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McCarthy Wins

Date: 11 05 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy receiving the congratulations of supporters after his victory over Democrat Howard J. McMurray in the 1946 U.S. Senate election. The vic...
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McCarthy Votes

Date: 08 13 1952
Description: For the camera, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy shows how he voted in the 1952 Republican Primary. McCarthy handily defeated his opponent Len Schmitt.
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Newsreel Crew Interviewing Senator McCarthy

Date: 08 13 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy being interviewed by a newsreel crew after his victory in the 1952 Republican primary election. McCarthy was celebrating at the ...
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McCarthy Grade School Group Portrait

Date: 1915
Description: Class group portrait of Joseph R. McCarthy's grade school classmates. McCarthy is in the center of the group. McCarthy dropped out of school at age 14.
Photograph

Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1904
Description: Interior office view showing Frank James Harwood, General Manager of Appleton Woolen Mills. Harwood became general manager in 1882 and served as the compa...
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Pierce Home

Date: 1960
Description: 625 W. Prospect Avenue. Dining room window overlooking the Fox River. Excerpt from the Appleton Post-Crescent, May 11, 1960. Home built by Henry J....
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Pierce Home

Date: 1960
Description: 625 W. Prospect Avenue, built in 1880 by H.J. Rogers.
Drawing

Model of Miller Electric Manufacturing Company

Date: 1961
Description: Three-dimensional drawing of Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. viewed from above. A small circle is made on the image in pen on the front of the building.
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...
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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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Houdini Award

Date: 1941
Description: Ben Bergor, a Madison magician, receiving the Houdini Award from the widow of Harry Houdini. Behind him is the trunk from which Bergor had escaped, and fou...
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Houdini Award Presentation

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. Beatrice Houdini presenting the Houdini Award Album to Ben Bergor, a Madison magician. The award was made annually by the Houdini Club of Wisconsin to...
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Grignon Detail

Date: 1940
Description: Interior view of the front door of the Charles A. Grignon House before restoration. The house was built between 1837 and 1839 of materials brought by water...
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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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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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Historic House Tourists

Date: 1945
Description: Visitors to the historic Charles A. Grignon House (built 1837-1839), probably during the 1940s. The visitors are seated on a corner of the front porch unde...
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Cranberry Cooking

Date: 02 1989
Description: Outdoor gathering of men, women and children cooking cranberries in a large kettle, perhaps at a winter festival.
Print

Kaukauna Klub, Label

Date: 02 24 1934
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration by the South Kaukauna Dairy Company. Cheese Food product which is a mixture of aged ch...
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Jerry's Piano Girls

Date: 1924
Description: Jerry's Piano Girls, a Keith vaudeville circuit headliner act.

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