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Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Washburn

Date: 1896
Description: Bird's-eye view of Washburn, with twenty vignettes around side, water in foreground with docks and lumber corral. Thirty-three locations identified in key ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Washburn

Date: 1910
Description: Bird's-eye view looking east, with Washburn Harbor at center and Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior covering most of the upper image. Streets with buildings...
Postcard

Washburn Business District

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Description: View down street with numerous businesses on both sides along the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Street Scene, Washburn, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Walker High School

Date: 1898
Description: Walker High School, located near the intersection of Washington Avenue and West Ninth Street. View looking northwest.
Postcard

Washburn Court House

Date: 1905
Description: The Washburn Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Washburn, Wis."
Photograph

Brower Park

Date: 1904
Description: View across water towards Brower Park near Houghton Point.
Photograph

Hotel Washburn

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Description: Exterior view of the Hotel Washburn.
Photograph

Washburn City Hall

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Description: Exterior view of the Washburn City Hall, which houses the Bank of Washburn.
Photograph

Views of Washburn

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Description: A composite photograph of four views of Washburn, including Pioneer School, St. Louis Catholic Church and School, Lincoln School, and Garfield School.
Photograph

Where Washburn People Worship

Date: 1904
Description: Composite photograph of views of seven Washburn churches, including Mehtodist Church, Swedish Mission Church, Congregational Church, Norwegian Lutheran Chu...
Photograph

Washburn Public School

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Description: Exterior view of the Public School.
Photograph

Aune & Overby's Opera House Block

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Description: Exterior view of Aune & Overby's Opera House. (Incorrectly identified on the front of the photograph as Anne & Overly's Opera House.)
Photograph

W.H. Lemke General Store

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Description: Exterior view of W.H. Lemke's store, which features dry goods, carpet, and more.
Photograph

Bank of Washburn

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Description: Exterior view of the Bank of Washburn.
Photograph

D.W. Corning Groceries on Street Corner

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Description: Panoramic view of a street corner. Commercial buildings are along the street on the left, including D.W. Corning Groceries. A large group of people are on ...
Photograph

Phillips 66

Date: 1938
Description: View across road of the Route 66 service station. Automobiles and a Phillips 66 Chequamegon Oil Co. truck are in the parking lot. Signs around the Route 66...
Photograph

Meyer's Cafe

Date: 1936
Description: View across street of a wooden corner building with large plate glass windows and a sign advertising Meyer's Cafe. An advertisement is painted on the side ...
Photograph

Washburn High School

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Washburn High School, a two-story cut stone building with an attic and raised basement in the Romanesque architectural style. There is...
Photograph

Airplane Flying Low Over Airfield

Date: 1932
Description: View of a man flying an airplane low over the airfield. He is wearing goggles and waving at the photogarpher. In the background is a barn and trees.
Postcard

Historical Museum and Cultural Center

Date: 1990
Description: Text on front reads: "Washburn, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Washburn Historical Museum and Cultural Center. National Register of Historical Places. Washburn, ...

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