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White Bass Run

Date: 1942
Description: People fishing for bass off dock.
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Oshkosh Harbor

Date: 1855
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of the Oshkosh harbor, showing the bridge over the Fox River and several moored sailing vessels.
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E.A. Horn's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Three men stand under the iconic mortar and pestle and striped awnings of E.A. Horn's Drugstore.
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Kimberly and Elwers Drugstore

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the Kimberly & Elwers Drugstore. Pharmaceutical bottles line the shelves on the right side.
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Streetcar Conductors

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Description: Streetcar conductors pose next to street car #109 on the Oshkosh/Omro line, with the H.C. Roenitz wholesale shoe and rubber company warehouse in the backgr...
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Railroad Track Clean-up

Date: 1910
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive #2035 and a work train on a track clean-up assignment. Locomotive #102 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 18...
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Bide-a-Wee Hotel in Butte des Morts

Date: 1911
Description: Bide-a-Wee Hotel with a group of people standing in the foreground.
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General Store in Butte des Morts

Date: 1948
Description: Image of the old general and antiques store. Text reads: "House built as a store, allegedly by Augustin Grignon in 1848. Later operated as a general stor...
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Grignon-Porlier Trading Post Marker

Date: 1930
Description: View of crowd of people under the trees near the trading post marker in Butte des Morts.
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Grignon-Porlier Trading Post Marker

Date: 1930
Description: Group of people posing near the Grignon-Porlier trading post marker in Butte des Morts.
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Hill of the Dead in Butte des Morts

Date: 1890
Description: Mound known as the Hill of the Dead.
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Osborn House and Road

Date: 1951
Description: View down a road of the Osborn house and barn. To the right is Osborn Avenue. The photograph is taken from South Park, which was once a part of the Osborn ...
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Reliance Flooring Mill

Date: 1879
Description: The Reliance Flooring Mill. Men are posing in front, and another man is on a horse-drawn vehicle near the loading dock. The mill building was physically mo...
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Wolf River House

Date: 1914
Description: The Wolf River House. The advertisement reads: "The Wolf River House; Hunters' and Fishermen's Resort; Rates $1.50 per day - $9.00 per week; Special Rates ...
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Across Bridge in Winneconne

Date: 1875
Description: View down unpaved street in Winneconne towards the bridge from the east side of town. Storefronts on the left have signs for "Stoves & Tinware" and "Harnes...
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Baptist Church

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of a Baptist church. Caption reads: "Baptist Ch. Wausau Wis."
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Bean and Palfrey Flour Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Bean and Palfrey flour mill. The sign on the building reads: "Waukau Mills". Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Waukau, Wis."
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Railroad Depot

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad depot. Caption reads: "C. M. and St. P. Depot, Waukau Wis."
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Methodist Church

Date: 1909
Description: Street scene featuring a Methodist church. In front of the church a young boy stands in the dirt road near a man sitting in a horse-drawn wagon with a dog....
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Public School

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of a public school. Caption reads: "Public School Waukau Wis."

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