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Yacht Club

Date: 1915
Description: View across water towards a pier and the Yacht Club at the shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof. Caption reads: "Club House and...
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Yacht Club

Date: 1914
Description: View down pier towards the Yacht Club on shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof. Caption reads: "Oshkosh Yacht Club, Oshkosh, Wis...
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Yacht Club

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Description: View across water towards the Yacht Club on the shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof. A boat is near the pier on the right. Cap...
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Washington Street

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Description: View down center of tree-lined street. Caption reads: "Washington Street, near C. & N. W. Depot, Oshkosh, Wis."
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Washington Street

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Description: View down Washington Street. There is a tall, narrow tower in the right foreground near the curb. Caption reads: "Washington Street, Oshkosh, Wis."
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Stein's Shop

Date: 1915
Description: View from street of Stein's Shop. Caption reads: "Stein's, At Oshkosh, Wis." and "The World's Unique Shop." A colored postcard of the women's clothing stor...
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State Normal School

Date: 1900
Description: View across street towards the school building. Caption reads: "State Normal School—Oshkosh, Wis."
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St. Mary's Church

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view from street towards the front and right side of St. Mary's Church.
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Oshkosh Public Library

Date: 1908
Description: View across street towards the Oshkosh Public Library, located on Washington Avenue. The cornerstone was laid in May of 1899 and the library was finally co...
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Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the Post Office. The first post office in Oshkosh was established in the 1840s, and the postmaster was Joseph Jackson. Caption reads: "Pos...
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Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the post office. The first post office in Oshkosh was established in the 1840s, and the postmaster was Joseph Jackson. Caption r...
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Post Office

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Description: Exterior view from street towards the post office. The first post office in Oshkosh was established in the 1840s, and the postmaster was Joseph Jackson. Ca...
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Hotel Athearn

Date: 1937
Description: View across intersection towards the Hotel Athearn, which was built in 1891 across the street from the Grand Opera House. It was designed by the same man t...
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Diamond Match Company

Date: 1920
Description: View across intersection toward the Diamond Match Company. Caption reads: "Diamond Match Co., Oshkosh, Wis.
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Diamond Match Company

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Description: Diamond Match Factory. At the time it was built, it was the largest factory of its kind in America. Caption reads: "New Diamond Match Factory, Oshkosh, Wis...
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Hotel Athearn

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the Athearn Hotel, located across the street from the Grand Opera House. Designed by the same man who designed the opera house, ...
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Hotel Athearn

Date: 1905
Description: Hotel Athearn, which was built across the street from the Grand Opera House. Designed by William Waters. Caption reads: "Athearn Hotel, Oshkosh, Wis."
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway

Date: 1905
Description: Passenger station of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Depot, Oshkosh, Wis."
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Lakeside Sanitarium

Date: 1910
Description: Lakeside Sanitarium located on Washington Street. Caption reads: "Lakeside Sanitarium, Oshkosh, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1946
Description: View of Main Street, with cars driving on both sides of the street. Commercial buildings are on the left. Caption reads: "Kodachrome by Charles Edquist: an...

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