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Wolf River Paper and Fiber Company

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Description: Stacks of logs are in the foreground with a man in a hat near the river. There is a chimney billowing smoke near the factory.
Postcard

Hotel Carley

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Hotel Carley. Two women are sitting on the far left steps of the hotel. One man is sitting in a chair near the entrance, ...
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J. Swenholt Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of J. Swenholt, postmaster and dealer in general merchandise in Wittenberg, Wisconsin, with an interior view of people shopping and tending to m...
Postcard

H. Smith Sample Room

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view across street towards the Herman Smith Saloon storefront, with a man and two dogs on the sidewalk in front. A horse and buggy ar...
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School House

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a school with the students gathered on the board sidewalk. Adults are gathered near the front steps of the entrance to the school...
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Exterior of the Buettner Hotel

Date: 1961
Description: Exterior of a hotel, with bright metal siding in full sunlight. An elderly man is seated in a chair outside. Behind the hotel on the left is what appears t...
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Jerome Francis Franklin, Sr. and Perry Small Franklin

Date: 1900
Description: Informal outdoor portrait of Jerome Francis Franklin, Sr. and his son Perry Small Franklin. They are seated on a box in front of a wall with a window.
Photograph

Jerome Francis Franklin, Sr. and Family

Date: 1916
Description: The extended Franklin family posing in front of a store (possibly the family owned Drug Store or Hardware Store) with messages wishing Perry Small Franklin...
Photograph

Jerome Francis Franklin Sr.

Date: 1918
Description: Jerome Francis Franklin Sr. poses in front of the family Drug Store and Eland Post Office. He was postmaster in Eland for many years on and off, also Justi...
Postcard

Row of Wis. Timber & Land Cos., Lumber Piles

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Description: View of rows of stacked wooden palettes. A wood plank sidewalk is between them. Caption reads: "Row of Wis. Timber & Land Cos., Lumber Piles, Mattoon, Wis....
Postcard

Greetings from Shawano

Date: 08 18 1971
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Shawano, Wis." On reverse: "A group of Indians in their ceremonial dress." A group of Native American men are standing...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 02 05 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Shawano, Wis." An unpaved street lined with businesses. The signs read: "Shawano County Journal", "Repair Shop," "Restau...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 07 02 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Shawano, Wis." Slightly elevated view of a parade featuring an ornate circus wagon which is pulled by eight horses. The ...
Postcard

Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "St. Scene, Shawano, Wis." Horse-drawn buggies are traveling on a street lined with businesses, with pedestrians on the sidewalks. Sig...
Postcard

North Beach at County Park

Date: 1929
Description: Text on front reads: "North Beach at County Park on Shawano Lake, Shawano, Wis." A giant water slide and hut can be seen in Shawano Lake at the beach. Swim...
Postcard

Greetings from Shawano

Date: 07 20 1960
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Shawano, Wis." A scene of a beach in autumn with canoes tied up to a pier. Two people relax on the shore with a chair ...
Postcard

Tigerton Lumber Company

Date: 05 13 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Car of 4 1/2 inch, 13 inch and wider, 1st and 2nd Hard Maple Plank." Three men are standing on a horse-drawn lumber wagon full of pla...

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