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Chief Oshkosh Remembrance

Date: 05 25 1926
Description: Menominee Indians eating lunch together on Chief Oshkosh Day, May 25, 1926, "the occasion of the removal of the chief's remains from an unmarked grave besi...
Book or Pamphlet

Oshkosh Motor Trucks

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of the Oshkosh 4-Wheel Drive Motor Truck catalog. Oshkosh Truck Corporation was founded in Oshkosh in 1917. Still headquartered in Oshkosh, t...
Photograph

Oshkosh State Teachers College

Date: 1925
Description: View from street of the main building of Oshkosh State Teachers College. Today this building is incorporated into the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Snow...
Postcard

State Normal School

Date: 1925
Description: View across lawn towards the State Normal building (Dempsy Hall), at the State Normal School. This building was built in 1918, after a fire destroyed the m...
Photograph

Oshkosh State College

Date: 1925
Description: View of the campus of Oshkosh State College, later known as Oshkosh State Teacher's College.
Photograph

Sawyer House

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the home of Senator Philetus Sawyer. Sawyer was mayor of Oshkosh from 1863 to 1864, and served on the House of Representatives fro...
Postcard

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...
Photograph

Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1922
Description: View of the statue dedicated to Chief Oshkosh of the Menominee Tribe. Sculpted by Trentanove. Located in Menominee Park, formerly North Park.
Photograph

Oshkosh Public Museum

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Oshkosh Public Museum, formerly the Sawer Foundation and the residence of Edgar Sawyer. The home was built in 1908 and became a museum in 1924....
Photograph

Hay House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the S.M. Hay house. Samuel M. Hay was president of the National Bank of Oshkosh and of the Hay Hardware Company.
Photograph

Fraternal Reserve Association Building

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company" and "May 1915". Text on right reads: "F. R. A. Building" and "Library". The image includes a view of ...
Postcard

Diamond Match Company

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

Camp Bragg Tablet

Date: 1920
Description: View of the memorial to Camp Bragg, with a tablet, located in Menominee Park. It is surrounded by Civil War cannons. Snow is on the ground, and buildings a...
Photograph

Camp Bragg Tablet

Date: 1920
Description: Close-up of the plaque on the memorial to Camp Bragg, located in Menominee Park. It reads: "Camp Bragg Memorial Near this spot in the autumn of 1862 the 21...
Photograph

Bashford Residence

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the Bashford residence, home of Coles Bashford.
Photograph

Allouez Monument

Date: 1921
Description: The Allouez Monument, located in Menominee Park. A large group of people are gathered around the monument. The monument marks the place where Father Claude...
Poster

Oshkosh Homecoming Poster

Date: 1922
Description: Homecoming poster promoting the football game between Oshkosh Normal and Superior Normal on Saturday, October 14th at 2:30 pm.
Print

Ku Klux Klan Souvenir Programme

Date: 1925
Description: Cover design of a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) programme from a State Klonvokation featuring an American flag.
Photograph

Ice and Coal Wagon

Date: 09 20 1926
Description: Oshkosh Pure Ice and Coal Co. horse-drawn wagon. Note on back: #3, camera pointing west and set 23 feet east of east curb, east wheel of wagon was 3 feet w...
Photograph

Ice and Coal Wagon

Date: 09 15 1926
Description: Oshkosh Pure Ice and Coal Co. horse-drawn wagon as seen from the back. Two blocks of ice are visible in the wagon. Note on back: Sept. 15, 1926-4:30 pm. Ne...

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