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Bee Careful

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E Bodoh, the photographer's son-in-law removes a swarm of bees from a pine tree branch. He is placing the swarm in a bag.

As the person collecting...

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Lounging in Rattlesnake Hollow

Date: 1895
Description: Young man sitting on a large rock called the “Devil's Chair” in Rattlesnake Hollow.
Book or Pamphlet

The Grande Chute, Fox River

Date: 1856
Description: Lithographic view of the Grande Chute Falls on the Fox River. There is a tent on the shore on the right.
Postcard

Standard Service Station and Club 10

Date: 1945
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the Standard Service Station, with cars parked along the curb, and another car at a pump. The building to the lef...
Postcard

High St. Looking East

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of wooden, two-story houses on curved road. Two small trees are in front of the house on the left. There is a grassy area in the fore...
Photograph

Grignon Mansion

Date: 1947
Description: View from hill looking down across fields at the property of Charles Grignon. Grignon Mansion in the background among trees, and beyond is the Fox River. O...
Photograph

Milwaukee-Downer College Historic Marker

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Leslie Fishel, Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, speaking from the stage at the dedication and unveiling of the Milwaukee-Downer Colle...
Postcard

Main Street Looking West

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Description: Colorized postcard view down center of Main Street, which is lined with businesses. There are horse-drawn vehicles in the street. Caption reads: "Main Stre...
Photograph

Hearthstone

Date: 07 1968
Description: View across lawn towards the historic Hearthstone House. A historic marker is in the foreground on the left, and it reads: "Hearthstone, World's first Elec...
Postcard

Bird's-Eye View of Kaukauna

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of Kaukauna. There is a water tower in the center, a church on the left, and a smokestack on the right, and the F...
Postcard

Looking North from South Side

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Description: Elevated view of Kaukauna's south side, with the north side in the distance. There is a bridge over the Fox River. Caption reads: "Looking North from South...
Postcard

Grignon Home

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Description: Color postcard of the home of Charles A. Grignon. Built in 1837-38 by descendants of French-Canadian fur trappers.
Postcard

Law Street Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of a bridge, with arches between the pylons, crossing the Fox River in central Kaukauna. Caption reads: "Law Street Bridge, Kaukauna, Wis."
Postcard

Canal Entrance and Dam

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Description: Elevated view of a canal, reservoir and dam on the Fox River. Two men are standing near a boathouse. Caption reads: "Canal Entrance and Dam, Kaukauna, Wis....
Postcard

C. & N. W. R. R. Shops

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Description: Elevated view across the Fox River towards a group of buildings next to the railroad tracks along the far shoreline. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. R. R. Shops...
Postcard

Kaukauna Fibre Co.

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Description: View of a fiber mill by the riverside, with a log jam in the river in the foreground. Caption reads: "Kaukauna Fibre Co., Kaukauna, Wis."
Postcard

Second Lock

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Description: View of a lock on the Fox River. There is a boat in the canal, and pedestrians standing on the canal wall on the right. Caption reads: "Second Lock, Kaukau...
Postcard

At the Bridge

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Description: View across water towards a bridge over the Fox River. A dwelling with a boathouse is on the river bank on the right. Caption reads: "At the Bridge, Kaukau...
Photograph

Fox River

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Description: Elevated view over trees towards the Fox River. A dam is creating a reservoir for hydroelectric power. Former paper mills are on the left shore of the rive...
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Lawrence University

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Description: Elevated view over the Fox River towards Lawrence University on the far shoreline in the autumn.

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