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Chippewa Falls from the South Side

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Description: Elevated view from south side of the Chippewa River, with a bridge crossing it and buildings on both sides of the river. A bluff rises on the far side of t...
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Hand Engine of Volunteer Fire Department

Date: 1887
Description: Peter Selb, Ben Dietrich, J.A. Lockwood, Matt Dietrich, and John Downing pose around the hand engine of the volunteer fire department. All but Selb were ch...
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J.A. Taylor Steamer #1

Date: 1905
Description: Fire department steamer #1 fire engine, named after hotel proprietor J.A. Taylor.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chippewa Falls.
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Chippewa Falls Riverfront

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Description: Elevated view of the riverfront, railroad tracks, and river, "as viewed from Joseph McGuire's."
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Department Store Interior

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Description: Several men and women standing inside a department store next to tables piled with bolts of fabric. The store has a pressed tin ceiling.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1895
Description: View of Methodist Episcopal Church or Emma Suxton Memorial Church.
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Irvine Park Bandstand

Date: 1930
Description: Bandstand in Irvine Park.
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Chippewa Shoe Company

Date: 1900
Description: The square, four-story brick Chippewa Shoe Company building, located at the intersection of Bay Street and River Street looking North. There is a fire esca...
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Duncan Creek

Date: 1905
Description: Duncan Creek with McDonnell High School and a church in the background.
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Evangelical Church in Chippewa Falls

Date: 1876
Description: Front entrance to the Evangelical Church, founded in approximately 1876.
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Glen and Star's Mill

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards two men standing facing each other just outside the front entrance to Glen and Star's Mill, near a brewery. There is snow on the g...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view from hill of Grand Avenue. A young boy is posing against a large tree in the right foreground looking out over the town.
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Hoenig Brothers Store

Date: 1900
Description: Hoenig Brothers & Co. two-story hardware and undertaking storefront. A man stands to the left of the building.
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Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: An engraving of an elevated view of the Leinenkugel brewery, est. 1867, located at 5 Jefferson Avenue.
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J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
Postcard

Public Library

Date: 1913
Description: Front view of the Chippewa Falls public library building. Caption reads: "Public Library, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Stanley Lumber Company Offices in Chippewa Falls

Date: 1903
Description: Stanley Lumber Company's office entrance way and porch. Built about 1890.
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Stanley Hotel in Chippewa Falls

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the Stanley Hotel on a corner, with large electricity poles on the sidewalk in front.
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F.G. and C.A. Stanley Manufacturing Plant

Date: 1900
Description: F.G. and C.A. Stanley Manufacturing Plant. There is a plank sidewalk in the foreground.

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