Date: | 1886 |
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Description: | First electric street railway service in Wisconsin. |
Date: | 1942 |
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Description: | WW II scrap metal drive. Scoutmaster Edward G. Shaw and his troop of boy scouts on bicycles and on a trailer loaded with scrap metal. The trailer is hitche... |
Date: | 1882 |
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Description: | Building housing the very first central electric light station for distribution of incandescent lighting. The sign on the building reads: "Vulcan St." |
Date: | |
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Description: | Plaque describing "Hearthstone," the home built by paper mill owner, Henry J. Rogers. The residence was the first dwelling electrified from a centrally loc... |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | View down sidewalk on the left with the theatre across the street on the right. Caption reads: "Oneida St. Appleton Theatre, Appleton, Wis." |
Date: | 1872 |
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Description: | Elevated view from hill of the freight steamer "Cornucopia" loading hides at the Hammond Brothers warehouse, with Lawrence University buildings on the hill... |
Date: | 1953 |
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Description: | View of the front of the art center. Caption reads: "The Worcester Art Center, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis." |
Date: | 1953 |
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Description: | The Institute of Paper Chemistry at Lawrence College. |
Date: | 06 14 1928 |
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Description: | The Aupaumut Memorial Tablet unveiling ceremony. The memorial is for Captain Hendrick Aupaumut, a Revolutionary War soldier, born 1757, died 1830. The tabl... |
Date: | 1961 |
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Description: | The Chicago and Northwestern railroad station. |
Date: | 1935 |
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Description: | Sign reads: "Dawn of a New Day". The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon wa... |
Date: | 1955 |
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Description: | View across street towards the Kaukauna Public Library. |
Date: | 1936 |
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Description: | A monument marking the Treaty of the Cedars. |
Date: | 1890 |
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Description: | An inscription over the entrance of the Van Niel house. |
Date: | 1890 |
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Description: | A shrine put up by J.H. Van Niel, who came over with Fr. Van den Broek. Destroyed about 1895. |
Date: | 1865 |
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Description: | Zeeland Mills, built in 1862 by John Verstegen. The flour mill was 36' x 50', four stories and had "two runs of stone." It was still operating in 1911. |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | View up dirt road toward Rhoade's House. Caption reads: "Rhoade's House, Medina, Wis." |
Date: | 1954 |
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Description: | Exterior view of a reproduction of the world's first hydroelectric central station. It is located near the site of the original, which began operation on S... |
Date: | 1893 |
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Description: | Award certificate presented to the Appleton Woolen Mills at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The company won a bronze medal at the Fair for its paper makers... |
Date: | 1961 |
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Description: | Aerial view of the Miller Electic Manufacturing Co. and surrounding area. |
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