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Abandoned Railroad Roundhouse

Date: 09 16 1961
Description: An interior view of an abandoned Chicago and North Western Railroad roundhouse.
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Fox River Lock

Date: 08 03 1962
Description: Elevated view of the Guard Lock on the Fox River Canal, looking east from the Highway 55 bridge.
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Fox River Canal

Date: 08 04 1962
Description: A boat travels up the Fox River. In the background are a canal and locks and factory smokestacks.
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Forest Cutting Operation

Date: 05 26 1963
Description: View of a small forest undergoing cutting operations.
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Collecting Scrap at IH Dealership

Date: 1942
Description: Four men outside R.H. Gehrke Company, an International Harvester dealership. The men are, (left to right): H.P. Patheal, assistant manager of the Green Bay...
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Scrap Drive at R.H. Gehrke Company

Date: 1942
Description: International truck with a trailer full of scrap metal parked outside the R.H. Gehrke Company, an International Harvester dealership. William Le Capitaine,...
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Methodist Church - Anaglyph

Date: 1860
Description: Stereograph of Methodist Church.
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Company "G" Armory

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Description: Exterior view from across street of the armory featuring a turret on the left of a main arched entrance. Caption reads: "Company "G" Armory, Appleton, Wis....
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Lincoln School

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Description: Exterior view from across street of Lincoln School, which opened in 1898. A wide lawn leads to the building's arched entrance and central pavilion. Captio...
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Consolidated Paper

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Description: Smoke billowing from smokestacks at the Consolidated Paper plant. The river appears to be partially frozen, and snow is on the ground. Piles of logs, on th...
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Stacks of Logs at Thilmany Paper Company

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Description: View across railroad tracks of billowing smokestacks at the Thilmany Paper Company plant. Stacks of logs are piled next to railroad tracks and cars.
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Parade on College Avenue at Walnut Street, Looking East

Date: 1952
Description: Street view of a parade on College Avenue at Walnut Street. Crowds and cars line both sides of the street, looking on as bands, cars, and floats pass by. L...
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Treasure Island Store, West College Avenue

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Description: Interior of the Treasure Island Store, located on West College Avenue. Store aisles and end-caps full of goods are visible. A single cashier waits in aisle...
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Two Farmers Stringing Barbed Wire

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Description: Two farmers in overalls and brimmed hats string barbed wire along a fence next to a field. A dirt road can be seen on the right and a silo and barn are in ...
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Houdini Award

Date: 1941
Description: Ben Bergor, a Madison magician, receiving the Houdini Award from the widow of Harry Houdini. Behind him is the trunk from which Bergor had escaped, and fou...
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Harvey Blue Drilling Hole for Maple Syrup

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Description: Harvey Blue standing in the snow and drilling a hole in a tree for maple syrup using a hand-drill. There is an axe resting in the snow next to him. Image t...
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Mrs. Harvey Blue Pouring Maple Syrup Candies

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Description: Mrs. Harvey Blue pouring maple sugar candies. Mrs. Blue, in a flowered apron, is holding a white enameled pot in one hand, and a ladle of maple sugar confe...
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Teacher Ringing School Bell of One-Room School House

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Description: Teacher pulling on a rope to ring the school bell in a one-room school house. School literature and a chalkboard are visible in the background.
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Class in a One-Room School House

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Description: Class of young boys and girls in a one-room school house. The children sit in three rows of school desks, watching their teacher as she instructs. Books an...
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Houdini Award Presentation

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. Beatrice Houdini presenting the Houdini Award Album to Ben Bergor, a Madison magician. The award was made annually by the Houdini Club of Wisconsin to...

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