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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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Illegal Snag Line

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and his assistant in a boat removing an illegal snag line from the Wolf River.
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Elevated View of Kaukauna

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Description: View over a train stopped at a grain elevator in the foreground. The Hotel Ristau is across a street on the left, and a church building is in the distance ...
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Kaukauna Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Kaukauna Public Library. The library opened in 1905 and was funded by Andrew Carnegie with a gift of $12,000. Visible above the main e...
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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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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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Methodist Church - Anaglyph

Date: 1860
Description: Stereograph of Methodist Church.
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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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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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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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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 ...
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Harvesting Onions

Date: 1965
Description: A farmer drives a tractor through a field harvesting onions.
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Sleigh Ride in Outagamie County

Date: 1953
Description: Winter scene with a farmer driving a team of horses pulling a large wooden sled on a snow-covered road. Standing to his side, from left to right, is Marge ...
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Fox River Canal

Date: 1940
Description: View from the second floor balcony of the Charles A Grignon House at Kaukauna showing the historic boat canal and the Fox River beyond it.
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DuCharme House

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of foundation of the house built by Dominique DuCharme in 1790 and enlarged by Augustin Grignon after 1804. The Grignon family resided in the...
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Grignon House and Family

Date: 1896
Description: The house built by Charles A. Grignon between 1837 and 1839 for Mary Meade, his Pennsylvania bride. Mrs. Grignon and her family are standing in front of th...

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