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Bird's-Eye View of the Village of Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Date: 12 21 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kaukauna, from the Appleton Post Annual Review.
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Waumandee Mill

Date: 1895
Description: View of a mill, sluice and dam on Waumandee Creek. The mill was built by John Oschner in 1863. Two products produced by the mill were White Rose Flour and ...
Photograph

Fox River Dam

Date: 05 19 1895
Description: Elevated view of the dam on the Fox River at Buffalo Lake. Houses and other buildings are visible in the background.
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Fox River Dam

Date: 1900
Description: Fox River Dam, with shoreline in either side, and a barge in the distance.
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Flume on High Water

Date: 1900
Description: Flume at high water on the Montello River.
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Group of Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men on the shore of Fox River, near the Fox River dam, fishing. There is a barge in the background.
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Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1900
Description: Group of three men fishing on the Fox River, with view of dam. There is a barge in the background.
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Locks at Power Dam

Date: 1913
Description: Looking across water and through the locks to a shoreline with a large hill in the background. A building is on the left, a wall and pilings are in the wat...
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Three Women Among Logs

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Description: Three women playfully pose among logs near a railroad bridge that passes over a dam. On the bridge, a standing man is visible.
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Women Near Dam

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Description: Two women walk the shoreline of a river. In the background, a dam and railroad bridge are visible.
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Woman and Kitten near Dam

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Description: A woman sits with a kitten in her lap near a dam. This dam is probably the log dam on the Black River. In the background, the boarding house for Spaulding ...
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Woman Gathering Stones near Dam

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Description: A woman gathers stones at the bottom of a falls near a dam, probably the Hatfield Dam.
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Swimmers Near Dam

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Description: Several boys stand and sit on a concrete dam under a railroad bridge.
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Boys Sitting on Bulkhead of Powerhouse

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Description: A large group of boys stand and sit on the bulkhead of a powerhouse before a flood. The boys could dive under one side of the structure and swim to the oth...
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Boys Diving off Bulkhead of Powerhouse

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Description: A large group of boys are standing and sitting on the bulkhead of a powerhouse before a flood. The boys could dive under one side of the structure and swim...
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Aerial View of Necedah, Wisconsin

Date: 04 16 1949
Description: Aerial view of Necedah, Wisconsin, and Petenwell Lake behind Petenwell Dam on the Wisconsin River.
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Aerial View of Castle Rock Dam

Date: 04 16 1949
Description: Aerial view of Castle Rock Dam on the Wisconsin River near Mauston, Wisconsin.
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Petenwell Dam

Date: 04 16 1949
Description: Aerial view of Petenwell Dam and dike on Wisconsin River twenty miles north of Necedah, Wisconsin showing the early formation of Lake Petenwell.
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Hydroelectric Plant at Taliesin

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior view of Taliesin and its hydroelectric plant. Caption on photograph reads, "Dam at Frank Lloyd Wright's Bungalow-Taliesin-near Spring Green, Wis."...
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Peavy Falls Group, Menominee Indians

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Description: "Peavy Falls Group" of men and boys posed on bank of river. There is a man in a canoe in the river, and a footbridge in the background.

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