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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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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...
Postcard

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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Public School

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

Date: 1925
Description: The home of Ida Fisher.
Postcard

River View at Night

Date: 1920
Description: View down the river at night. Caption reads: "River View at Night, Menasha, Wis."
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Rocky Shoulder on Highway 51

Date: 1925
Description: View of a road crew along State Highway 15 at work constructing a trench for a penetration type shoulder near Kaukauna.
Book or Pamphlet

Oshkosh Motor Trucks

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of the Oshkosh 4-Wheel Drive Motor Truck catalog. Oshkosh Truck Corporation was founded in Oshkosh in 1917. Still headquartered in Oshkosh, t...
Postcard

S.A. Cook Armory Company

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of the S.A. Cook Armory Company, no. 1. Caption reads: "S.A. Cook Armory, Co. 1, Neenah, Wis."
Postcard

Equitable Fraternal Union

Date: 1920
Description: Equitable Fraternal Union, home office building. Caption reads: "Home Office Building, Equitable Fraternal Union, Neenah, Wis."
Postcard

Presbyterian Church

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Presbyterian Church. Caption reads: "Presbyterian Church, Neenah, Wis."
Postcard

The Old Stone Barn

Date: 1920
Description: Old Stone Barn, built by Harrison Reed in 1847. Caption reads: "The Old Stone Barn, Neenah, Wisconsin, built By Harrison Reed in 1847, one of the oldest la...
Postcard

Riverside Park

Date: 1920
Description: View across water towards an excursion boat moored at the shoreline of Riverside Park. There are houses beyond, and in the distance is a smokestack. Captio...
Postcard

The Valley Inn

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Valley Inn. Caption reads: "The Valley Inn, Neenah, Wis."
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Oshkosh State Teachers College

Date: 1925
Description: View from street of the main building of Oshkosh State Teachers College. Today this building is incorporated into the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Snow...
Postcard

State Normal School

Date: 1925
Description: View across lawn towards the State Normal building (Dempsy Hall), at the State Normal School. This building was built in 1918, after a fire destroyed the m...
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Oshkosh State College

Date: 1925
Description: View of the campus of Oshkosh State College, later known as Oshkosh State Teacher's College.
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Sawyer House

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the home of Senator Philetus Sawyer. Sawyer was mayor of Oshkosh from 1863 to 1864, and served on the House of Representatives fro...
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the Post Office. The first post office in Oshkosh was established in the 1840s, and the postmaster was Joseph Jackson. Caption reads: "Pos...

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