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Planting Trout

Date: 04 26 1936
Description: Planting trout in Waupaca County. Left to right on bank: S.A. LaVoilette, Joe Samz, Lloyd Pinkawski, Edwin Kargewski, W.M. Geiger, G. Moder, Billy LaVoilet...
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Band Excursion

Date: 08 25 1912
Description: A band excursion on the sternwheel excursion, "Thistle." The sternwheel was previously named "J.H. Crawford."
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Canoeing on Rainbow Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Couple canoeing under partly cloudy skies with sun dappling the water on Rainbow Lake, Chain O' Lakes.
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Businesses on North Main Street

Date: 1950
Description: View of some of the businesses on North Main Street, including the Strand Theater and Olk Drugs.
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Taking a Break at the Side of the Road

Date: 1917
Description: Carl Peterson and his family, take a rest while driving their car on a rural dirt road. His son's name is Laurie and the girl is Muriel Peterson Jacobs. Of...
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Aerial View of Downtown

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of downtown Big Falls and the Little Wolf River. The Little Wolf River is at lower right.
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Little Wolf River

Date: 06 20 1965
Description: Aerial view of the Little Wolf River.
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Farmhouses and Churches

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill across field towards farmhouses, dwellings and churches along a road. In the foreground are stumps. Caption reads: "Big Falls, Wis."
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War Worker

Date: 1918
Description: An unidentified woman who worked at the Four Wheel Drive factory in Clintonville assembling trucks during World War I. She is wearing a special uniform fo...
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Four Women and Truck

Date: 1918
Description: Pictured here are four of the women who joined the work force at the Four Wheel Drive Company in Clintonville in order to build trucks for the American and...
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Aerial View of Iola

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of downtown.
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Iola Aerial View

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of Iola, Wisconsin looking west. Located in the lower left corner is an elementary school.
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North Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down unpaved street. Caption reads: "Residence part of North Main St."
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Elevated View of Residential Area

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from Our Savior's Lutheran Church looking west into a residential area. The Methodist Church is in the background.
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Elevated View of Iola

Date: 1905
Description: A north-facing elevated view of Iola, with Main Street to the right.
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Bridge at Embarrass River

Date: 1988
Description: View looking south from the bridge at the Embarrass River, Town of Matteson, Waupaca County, to a nearby house.
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Marten Road Bridge

Date: 1984
Description: A view of the Marten Road Bridge over a branch of the Wolf River, looking southwest, in the Town of Fremont, Waupaca County.
Postcard

Weyauwega

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Weyauwega commercial district. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Weyauwega, Wis."
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First National Bank

Date: 1905
Description: View from street towards the bank. Caption reads: "First National Banks, Weyauwega, Wis."
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Grand View Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: View across unpaved road towards the hotel. Caption reads: "Grand View Hotal Annex, Chain O'Lakes, Waupaca, Wis."

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