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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Street parade rig, apparently to agitate against delays in construction of a railroad to connect Manitowoc to the west. In the background is a store owned ... |
| Date: | 02 12 1984 |
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| Description: | A man shows his cow in front of Penneys during an auction held at the Mid-Cities Mall. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | An advertising brochure for the Invincible Cabin Monoplane, an airplane briefly manufactured by the Invincible Metal Furniture Company of Manitowoc. Text o... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A single passenger awaits the arrival of a train at the Valders station. The train, which is a mixed local on the Manitowoc line, is being pulled by Minnea... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Historical marker dedicated in 1922 on the site of a trading post. It was established in 1792 by Jacques Vieau as an agent of the Northwest Fur Company. Th... |
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| Description: | View across road towards E.C. Berner's Ice Cream Parlor, where the first ice cream sundae is said to have been made in 1881. A woman is standing behind the... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the hospital. Caption reads: "Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, Wis." |
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| Description: | Jacques Vieau, agent for the Northwest Fur Company of Montreal, built a trading post here in 1796, on what is now called Jambo Creek after the nickname the... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Sunday morning traffic on the corner of Washington and South 8th Streets in Manitowoc. |
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| Description: | Two men and a horse and carriage outside of Thompson Store. A dog is sitting in the open doorway at the corner of the building. A sign on the side reads: "... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Detour sign posted by the Wisconsin Highway Commission, the predecessor of the Department of Transportation, in Manitowoc showing a confusing detour route ... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Outline map of Manitowoc County. Includes engraving of Wisconsin State Seal at bottom right. |
| Date: | 09 28 1918 |
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| Description: | Soldiers parade with guns bearing American flags past Schuette Brothers clothing store at the corner of S. 8th and Jay Streets as spectators look on. There... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Group of schoolchildren posed sitting and standing on a fallen tree trunk. They are dressed in their finest clothes for a school photograph. One of the boy... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Turner Opera Hose with the Manitowoc County Courthouse in the background. Horses pull a wagonload of hay at right. Caption reads: "The... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Schuette Brothers Store on S. Eighth Street. There are two horse-drawn vehicles in front of the store. There is a small mannequin in the s... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Men who worked for Schuette Brothers Store assembled in front of the store. There are horses on both sides of the photograph, and the one on the right is p... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from street of Rand & Roemer Hardware Co. and Henry Hinrich's Drug Store. Also visible are Rand & Roemer Ship Chandlery (nautical supply), Ra... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Group of five men standing in front of Rand and Roemer Hardware Company store. Many items can be seen on the sidewalk and through the store windows, includ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Frank Pelishek standing in front of his grocery store. Items on display in front of the store include brooms, candy, bananas, seed packets, and flower pots... |
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