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Cottage and Yard

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Description: Exterior of one-story building. One of the doorways has been boarded up.
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Wooden School House

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Description: Public school built in 1856 and destroyed by fire on December 15, 1925. The bell tower has a small balcony.
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Oshkosh Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: In 1934, Cook and Brown Lime and Coal built a super-service station with Art Deco stylings at 420 Division Street, which was previously occupied by a small...
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Oshkosh Service Station Detail (Blue and Cream Tile)

Date: 2008
Description: Constructed of a cream-colored brick, the vertical lines were embellished with blue glazed brick, likely meant to match the color of the Dixie Oil and Gaso...
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Elisha D. Smith Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the Elisha D. Smith Library. The library opened in 1898 funded with a gift of $20,000 from E.D. Smith. Over the main entrance, a...
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Neenah Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Neenah Public Library in winter. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a combined donation of $20,000 from the citizens of Ne...
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Buttes des Morts Inn

Date: 1925
Description: A large, two-story wood building with nine over six windows identified as an inn; at the time of the photograph it served as the Butte des Morts Post Offic...
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Building Ruins

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Description: View of the ruins of a large, stone building. A man stands amidst the rubble and looks toward the camera. Caption on back of stereograph reads, "Oshkosh Ru...
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Gilbert Paper Company

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View of Gilbert Paper Company from a railroad bridge on the Fox River. Three rail cars are stopped in front of the factory.
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Canal between Two Factories

Date: 09 30 1963
Description: View of a canal running between the Neenah Paper Company and the J.W. Hewitt Machine Company.
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Palatial Residence

Date: 06 15 1963
Description: Large residence on the lake shore end of East Wisconsin Avenue. The vista is down the tree-lined drive to entrance with portico. An automobile is parked ne...
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Lake Winnebago Mansion

Date: 08 28 1966
Description: Exterior view of a large, Tudor style mansion on the shores of Lake Winnebago.
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Factory Building

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: Exterior view of a stained Menasha Wooden War Company plant building. Steam is coming out of a pipe on the side of the building.
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People Fishing

Date: 09 15 1962
Description: A group of men, women and children fish from a dock located on the Fox River. In the background are commercial buildings along the shoreline.
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U.S. Highway 41 Ramp

Date: 1977
Description: View looking north at the ramp from USH 41 northbound.
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Ramp on U.S. Highway 41

Date: 1977
Description: A car going up ramp, northbound on USH 41.
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Oshkosh Public Library

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Description: Exterior of Oshkosh Public Library. The entrance has six columns and a pediment at the top of a set of steps, and there is a dome on the roof. Reverse of c...
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Facade of Winnebago County Asylum

Date: 1930
Description: Three-quarter view from driveway of exterior of the Winnebago County Asylum.
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Poor Farm and Grounds

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of Poor Farm on the grounds of the Winnebago County Asylum. There is a large barn, silo, windmill, and the roof of a large building in the ba...
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Building on the Winnebago County Asylum Grounds

Date: 1930
Description: View from road of a building located on the grounds of the Winnebago County Asylum. Standing on a sidewalk in front is a man leaning on a cane.

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