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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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Post Office

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of post office. The first post office in Oshkosh was established in the 1840s, and the postmaster was Joseph Jackson. Caption reads: "The Pos...
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Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1950
Description: Oshkosh, head chief of the Menominee Indian Tribe. Side view of the heroic bronze statue by Gaetano Trentanove (Florentine). Unveiled June 21, 1911 in Meno...
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Chief Oshkosh Statue

Date: 1936
Description: Chief Oshkosh's statue and grave. Located in Menominee Park, formerly North Park.
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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.
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Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1912
Description: Statue of Chief Oshkosh of the Menominee Tribe. Sculpted by Trentanove and located in Menominee Park. The statue honors the man who gave his name to the ci...
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Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1911
Description: A statue of Oshkosh, head chief of the Menominee Indian Tribe in North Park (Menominee Park). Sculpted by Gaetano Trentanove of Florence, Italy. Unveiled J...
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Oshkosh Public Museum

Date: 1952
Description: The Oshkosh Public Museum. Occupies the former home of Edgar Sawyer, lumberman and businessman. It was built in 1908 and became a museum in 1924. This muse...
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Oshkosh Public Museum

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Oshkosh Public Museum in the winter months with snow on the ground. Formerly the home of Edgar Sawyer. The home was built in 1908 and became a ...
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Paine Lumber Co.

Date: 1911
Description: Log entrance of the Paine Lumber Co. Edward L. Paine founded the lumber mill in 1853 on the east bank of the Fox River. Caption reads: "Log Entrance, Paine...
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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....
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Paine Lumber Co. on Fox River

Date: 1910
Description: View of Paine Lumber Company from across the Fox River. Pilings are in the foreground. Founded in 1853 by Edward L. Paine, located on the east bank of the ...
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Osborn House

Date: 1955
Description: A distant view across snow-covered towards the residence of J.H. Osborn. Osborn moved to Oshkosh in 1844 from New York City. He farmed, traded real estate,...
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Osborn House

Date: 1955
Description: View from street towards the residence of J.H. Osborn. Snow is on the ground. Osborn moved to Oshkosh permanently in 1844 from New York City. He farmed, tr...
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Osborn House

Date: 1955
Description: View from street towards the residence of J.H. Osborn. Osborn moved to Oshkosh permanently in 1844 from New York City. He farmed, traded real estate, and w...
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Osborn House

Date: 1890
Description: View towards the original house on the Osborn homestead, built in 1844 when J.H. Osborn moved to Oshkosh permanently from New York City.
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Oshkosh Opera House

Date: 1900
Description: Stereograph of the interior of the Oshkosh Opera House, located on High Street. This opera house was built in 1883 and was renovated in the 1980s.
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Opera House

Date: 1883
Description: The Oshkosh Grand Opera House. This is the interior elevated view showing the curtain painted by Louis Kindt of Kenosha, which depicts a scene from Goethe'...

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