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Berlin Woolen Mills Letterhead

Date: 1876
Description: Letterhead of the Berlin Woolen Mills bearing an engraving of the factory, which is unusual because of its French Mansard roof.
Photograph

Berlin Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Edward and Walter Biegick started with a tire-repair shop in 1918 and went on to operate a service station and large automobile dealership in downtown Berl...
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Wisconsin Granite Company Quarry

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Description: Ladders extend into the quarry at Wisconsin Granite Company, and factory buildings and towers can be seen above. Three men stand near a railroad car at the...
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Rock Crusher

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Description: A man stands outside the rock crusher at the Wisconsin Granite Company quarry. To the right, railroad tracks span the side of the building.
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Quarry

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Description: View looking down at wooden structures at the bottom of a quarry. A barn is in the background at the top of the quarry.
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Scene Along Fox River

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Description: View of the Fox River. Small boats are docked along the left bank where factory buildings stand. The facade features advertisements for Wrigley's Spearmint...
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Fox River Looking North

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Description: View of the Fox River, taken from a bridge looking north. Allen Lumber Company, founded in 1888, stands on the right bank. A sign on the building states, "...
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Bridge on Fox River

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Description: View of a bridge on the Fox River. A sign on a factory building on the right states: "Farm Implements, Wagons, Carriages, Etc." Further in the distance is ...
Postcard

A Pit at the "Klondike" Granite Quarry

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a quarry with water at the bottom. Caption reads: "A Pit at the 'Klondike' Granite Quarry, Berlin, Wis."
Postcard

55 Ft. Ladder in Quarry

Date: 1904
Description: Photographic postcard view of the bottom of the quarry, with a ladder from the bottom of the pit to top. There is a shed at the foot of the ladder. Caption...
Postcard

View of Quarry from Cemetery

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Description: Partially colorized view looking down at a quarry. On the other side of the quarry is the town of Berlin, with dwellings and commercial buildings. Caption ...
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Wisconsin Granite Company — Granite Quarry

Date: 1910
Description: View towards railroad tracks and men working with large pieces of stone. In the distance is the town of Berlin. Caption at bottom reads: "Granite Quarry — ...

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