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Native American Mother

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Description: A Chippewa mother with two children at Minocqua, Wisconsin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the first ...
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Minocqua Town Scene

Date: 1890
Description: A view of the town of Minocqua.
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Minocqua From Clawson's Hill

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Description: Elevated view of Minocqua from Clawson's Hill. Caption reads: "Minocqua Wisconsin From Clawson's Hill."
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: Panoramic View of Minocqua, Wis." A railroad bridge is in the foreground.
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View of Minocqua from Boxcar

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view of the town from a boxcar. People are posing in the street on the right. A lake is in the upper right, and railroad tracks and a rail car are...
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View of Minocqua from Boxcar

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view of the town from a boxcar. A railroad train is headed towards a bridge over the lake. Caption reads: The ideal fishing resort of the One Thou...
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Car on Dirt Road

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Description: Near Lake Minocqua. View of rear of car driving on narrow dirt road lined with trees along lake which is on the right. A barn and silo are on the shoreline...
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Snowstorm over Harbor

Date: 09 27 1942
Description: Labeled as a "freak" snowstorm. A boathouse takes up the majority of the image, with a flag flying over the boathouse. The lake is not frozen, but ice and...
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Vine-Covered Birdhouse

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Description: Man standing near Purple Martin birdhouse on a tall post, near a border of flowering bushes. There are houses in the background.
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Minocqua Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: According to the Minocqua Times, work on this yellow-glazed brick station, which stands at 329 Front Street, began in late 1931.
Postcard

C.M. & St. P. Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: View from water of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad bridge. Probably over a stretch of Kawaguasaga Lake. There is a stairway leading to the wate...
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Bushel of Potatoes

Date: 09 26 1895
Description: A pile of potatoes, weighing one hundred and seventy-four pounds, sits next to an overturned bushel basket on the potato field of Henry Kuepper. Stumps and...
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Winterama

Date: 01 1968
Description: Groups of people are walking or standing downtown along the snow-covered street at night. Snowmobiles are parked in the right foreground. A banner stretchi...
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Winterama

Date: 01 1968
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people with snowmobiles standing on both sides of a snowy street downtown. There is a sign for a barbershop on the left, and a ...
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Battle of the Muskies

Date: 09 25 1937
Description: After a long day of fishing, the governors of three states are posing with ten muskies hanging from a birch log wired to two trees. Known as the "Battle of...
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Ice Palace

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Description: Ice palace at night. There is a wooden door on the front of the ice block building. Caption reads: "Ice Palace, Minocqua, Wis."
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Curley's Tavern

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Description: Interior view of the bar, and an exterior view of the facade. Text reads: "Everybody Goes to . . Curley's Tavern, Minocqua, Wisconsin, Chinese and American...
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Curley's Tavern

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Description: Exterior view of Curley's Tavern at night. A neon sign on the top of the building reads: "Curley's Tavern, Nite Club" and there are also two neon signs for...
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Assemblyman Paul R. Alfonsi

Date: 1961
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Republican State Assemblyman Paul R. Alfonsi, who represented Iron, Vilas, and Oneida counties. Alfonsi served in the Assembly p...

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