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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of ...
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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Canal at Portage

Date: 1910
Description: View down the canal, with buildings along the shoreline, and a boat coming down the canal.
Postcard

Falls and Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Chippewa falls and dam. Caption reads: "Falls and Dam, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Main Street Bridge

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Description: Main Street Bridge. There is a boat in the right foreground, and buildings are along the far shoreline.
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Walnut Street Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of cargo ship passing under the Walnut Street Bridge on the Fox River.
Postcard

Soft Maple Creek

Date: 1910
Description: A river scene, presumably Soft Maple Creek. Caption reads: "River Scene, Weyerhauser, Wis."
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Yahara River Lock

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Description: Elevated view of the Yahara River lock.
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Barn Art

Date: 07 1949
Description: Gothic roofed barn with river scene painted on its roof by Frank Engebretson.

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