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Tri City Airport

Date: 1928
Description: The Tri City Airport which served Wisconsin Rapids, Port Edwards, and Nekoosa, was organized in 1928 after the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company decided to pur...
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Feeding Logs into the Mill

Date: 1930
Description: Workers push logs floating in the Wisconsin River into alignment to enter a building for processing.
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Wisconsin Central Locomotives

Date: 02 02 1988
Description: Two Wisconsin Central Railroad locomotives near the Consolidated Papers pulpmill at Wisconsin Rapids. Snow is on the ground, and heavy smoke is coming out ...
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Wisconsin Rapids Mills

Date: 1915
Description: Mills in Wisconsin Rapids.
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Winnebago Indian Monument

Date: 1920
Description: The inscription on the rock reads: "Ah-Dah-Wa-Gam Chapter D.A.R. In recognition of the Loyalty & Patriotism of the Winnebago Indians." "General Foster Deco...
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Winnebago Indian Monument

Date: 1920
Description: In recognition of the loyalty and patronage of the Winnebago Indians.
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First National Bank

Date: 1915
Description: View across street toward the bank on a street corner. Caption reads: "First National Bank, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis."
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Grand Rapids Milling Company

Date: 1910
Description: The buildings of the Grand Rapids Milling Company. Caption reads: "Grand Rapids Milling Co."
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Wisconsin Rapids Street

Date: 03 1973
Description: Wisconsin Rapids streets near the Daly Avenue Bridge.
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Transport Gasoline Station

Date: 06 25 1968
Description: Transport gasoline station on 8th Street (STH 13) in Wisconsin Rapids, looking northeast. A sign advertises regular gasoline for sale for 33 cents per gal...
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Kelly's Liquor Store

Date: 11 08 1967
Description: Side view of Kelly's Liquor Store located on Main Street (STH 13) in Wisconsin Rapids. A Pepsi Cola delivery truck is parked in the store's parking lot.
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Mobil Station

Date: 12 04 1967
Description: Ronnie's Mobil Station located on Main Street (STH 13).
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Bill & Jim's Service Station

Date: 12 04 1967
Description: Bill and Jim Mahoney's Pure Oil Service Station located on Main Street (STH 13) in Wisconsin Rapids.
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Rog's Superette

Date: 11 12 1967
Description: Rog's Superette, a small grocery store located on Main Street (STH 13) in Wisconsin Rapids.
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Consoweld Employees

Date: 1953
Description: Group picture of some employees of the Consoweld Company (formerly the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper): Front row, left to right: John O'Leary, To...
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Consolidated Paper Glider Floor

Date: 03 03 1944
Description: CG-4A glider floor manufactured by Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company, as part of a World War II military contract. Executive Jim Plzak is examinin...
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Consolidated Paper War Work

Date: 03 03 1944
Description: Consolidated Paper executive Jim Plzak (in the suit), watches as workers pull laminate from the Number #1 press at the Consolidated Paper Company. The lam...
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Consolidated Paper Factory

Date: 1944
Description: Interior view of the Consolidated Paper Company factory showing the large treater used in the manufacture of glider parts during World War II. Ralph Turne...
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Consolidated Paper Machinery

Date: 03 03 1944
Description: A Consolidated Paper Company employee watches the paper impregnation process whereby the company made a plastic laminate product used in the manufacture of...
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Consolidated Paper Company War Work

Date: 03 1944
Description: Two employees of the Consolidated Paper Company check the quality of the laminate product emerging from the dry end of the treater. The laminate was manuf...

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