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Horse and Buggy on a Country Road

Date: 1906
Description: View down tree-lined country road near Wausau, taken by Dr. Joseph Smith, talented amateur photographer. It depicts women (probably members of his family) ...
Photograph

Wausau Airport Groundbreaking

Date: 1928
Description: The groundbreaking ceremony for the new airport hangar at Wausau. Governor Fred R. Zimmerman, who can be seen on the right, (elevated above the crowd and w...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Wausau

Date: 1879
Description: This map is a bird's-eye view of Wausau, the County Seat of Marathon County. The map features an index of points of interest.
Photograph

Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
Photograph

Milwaukee Road Repair Crew

Date: 09 1980
Description: View down tracks of a repair crew working on Milwaukee Road tracks, near Rothschild, using a crane to help lift a rail. An unidentified highway bridge over...
Photograph

Wausau Paper Mills

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the Wausau paper mills, with smokestacks in the center, and trees and water in the foreground.
Photograph

Wausau Memorial Hospital

Date: 1945
Description: View of the Wausau Memorial Hospital, with the Wisconsin River in the foreground.
Photograph

View of Wausau

Date: 1900
Description: Panoramic elevated view over trees towards a residential area in Wausau, Wisconsin. Hills are in the distance.
Photograph

Elevated View of Wausau in Summer

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of Wausau from the edge of town looking toward residences and businesses. Hills are in the far background.
Photograph

Elevated View of Wausau in Winter

Date: 1912
Description: Winter view over fields of town with hills in the far background.
Postcard

View of Wausau

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Wausau with the residential area in the foreground and a business district in the background. Caption reads: "A View of Wausau, Wis."
Photograph

Stewart Residence, Wausau, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Stewart residence from the road. There is a stone wall along the sidewalk and a gate in front of the walkway to the front steps.
Postcard

Alexander Stewart Lumber Company

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view toward the lumber company. A bridge over a river is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Looking South from City Hall Tower, Wausau, Wis."
Photograph

Big Sandy Creek Bridge

Date: 07 20 1988
Description: Panoramic view from the Big Sandy Creek Bridge, looking north on Marathon County Highway Q.
Photograph

Bridge on Rainbow Drive

Date: 03 16 1984
Description: A wintertime panoramic view of the bridge on Rainbow Drive, a local road in the Town of Halsey, Marathon County, looking east.
Photograph

28th Avenue Bridge

Date: 10 30 1987
Description: Panoramic view of 28th Avenue winding through the Town of Maine in Marathon County.
Photograph

Wild Creek Crossing

Date: 03 03 1988
Description: View from bridge over Wild Creek on Marathon County Highway M. The creek appears frozen, although in flood. Several farms can be seen in the distance.
Photograph

View Looking West at Rib Mountain

Date: 1930
Description: View looking west at Rib Mountain across the Wisconsin River from the outskirts of Wausau.
Postcard

East Hill

Date: 1905
Description: View across water toward East Hill. Caption reads: "East Hill, from Depot Grounds, Wausau, Wis."
Postcard

Marathon Catholic Church

Date: 1913
Description: A highly decorative and ornamented Catholic church in Marathon. Caption reads: "Catholic Church Property, Marathon, Wisconsin".

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