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First Streetcars in Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: First electric street railway service in Wisconsin.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Appleton

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Appleton.
Photograph

Atlas Mill

Date: 1922
Description: View across water towards the Atlas Mill. The paper making mill on the Fox River was built in 1878 and proved that paper could be made efficiently from gro...
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First Central Station

Date: 1882
Description: Building housing the very first central electric light station for distribution of incandescent lighting. The sign on the building reads: "Vulcan St."
Photograph

Armory Company G, 2nd Infantry

Date: 1906
Description: Armory Company G, 2nd Infantry.
Postcard

Appleton Public Library and City Hall

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Appleton Public Library and City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall and Public Library, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Appleton Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: The interior of the Appleton Public Library. Caption reads: "Interior of Public Library, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Congregational Church

Date: 
Description: View across street towards the Congregational church.
Photograph

Electric Light & Power Company

Date: 1922
Description: Appleton Wisconsin Electric Light and Power Plant, 1922. Switchboard equipment of the plant, which began operating in September of 1822, is at the State Hi...
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Freight Steamer "Cornucopia"

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view from hill of the freight steamer "Cornucopia" loading hides at the Hammond Brothers warehouse, with Lawrence University buildings on the hill...
Photograph

Buildings on the Fox at Grand Chute

Date: 1870
Description: View from a hillside of either houses or factory buildings on the Fox River near a dam.
Postcard

John Street Bridge

Date: 09 18 1907
Description: John Street Bridge crossing the river on the left, with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the distance on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Joh...
Postcard

John Street Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of John Street Bridge. Caption reads: "John Street Bridge, Appleton, Wis. Largest stone arch bridge in Wisconsin." A railroad bridge runs acr...
Postcard

John Street Bridge

Date: 
Description: View of the John Street Bridge on the right crossing over the Fox River.
Photograph

Lawrence College Memorial Chapel

Date: 1925
Description: Lawrence College, now Lawrence University, Memorial Chapel.
Photograph

Lawrence College, Main Hall

Date: 1948
Description: Lawrence College, Main Hall.
Postcard

Lawrence College Campus

Date: 1906
Description: View across street toward campus. Two men are standing on the sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Lawrence College Campus, Appleton, Wis."
Photograph

Underwood Observatory

Date: 1930
Description: Underwood Observatory at Lawrence College.
Postcard

Worcester Art Center

Date: 1953
Description: View of the front of the art center. Caption reads: "The Worcester Art Center, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Science Hall

Date: 1906
Description: Science Hall at Lawrence College. Caption reads: "Lawrence University, Science Hall, Appleton, Wis."

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