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Farm of Alex Smith

Date: 1875
Description: View from a distance of a farm in a valley owned by Alex(ander?) Smith. There is a wooden fence in the foreground surrounding the farm.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Appleton

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Appleton.
Photograph

Freight Steamer "Cornucopia"

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view from hill of the freight steamer "Cornucopia" loading hides at the Hammond Brothers warehouse, with Lawrence University buildings on the hill...
Photograph

Fox River at Grand Chute

Date: 1870
Description: Overlook of the river, and a building near the dam from a steep hillside.
Photograph

Buildings on the Fox at Grand Chute

Date: 1870
Description: View from a hillside of either houses or factory buildings on the Fox River near a dam.
Photograph

Masonic Hall

Date: 1870
Description: Text reads: "Masonic Hall at the corner of College Avenue and Oneida Street; built in 1855 by Theodore Conkey, it burned in 1874. The Zuehlke Building was ...
Photograph

Reeve Residence

Date: 1870
Description: View of the Reeve residence on the corner of Lawrence and Onieda Streets.
Drawing

Mills in Appleton, Wisconsin-15,000 Lbs. Daily

Date: 1870
Description: Sketch of the Fox River, a train, the mill, a warehouse, and a steamboat.
Photograph

Congregational Church

Date: 1870
Description: Congregational Church, also called the "old brown church" built in 1853 and burned in 1893. It was on the site of the present City Hall. The white house ne...
Manuscript

Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 03 1876
Description: Advertising circular written on Appleton Woolen Mills letterhead. In 1876 the Appleton Woolen Mills were operated by Hutchinson & Co. Appleton Woolen Mi...
Map or Atlas

Map of Outagamie County Wisconsin

Date: 1873
Description: Map shows townships and sections, landownership and acreages, state and county lands, churches, schools, cemeteries, roads, and railroads. There is an inse...
Map or Atlas

Bird's Eye View of Appleton Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view map of Appleton, Wisconsin. Map reads: "NOTE.-Since the above cut was engraved, the Fox River Pulp & Paper Co.'s Mammoth Mills have been er...
Map or Atlas

Railroad Right-of-Way Map through Shiocton, Wisconsin and Vicinity

Date: 1870
Description: This blue line print covers the stretch of railroad numbered 1478+40 through 1689+60. Some streets and blocks in the town and the Wolf River are labeled.
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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