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Burned Cedar Stumps

Date: 05 26 1963
Description: Burned cedar stumps in a swamp with a farm in the distance.
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Orphans' Home

Date: 1890
Description: The multi-storied Orphans' Home in Wittenberg. Handwriting on front reads: "Orphans Home Wittenberg Wis".
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Out for a Spin

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard showing a man driving an early open automobile with a railroad overpass behind him. Caption reads: "Out for a Spin, Bonduel, Wis."
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Split-Rail Fence and Fields

Date: 09 17 1961
Description: View at sunrise of a split-rail fence and fields.
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Historical Marker in the Vicinity of Kenosha Falls

Date: 1924
Description: A sign north of Shawano marks the Military Road, built 1864-1871, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Marquette, Michigan. In 1924 the Wisconsin portion of the r...
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Sunlight in a Forest

Date: 09 17 1961
Description: Sunlight seeps through the trees in a wooded area.
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Hanging Vine

Date: 05 26 1963
Description: A close-up of a hanging vine near a wire fence. In the background is a field bordered by trees.
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Field with Tractor Tracks

Date: 05 25 1963
Description: View over rock wall of a plowed field with tractor tracks in the dirt.
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Winding Country Stream

Date: 05 26 1963
Description: A steam winds through a meadow. In the background are trees and a fence.
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The Dells

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of The Dells. A group of people are standing on a rock formation on the right overlooking the river. On the left is a rocky shoreline, and in...
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The Dells

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view looking upriver at The Dells. Trees and plants are along the shoreline.
Postcard

G.H. Goldrick General Merchandise Store

Date: 08 24 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of the entrance to the G.H. Goldrick General Merchandise store. Trees and a flier-covered telephone pole can also be seen. Signs on t...
Print

Rural Route No. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Rural Route No. 3 in Bonduel, Wisconsin, with a man driving a U.S. R.F.D. mail wagon along a road by a fenced yard, a barn, and a mailbox. Pr...
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Men and Dog in Spring Wheat Field

Date: 07 19 1895
Description: Man and dog standing in a field of spring wheat on the farm of Ferdinand Ledke. Another man is standing in the background, facing the forest.
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Cream Wagon

Date: 07 09 1895
Description: Man driving a cream wagon pulled by a team of horses and loaded with dairy products.
Map or Atlas

Shawano County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows the township and range system, sections, schools, churches, cemeteries, town halls, roads, railroads, and lakes and streams in Shawano Count...
Postcard

Hotel Gueller

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard of an exterior view from street of a hotel on a snowy day. Caption reads: "Birnamwood, Wis."
Postcard

Cecil from Public Dock

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Description: Photographic postcard from the end of the public dock looking inland towards buildings on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Cecil from Public Dock."
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Autumn Pasture, Shawano County

Date: 1946
Description: View over fence towards a pasture, with several cows lying on the ground. Leaves are covering the ground.
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Rail Fence in Shawano County

Date: 1945
Description: View of a fence made with split logs (rails). A large tree is behind the fence.

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