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Cooking with Mrs. Jones

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Description: Agricultural extension cooking class, probably at Wausau, supervised by Nellie Kedzie Jones.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: The Daddy of Them All

Date: 08 05 1922
Description: Two fishermen on a lake catch a giant fish. Both of the fishermen are wearing hats and one is smoking a pipe. A dock and the tip of a boat are in the foreg...
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Man Laid Out in Coffin

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Description: Deceased body of a man in coffin.
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Three Men in front of Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1895
Description: Three men and a horse standing in front of a blacksmith shop which has a sign above the doorway advertising M. Karger and Brothers Clothing and Furnishing ...
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Stubb's Tavern

Date: 1938
Description: Men drinking in the bar at Stubb's Tavern.
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Fred Platner at the Wausau Steel Corporation

Date: 10 22 1980
Description: Holocaust survivor Fred Platner at his place of business, the Wausau Steel Corporation.
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Portrait of Fred Platner at his Wausau Residence

Date: 10 20 1980
Description: Portrait of Holocaust survivor Fred Platner at his Wausau residence.
Photograph

Mrs. Theophilus Smith

Date: 1914
Description: A portrait of the photographer's mother-in-law, Harriet Millard Smith. She sits in a chair next to a window.
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Mary E. Smith

Date: 1903
Description: An outdoor portrait of Mary E. Smith, taken by her husband Dr. Joseph F. Smith. Mrs. Smith is sitting in the grass, and wears an elaborate hat decorated wi...
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Two Children and Adult on Porch

Date: 1910
Description: Two children, a boy and a girl, stand on a porch. A woman in a dress (face obscured) crouches behind the two children.
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Rock Quarry

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Description: A young man sits atop a large boulder in a rock quarry.
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Cutler Post, Grand Army of the Republic

Date: 1900
Description: Cutler Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. The buildings shown behind the group, as well as the monument, are at the old Marathon County Jail and Sheri...
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Log Jam on Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Two women and one man in street clothes and wearing hats posing among the logs of a large log jam on the Wisconsin River.
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Scott Street

Date: 1936
Description: View of Scott Street looking west. There are automobiles parked on each side of the snowy street, and two men are standing on the corner holding shovels. S...
Photograph

Alexander Stewart Lumber Company

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Description: A view of the Alexander Stewart Lumber Company, at 502 3rd Street. Several men are fishing off the bridge/dam over the river.
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Rib Mountain

Date: 1936
Description: A view from below of a lookout area filled with visitors on Rib Mountain.
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Marathon County Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Marathon County Park. Many children are playing in the water surrounding a stone fountain, while others watch from the benches.
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Marathon County Courthouse

Date: 
Description: View from street of the Marathon County Courthouse, "Bet 3rd and 4th, Jefferson and Scott Streets". Men and women are crossing the snowy streets near parke...
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Man Atop Rock Pile

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Description: View from below of a man, sitting atop a large rock pile/quarry in the vicinity of Wausau.
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Children at Park Playground

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Description: A view of children playing on the swingset, slide, and other playground equipment at a park. A wooden building is located behind the playground, and the pa...

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