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Big Falls Logging Crew

Date: 1900
Description: Four men from a logging crew posing standing in the snow with teams of horses and oxen.
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Sledders

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene with Muriel and Laurie Peterson, the photographer's children, reflecting on the snow conditions near their home. Laurie holds the rope of a sl...
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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."
Postcard

Four Wheel Drive Auto Factory in Clintonville

Date: 1909
Description: Architectural rendering of a four wheel drive auto factory, with a smokestack billowing smoke. The four-wheel drive propulsion was invented by Otto Zachow ...
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Temperance Demonstration by Three Men

Date: 1900
Description: Three men in long coats and hats are standing outdoors and staging an elaborate temperance portrait, which includes jugs and an artificial human skull.
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Exterior of High School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior of high school building. There is a bell tower on the roof, and snow is on the ground. Caption reads: "High School, Iola Wis."
Postcard

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.
Postcard

Weyauwega

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

First National Bank

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

Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Waupaca courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Waupaca, Wis."
Photograph

First Four-Wheel Drive

Date: 1909
Description: Five men pose with the first successful four-wheel drive vehicle, which was made in Clintonville in 1909. The inventor, Otto Zachow, is the man seated at t...
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New London High School

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of New London High School.
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Street View

Date: 1905
Description: View includes a bank and other buildings. People are on the sidewalks.
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Cutting Crew in the Woods

Date: 1900
Description: A cutting crew of three men posing in the woods with a work horse next to felled trees.
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Waupaca County Asylum

Date: 1902
Description: View across lawn the Waupaca County Asylum facade. The structure consists of three buildings connected by windowed passageways. The building is symmetrical...
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City Park

Date: 07 04 1901
Description: A view of a park with benches, a gazebo, and a Civil War soldiers monument. The monument was dedicated on July 4, 1901.
Photograph

Woman Posing Near Rock, Big Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length portrait of an unidentified woman posing near a rock at or near Big Falls.
Postcard

Street Scene of Clintonville

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized photographic view looking down center of street. Caption reads: "Street Scene, Clintonville, Wis."

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