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Plat of Fond du Lac

Date: 1800
Description: Ink and watercolor on tracing paper. Shows plat of town, local streets, Fond du Lac River, and part of Lake Winnebago.
Photograph

"Pioneer Military Road" Plaque Marker

Date: 
Description: Plaque marker identifying the “Pioneer Military Road” route from Fort Howard at Green Bay to Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien.
Photograph

Bill Casper and Green Bay Packers Shanty

Date: 1998
Description: Bill Casper, of Fond du Lac, preparing to transport his iconic Green Bay Packers ice shanty to the 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall ...
Photograph

Christian Casper Painting Ice Shanty

Date: 1998
Description: Christian Casper, grandson of Bill Casper, touching up the paint on Bill’s iconic Green Bay Packers ice shanty in Fond du Lac, before it is transported to ...
Postcard

Fond du Lac, Wis.

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of central Fond Du Lac. Lake Winnebago is in the distance. Churches and other buildings are in the foreground. Caption reads: "Fond du Lac, W...
Postcard

Main Street, Looking South, Showing the Hotel Erving

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street with the E.R Smith Printing Company on the left and the Hotel Erving on the right. Buggies and bicycles are on the street. There is a t...
Postcard

St. Mary's Springs Sanitarium

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Description: St. Mary's Springs Sanitarium — two stone buildings. One with turrets, and the other with a balcony. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Springs Sanitarium, near Fo...
Postcard

St. Mary's Catholic Church and School

Date: 1916
Description: St. Mary's Church, a white stone building and St. Mary's School, a red brick building. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Catholic Church & School, Fond Du Lac, Wi...
Postcard

St. Joseph's Church

Date: 1908
Description: View across street towards the church on a street corner. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Church, Fond du Lac, Wis." Penciled note on reverse reads: "Burned i...
Postcard

Lincoln School

Date: 1910
Description: View of Lincoln School. Caption reads: Lincoln School, Fond du Lac, Wis."
Postcard

Hotel Retlaw

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Description: Illustration of the Hotel Retlaw. Caption reads: "Hotel Retlaw, Fond du Lac, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "Hotel Retlaw Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Walter S...
Postcard

New Congregational Church

Date: 1909
Description: Color illustration of the new Congregational Church that replaced the one destroyed by fire. Caption reads: "New Congregational Church, Fond du Lac, Wis."
Postcard

Scott Street Boat Landing

Date: 1911
Description: Color illustration of several small boathouses along an outlet of Lake Winnebago. A sailboat is moored in the foreground. Caption reads: "Scott Street Boat...
Postcard

View on Lake Winnebago

Date: 1909
Description: Scene at the lake front of Lake Winnebago. A steamer is on the lake, and a rowboat is pulled up on the shore near a pier. Caption reads: "View on Lake Winn...
Photograph

Bullis and Robbins, Livery Stable

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Description: Albumen print of a livery stable on an unpaved street with wooden boardwalks. The name of the stable is "Bullis and Robbins. Livery Stable." A sign on the ...
Manuscript

Bechaud Brewery Letterhead

Date: 07 26 1940
Description: The letterhead for the Bechaud Brewery, advertising Empire Beer. The logo is blue and red.
Photograph

James Monroe Gillet

Date: 1845
Description: Waist-up portrait of James Monroe Gillet, around the time he founded the newspaper The Fond du Lac Whig.
Photograph

James Monroe Gillet

Date: 1871
Description: Portrait of James Monroe Gillet, a lawyer and founder of the Fond du Lac Whig. Caption reads: "James Monroe Gillet, Born April 24, 1821. Married Emm...

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