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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Barnyard scene on the Rollo Shurfelt farm with people milking the cows. Several horses are in the yard as well. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Threshing on the Henry Johnson farm. This threshing rig owned by Michael Ehlinger was the first to be used in the township. Standing on the separator from ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Catherine, Stanley and Sofia Pranica, a Polish family, harvesting cucumbers. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1886, the first Christian Scientist church outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and the first building erected in Americ... |
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| Description: | View towards the front of the library. A woman and three girls are standing on front steps. Caption reads: "Farnsworth Public Library, Oconto, Wis." |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Main Street, looking east, people standing on sidewalk and horse-drawn carriages on street. Signs on one building read: "City Meat Market." Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Men standing along the bar of local saloon owned by Liegeois Brothers. Blacksmith Joseph Liegeois, Jr. and his brother John are on the end of the bar. John... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Hunters dragging deer from woods. In the center is Frank Langeois, son of Joseph Jr. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Group of men staging an accident. Two men stand nearby watching as three other men pose on the wheels of an overturned vehicle. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Large group of people posed in commercial area on a wooden sidewalk. Leigeois Bar, Implement Store, and Blacksmith Shop. Joseph Leigeois is shown in the fo... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Men and boys posing with horses and horse-drawn vehicles in front of the Baudhuin and Svoboda store. There is a Post Office sign on the building. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | John Liegeois at Dutton Farm. John had an identical establishment in Little Suamico. Joeseph Jr. and John and Louis Liegeois and Rachel were born in (Robi... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Farnsworth Public Library in Oconto. The library opened in 1903 and was funded by a donation of $15,000 from Mr. George Farnsworth. Ab... |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward a high school, with a group of three men standing outside to the right. The school features a dome, arched doorways and windows, an... |
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| Description: | View from street toward the Farnsworth Public Library. The building is constructed of stone and brick; columns and a pediment frame the main entrance. A gi... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View along right side terrace, looking down tree-lined West Main Street. Houses are on the left side. Along the curb on the right a woman is standing besid... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard down road toward a building on the right. Signs indicate that the Post Office and Fire Marshall can be found within. Two automobiles ... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view toward buildings along the left on Main Street. A tavern is next to a general store with a gas pump on the corner. Two automobil... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a group of workers, all men, and one boy, posing outside of a wooden building. Three of the workers wear white aprons. Four of the... |
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