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| Date: | 01 20 1989 |
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| Description: | A Skelly station located on USH 10 consisting of a historic gas station and a two-bay service building. Gasoline cost 96 cents per gallon for regular. |
| Date: | 11 20 1989 |
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| Description: | Exterior of service station on USH 10. |
| Date: | 01 20 1989 |
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| Description: | Main Street (USH 10) in the village, with storefronts and a used car dealership. |
| Date: | 01 20 1989 |
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| Description: | Grain storage building located near the railroad tracks. The wrecker service truck parked near the warehouse bears the slogan, "the happy hooker." |
| Date: | 2008 |
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| Description: | Located at 329 Front Street, this structure hosted its grand-opening celebration in 1931. The special was not discounted gasoline or oil but chicken and ba... |
| Date: | 2008 |
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| Description: | Welcoming future customers to their new station, Carl Miller and Joe Walloch held a grand-opening in August 1940. The special: seven gallons of Pennant gas... |
| Date: | 09 19 1961 |
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| Description: | View from road of All Saint's Church behind a group of trees. The front entrance is on the right, with a signboard nearby listing times of the masses and c... |
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| Description: | Automobiles drive past storefronts and can be seen parked on either side of Grand Avenue. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk near the Citizens National Bank ... |
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| Description: | View of the business section featuring jewelry, shoe, and drug stores and other storefronts. Women and men walk down the sidewalk near cars parked on the c... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the city hall, a brick building built in 1817. A man and young boy stand in the main doorway of the building. An automobile is near a smal... |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Elks Club and the Wood County Telephone Company. Automobiles are parked in front of the two buildings. |
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| Description: | View down Grand Avenue. Automobiles park on either side of the avenue and drive down the street past traffic signs, stating, "Keep to the Right." On the ri... |
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| Description: | View down Second Street. Automobiles are parked on either side of the street near bicycles and pedestrians. Stores line the street and the Wood County Nati... |
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| Description: | Exterior of the First National Bank, built in 1919. Men stand outside the building, one drinking from a fountain. A man stands across the street near the c... |
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| Description: | Front view of the Wood County Courthouse, built in 1866 by Lyman Howe and John Rablin. The brick building features an arched entrance, and automobiles are ... |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill toward a bridge over the Wisconsin River. |
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| Description: | View of Grand Avenue Bridge, built in 1922. The Commercial Hotel stands on the right bank; it began operation in 1881. |
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| Description: | Elevated view over water toward a horse and carriage and pedestrians crossing the Grand Avenue Bridge, built in 1922. Smokestacks and other buildings are o... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View from river of a machine/crane moving bundles of pulpwood to be made into paper. |
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