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Chicago and North Western Railroad Station

Date: 1961
Description: The Chicago and Northwestern railroad station.
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Fox River Lock Tender

Date: 08 05 1962
Description: Mr. Ortel, a United States Government lock-keeper at Appleton lock number one on the Fox River canal. Mr. Ortel is opening the sluice gates to allow water ...
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Paper Mill

Date: 08 05 1962
Description: Exterior view of Riverside Paper Corporation mill. On the left is a road along a river, and on the right are railroad tracks along the mill. A sign in the ...
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W. Blise Farm

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: View from field of the W. Blise farm. A barn with two silos, a windmill and a large house are visible. A stone wall landscapes the area in front of the hou...
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Farm Pasture with Road Sign

Date: 08 13 1961
Description: A pasture along Highway 60 on a foggy morning. In the middle of the pasture near a fence is a sign for "WIS 60" underneath a caricatured Native American fi...
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Cornfield with Old Sign

Date: 08 20 1961
Description: A weathered sign is posted on a fence near the edge of a cornfield. There is a patch of milkweed in front of the fence.
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Cemetery Monument

Date: 08 22 1964
Description: The Hansen monument in a Washington Island cemetery. The monument is surrounded by a cluster of Tiger Lillies which are no longer blooming.

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