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Trolley

Date: 02 27 1930
Description: Six men posing with the first trackless trolley. Wisconsin Valley Electric Company #4.
Photograph

Kaminski Wreck

Date: 07 04 1914
Description: The wreck of John Kaminski's plane, where he had been scheduled to fly at the Fourth of July festivities.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Merrill

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye view of Merrill.
Photograph

First Passenger Train at Merrill

Date: 05 18 1885
Description: Elevated view of the first passenger train to arrive at Merrill, a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway train. The passengers are waiting on a platform an...
Postcard

Merrill Railroad Depot

Date: 
Description: Colorized view of a crowd at the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul station. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. P. Depot Depot, Merrill, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down center of unpaved street with storefronts on both sides. Caption reads: "Main Street, Tomahawk, Wis."
Photograph

Veterans' Hospital

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of a veterans' hospital, surrounded by trees.
Postcard

Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View down center of Wisconsin Avenue, with commercial buildings and storefronts on both sides. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Ave. on a Quiet Sunday Morning, To...
Photograph

View Down Tomahawk Street

Date: 1900
Description: Panoramic view from right side of street of downtown area. In the right foreground is a man walking near the curb near a sign for a bakery. Further down th...
Postcard

Hotel Badger

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the hotel on a corner. Horse-drawn vehicles are in the street. Caption reads: "Hotel Badger, Merrill, Wis."
Postcard

Badger Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View across street towards the Badger Hotel. Caption reads: "Badger Hotel, Merrill, Wis."
Postcard

City Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View across street toward City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall, Merrill, Wis."
Postcard

Merrill City Hall and Library

Date: 1910
Description: Merrill's City Hall and Library. Men are posing in front.
Postcard

German Lutheran Church

Date: 1910
Description: View across street toward the church. Caption reads: "German Lutheran Church, Merrill, Wis."
Postcard

First National Bank

Date: 1910
Description: The First National Bank on East Main Street. In the distance is the Court House. Caption reads: "First National Bank and East Main Street, Merrill, Wis."
Photograph

Neighborhood in Merrill

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of a neighborhood in Merrill.
Photograph

Theta Mead in Wagon

Date: 1922
Description: Theta Mead in a horse-drawn wagon along with another woman and three children.
Photograph

Heafford Junction Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: When Phil Kilinski built this unique Dutch Mill gas station six miles north of Tomahawk in the mid 1940s, he created a whimsical attraction that successful...
Photograph

Heafford Junction Service Station Detail (Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe)

Date: 2008
Description: The windmill structure continues to attract travelers, but not for gasoline or bait, but for ice cream.
Photograph

Saint Mary's Church and Parsonage

Date: 
Description: Exterior of Saint Mary's Church and Parsonage. The view from across the street shows a United States Flag in front of the parsonage. Caption reads: "St. Ma...

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