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White Bass Run

Date: 1942
Description: People fishing for bass off dock.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Locomotive

Date: 1875
Description: Locomotive No. 75. Class H. Built 1850 by Schnectady Locomotive Works. Men are posed on and around the locomotive.
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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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Lee's Oshkosh Airplane

Date: 1932
Description: In order to undertake a trans-Atlantic flight to Norway, Clyde Allen Lee sought financial support from the local Oshkosh clothing company. The sign painted...
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Larson Brothers' Airport

Date: 1923
Description: The hangar and three airplanes (a Canuck and a J-1 Standard) at the airport operated by the Larson Brothers of Larsen, Wisconsin. The field was both the mo...
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Larson Brothers' Airport

Date: 1923
Description: The entrance to the Larson Brothers' flying field at Larsen in Winnebago County, about one year after the brothers laid out the runway. The field remained...
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 1986
Description: Aerial acrobatics at the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) convention and fly-in at Oshkosh. The EAA encompasses all aspects of sport aviation includ...
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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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Chief Oshkosh Remembrance

Date: 05 25 1926
Description: Menominee Indians eating lunch together on Chief Oshkosh Day, May 25, 1926, "the occasion of the removal of the chief's remains from an unmarked grave besi...
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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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Boats at Menasha Locks

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Description: People on recreational boats waiting for the Menasha Locks to open into the Fox River.
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Medina Junction Washout

Date: 1915
Description: Four men inspecting the washout of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie tracks caused by a flood at Medina Junction. The view is looking west from th...
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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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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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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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