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Riverview Country Club

Date: 1910
Description: Summertime view of the country club building. Caption reads: "Riverview Country Club, Appleton, Wis."
Photograph

Chicago and North Western Railroad Station

Date: 1961
Description: The Chicago and Northwestern railroad station.
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Aerial View of Residential Area

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Valley Fair Mall, with a residential area beyond it on both sides of a river, all surrounded by trees and farmland.
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Fox River Lock Tender

Date: 08 05 1962
Description: Mr. Ortel, a United States Government lock-keeper at Appleton lock number one on the Fox River canal. Mr. Ortel is opening the sluice gates to allow water ...
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Paper Mill

Date: 08 05 1962
Description: Exterior view of Riverside Paper Corporation mill. On the left is a road along a river, and on the right are railroad tracks along the mill. A sign in the ...
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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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Historical Reenactment

Date: 1949
Description: Historical re-enactment outdoors, in inappropriate attire, probably meant to represent a treaty signing, at the Grignon House.
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Dredge Winneconne

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Description: View across water of the dredge "Winneconne" on the Fox River canal. Although undated the photograph was probably taken during the 1940s. The "Winneconne"...
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Peabody Hall, Lawrence Conservatory of Music

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Description: View across road toward Peabody Hall. Caption reads: "Peabody Hall, Lawrence Conservatory of Music, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Main Building, Lawrence University

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Description: Postcard view of the ivy covered exterior of Main Building on the Lawrence University campus. Caption reads: "Main Bldg, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis...
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Star Brewery Billhead

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Description: Billhead of Star Brewery of Appleton, Wisconsin, with an elevated three-quarter view of the brewery and surrounding streets and buildings. On the right sid...
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Geo Walter Brewing Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the George Walter Brewing Company of Appleton, Wisconsin, brewers of Adler Bräu and export beers. On the left is a full-color image of a bott...
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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.
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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...
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Oneida Housing Project

Date: 1967
Description: View of signs in a field near a damaged car. There are buildings in the background. Signs read: "yonʌyode ˀagá People of the Red Stone," "Oneida ...

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