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Blizzards Are Fun

Date: 1955
Description: Winter scene with Mark Mueller, the photographer's son standing ankle deep in snow with a dog, and smiling as the snow continues to fall. The family was sl...
Postcard

Aloah Beach on Lake Winnebago

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Description: Aloah Beach on Lake Winnebago. There is a board sidewalk on the left. A sailboat is out on the lake on the right near the shoreline.
Postcard

Alexander Gymnasium

Date: 1934
Description: View down drive toward the gymnasium. Caption reads: "Alexander Gymnasium, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Riverview Country Club

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

H.W. Tenney House

Date: 1885
Description: This is the H.W. Tenney house built by Charles Patten in the late 1870's, bought by Mr. Tenney in the spring of 1881. The people are, (left to right): Eva ...
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Miller Electric Manufacturing Company

Date: 1961
Description: Aerial view of the Miller Electic Manufacturing Co. and surrounding area.
Poster

Kaukauna Fall Fest Poster

Date: 09 1972
Description: Poster advertising for Fall Fest in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, held September 16-17, 1972, at the Wisconsin International Raceway. Festival featured 16 bands, in...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Successful Fox Hunt

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Description: A hunter poses with his gun and a dead fox after a successful winter hunt. Three other foxes hang from the eaves of a house. Snow covers the ground behind ...
Photograph

Pouring Maple Sap into Vat

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Description: Harvey Blue, standing next to a wood burning fire pit. He is pouring maple sap into a large vat, which is in a forest clearing.
Postcard

Brighton Beach

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Description: Scene at Brighton Beach. View of the lake and shoreline from what appears to be a wooden walkway across the water. A man is rowing a rowboat nearby. Boats...
Postcard

Aloha Beach, Lake Winnebago

Date: 06 12 1912
Description: View of Aloha Beach on Lake Winnebago near Appleton. There is a shaded boardwalk along the shoreline and sailboats are on the lake. Caption reads: "Aloha B...
Postcard

Potato Point

Date: 10 11 1909
Description: View of Potato Point. Trees line the shoreline of the Fox River. Boaters and fishermen are in the background. Caption reads: "Potato Point, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Lawrence College

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Description: Alexander Gymnasium and Chemistry Institute on the campus of Lawrence University. Caption reads: "Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis."
Print

Super Bowl Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Super Bowl, a bowling alley in Appleton, Wisconsin, with five captioned illustrations along the left-hand side of the page promoting the soci...
Photograph

Appleton Gymnasts

Date: 1892
Description: Adult men, dressed in uniforms, posing in front of a painted backdrop with sporting equipment indoors at the Appleton Turners Festival. Their teacher stand...
Photograph

State High School Basketball Tournament Teams

Date: 03 14 1956
Description: Group portrait of the Appleton High School basketball team, the Terrors.
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Young Child

Date: 1900
Description: Cabinet posed studio portrait of a young child with a toy in hand and formal dress.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Appleton, Wis.

Date: 1874
Description: Birds-eye view of Appleton Wisconsin. In the foreground are people fishing, strolling, and looking over the canal towards the Fox River. Streets and buildi...
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Hertel Store Lemons Bowling Team

Date: 1978
Description: Group portrait of a female bowling team named "Hertel Store Lemons." They women are wearing matching peach-colored bowling shirts, and four of the shirts h...

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