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World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Scrap drive at International Harvester dealer. Original caption: "C.J. Moericke, who is dealer at Marion in the Green Bay territory, was receiving scrap fr...
Photograph

Canoeing on Rainbow Lake

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

Charles Robinson and Man

Date: 08 1941
Description: Charles Robinson, singer of lumberjack songs, left, with an unidentified man sitting behind what appears to be a microphone on a stand.
Photograph

New London Public Library

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Public Library.
Photograph

Big Manitou Falls

Date: 1940
Description: Big Manitou Falls with trees and observation area.
Photograph

Taylor Lake

Date: 1940
Description: View of Taylor Lake and the entrance to Chain O' Lakes.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House.
Photograph

Joe McCarthy on the Campaign Trail

Date: 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy campaigned hard for election to the Senate in 1946, traveling throughout the state. He paused in Manawa, however, for a visit with Mrs....
Photograph

MacArthur Week Scrap Collection

Date: 1942
Description: Three men loading a trailer near an International Harvester dealership during the "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. There is a large pile of scrap on the groun...
Photograph

MacArthur Week Scrap Collection

Date: 1942
Description: Men working on a "MacArthur Week" scrap drive near an International Harvester dealership. Two men are on the flatbed of a truck, and there is also a horse-...
Map or Atlas

Indian Legend Map, Chain O'Lakes Region, Waupaca

Date: 1941
Description: This pictorial map shows sites related to Indian legends, mounds, and trails in the Chain O' Lakes region in southwestern Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
Postcard

Christus Lutheran Church

Date: 1944
Description: View across street towards the Christus Lutheran Church. Caption reads: "Christus Lutheran Church, Clintonville, Wisconsin."
Photograph

Otter Creek

Date: 1940
Description: A picturesque view of three people in a rowboat on Otter Creek, with Government Island in the background. A seal at lower right identifies Estberg Photo Se...
Postcard

Whispering Pines on Marl Lake

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "View at Whispering Pines on Marl Lake, Chain O' Lakes, Waupaca, Wisconsin." Outdoor seating with canopies and a birdhouse on the shor...
Postcard

Lake Weyauwega

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Lake Weyauwega, Weyauwega, Wis." A lake created by a dam on the Waupaca River with a wooded shoreline. The far shore is in the distan...

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