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Shawano Airport

Date: 1951
Description: Shawano Municipal Airport and airport managers Jack and Dorothy Wussow. In 1954 the Wussows gave up cold weather flying to become managers of an airport i...
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Railroad Tie Mill

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Description: William Rogalsky's railroad tie mill, showing workers and logs ready to be milled. Photographer Charles J. Ruppenthal was known to have been active in Tige...
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Wisconsin & Northern Railroad Engine

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Description: Three men stand in the snow in front of the Wisconsin & Northern Railroad engine #2 (the second locomotive with this number) in the woods on the Menominee ...
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View of Aniwa

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Aniwa. "Aniwa Village" is written on the photograph.
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Main Street in Bowler

Date: 1915
Description: View down center of unpaved street. Caption reads: "Main St., Bowler Wis".
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Highway Department Garage

Date: 1930
Description: Shawano County Highway Department garage.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down center of unpaved street. A sign on the building on the left corner reads: "The Upham & Russell Co. Hardware and Metals". A barber's pole is on t...
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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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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.
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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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Tree Reflections

Date: 05 26 1963
Description: Several tree reflections are seen in water underneath a small bridge near a river bank.
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National Guardsmen During Milk Strike

Date: 05 18 1933
Description: National Guardsmen, who were sworn in as deputies, approach milk strikers through what appears to be a cloud of smoke.
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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Arrest at Gresham

Date: 01 27 1975
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard arrest a group of Native Americans during the takeover of the Alexian Brother Novitiate near Gresham. The arrest wa...
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Standoff at Gresham

Date: 1975
Description: An unidentified member of the Wisconsin State Patrol points his revolver at several Native Americans at a vehicle checkpoint near Gresham. The State Patrol...
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Collecting Maple Sap at the Maple Crest Maple Syrup Farm

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Description: Two men in a forest are pouring maple sap into metal barrels and buckets at the Maple Crest Maple Syrup Farm. One man is standing in the back of the traile...
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Round House

Date: 1924
Description: View down side of railroad tracks of two trains entering a Chicago and North Western Railway roundhouse. A man in overalls stands near the tracks.
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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.
Postcard

Main Street Looking North from Wausau Street

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard view down center of unpaved street in the central business district of a small town. A group of people are gathered in front of the shop...
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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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