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Railroad Track Clean-up

Date: 1910
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive #2035 and a work train on a track clean-up assignment. Locomotive #102 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 18...
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1910
Description: Doty's Loggery. Caption printed under image reads: "Governor James Duane Doty, in 1845, built this log house on Doty's Island (Menasha), and resided there ...
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First Ward School

Date: 1887
Description: Exterior of the First Ward School.
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High School

Date: 1887
Description: View from street towards the school building. There is a small group of children sitting on the front steps.
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Park Row

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Description: Looking east on Park Row, with several large buildings lining the right side of the street. Smaller buildings are near a shoreline on the left.
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Presbyterian Church

Date: 1870
Description: Presbyterian church (old church). Caption reads: "Old Church, 1865-71".
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Presbyterian Church

Date: 1901
Description: Presbyterian Church (new church). Caption reads: "New Church, 1901".
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Roberts' Resort

Date: 1965
Description: Roberts' Resort on Doty Island.
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Fourth Ward School

Date: 1887
Description: Side view of Fourth Ward School, surrounded by wooden fence.
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Second Ward School

Date: 1887
Description: Exterior view of Second Ward School. Newly planted trees with wood supports are in the yard surrounding the school.
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Third Ward School

Date: 1887
Description: Exterior view of the Third Ward School.
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East Wisconsin Avenue Methodist Church

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of East Wisconsin Avenue Methodist Church. Snow is on the ground.
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East Wisconsin Avenue Methodist Church

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of East Wisconsin Avenue Methodist Church. A man is standing on the sidewalk in front.
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Babcock House

Date: 1883
Description: Exterior view of the Babcock home, a Queen Ann style structure at 537 E. Wisconsin Avenue. People, presumably the Babcock family, are standing in front of ...
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Babcock House

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Babcock home, a Queen Anne style structure at 537 E. Wisconsin Avenue. The family stands on the porch.
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Loggery Cottage

Date: 1890
Description: The “loggery” cottage built for James Duane Doty.
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The Menasha

Date: 08 1927
Description: A description of this photograph provided by Ernst Schmidt reads: "The government river inspection boat with the 'Mystery' tied to her and the 'Bottoms Up'...
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Treaty Elm

Date: 1900
Description: A giant specimen of Ulmus americana, captioned "Old Council Tree," standing along the Fox river. Houses are along the far shoreline; a wooden fence ...

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