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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
Photograph

Twelve Mile House

Date: 1935
Description: An old house in a rural area, with some broken windows, and a road in the foreground.
Photograph

H.S. Allen Homestead

Date: 1900
Description: View from road of exterior of house on the H.S. Allen homestead. The house has a widow's walk and a wrap-around porch. There are many large trees on the pr...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: An engraving of an elevated view of the Leinenkugel brewery, est. 1867, located at 5 Jefferson Avenue.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

F.G. and C.A. Stanley Manufacturing Plant Yard

Date: 1903
Description: Several buildings in the complex of the F.G. and C.A. Stanley Manufacturing Plant. The largest building is labeled "F.G. and C.A. Stanley." A smaller build...
Postcard

View Down Dirt Road

Date: 1905
Description: View down dirt road with a tree on the left, and a building (house?) on the right. More buildings are further down the road. Caption reads: "Scene at New A...
Photograph

International G-61 Oil Truck

Date: 05 1921
Description: A man drives an International Model G-61 truck on a rural road with power lines. The truck was operated by G.E. Hutchinson's Standard Oil Company business.
Photograph

Building a Wood Block Road

Date: 1903
Description: Men working on a wood block road.
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down retail street. Cars are parked along the curbs. The stores include: Victrola's dealer, a cafe, a recreation parlor, a restaurant, a clothing stor...
Photograph

Bridge and Water Tower

Date: 1927
Description: View down middle of metal bridge across the Cornell Flowage. Across the lake, there is the pulpwood stacker on the left and a water tower on the right near...
Map or Atlas

Map of Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This early 20th century map of Chippewa County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, schoo...
Map or Atlas

Map of Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Date: 1918
Description: This 1918 map of Chippewa County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, rural residences, churches, schools, ...
Map or Atlas

Highway Map of Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: This road map of Chippewa County, Wisconsin, dates to around 1930. It shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, railroads, l...
Map or Atlas

Map of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Date: 1951
Description: This map of Chippewa Falls shows the city of Chippewa River, city limits, roads, highways, fair grounds, and parks.
Map or Atlas

City of Chippewa Falls

Date: 1938
Description: This map shows plat of town, land ownership by name, city limits, section boundaries, wards, local roads, railroads, parks, fairgrounds, cemeteries, locati...
Postcard

Memorial High School and Notre Dame Church

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored postcard view looking up a unpaved road and sidewalk at McDonell Memorial High School and Notre Dame church with the nuns' convent in the back...
Postcard

Lovers' Lane, Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: View down tree-lined "lovers' lane" on a hill along a stone wall and rock outcroppings in Irvine Park. Caption reads: "Lovers' Lane, Irvine Park, Chippewa ...
Postcard

Bridge and Rocky Scenery at Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: View of a bend in Duncan Creek with a bridge, trees, a quarried rock face and road in Irvine Park (probably the "Bear Cage Road"). Caption reads: "Bridge a...

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