Description: Winter view of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Valley village.
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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Brown County Court House

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of Brown County Court House, with trees lining the sidewalk.
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Farmhouse and Stump Land

Date: 06 17 1929
Description: Farm surrounded by cutover stump land.
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Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation

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Description: Medicine man John King, his wife, grandchild, and family on the Lake Courte Oreilles Chippewa reservation near Couderay.
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Telescope at Washburn Observatory

Date: 1930
Description: Telescope at Washburn Observatory with man at controls.
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Miners using a Pioneer Windlass

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Description: Early Wisconsin lead miners using a Pioneer Windlass.
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Produce Market

Date: 1935
Description: Downtown outdoor market place.
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Daniel Chester French

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Description: Portrait of Daniel C. French, sculptor of the figure, "Wisconsin" which graces the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. French met George Post at the C...
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Voter Registration

Date: 1933
Description: Citizens line up at the City Clerk office to register to vote while a woman raises her hand to take the oath.
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Horlick's Malted Milk Depot

Date: 03 30 1933
Description: Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation depot with receiving trucks.
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Optometrist's Office

Date: 1906
Description: View of an optometrist's office, with equipment and supplies awaiting a patient.
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Big Mill

Date: 05 30 1889
Description: View of the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company's Big Mill beyond the Wagon Bridge over the Chippewa River.
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Sunday Washing

Date: 1913
Description: The men of Rice Lake Lumbering Camp #6 do their laundry on a Sunday.
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Webb House in British Hollow

Date: 1930
Description: Webb house with family standing on back porch. House built by John Webb, an early immigrant and Cornish miner.
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North Broadway with Dirt Road

Date: 1870
Description: View of dirt road with houses along both sides, and wooden walkways and picket fences along the road.
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Durand Riverside Neighborhood

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Description: View from hill looking down at houses and buildings at an intersection. Beyond are commercial buildings, the river, and the far shoreline. Hills are in the...
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Carson Park and Half Moon Lake from the Air

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of Carson Park, Half Moon Lake and part of the West Side in the foreground. The municipal bath house is on the lake shore in the foreground. A ...
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Aerial View of City and River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of city, with Eau Claire River is in the foreground with Milwaukee railroad bridge at left. Gillette Rubber Co. plant is in center with Omaha r...
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North Side from the Air

Date: 1931
Description: Aerial view looking north, with a small portion of the West Side (left), nearly all of the North Side and part of the business district of the East Side. A...

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