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Henry Hooker Family

Date: 1871
Description: The Henry Hooker family in front of a picket fence before their stone house, which has a bird cage and a picture hanging on its front porch. In the 1870 c...
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Group on Porch of Middleton House

Date: 1873
Description: A group posed on the porch of the Middleton House, a two-story frame building with lattice and cut work, located across the intersection from J. Green & Co...
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Men in Wagons by Post Office

Date: 1873
Description: Men in wagons posed in front of a rural post office. They brandish guns, whiskey bottles and possibly a harmonica with humorous intent.
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The Carlisle House

Date: 1876
Description: The Carlisle House on Brodhead Street. The building is surrounded by the Commercial Hotel, a billiard parlor, and J. Orbrecht's Variety Store.
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Farmers Unloading Milk Cans

Date: 1876
Description: Farmers off-loading milk cans from their wagons at the creamery. One man is operating a hoist, lifting a can to pour the milk down a chute.
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J. Green and Company Store

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view of the J. Green & Co. Store, a frame building with a false front, a third-story fan window and two full windows. Men stand nearby with farm i...
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Railroad Crew and Boy on Handcar

Date: 1872
Description: Group portrait of a railroad crew on and around a handcar. A man and a young boy stand on the left near a track switch. In the background is a variety stor...
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Camp Williams Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Camp Williams Town, with many houses. In the background are bluffs.
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Stanley Hotel in Chippewa Falls

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the Stanley Hotel on a corner, with large electricity poles on the sidewalk in front.
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Five Men on top of Caboose

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Description: Elevated view of five men standing on top of the caboose. Heavy snow is on the ground, and fences are on the right and left.
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Soo Line Train Wreck

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Description: Soo Line Train wreck with large crane pulling up damaged train engine. Snow is on the ground.
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Soo Line Train Wreck

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Description: Soo Line train wreck. Four men are working on the tracks near an overturned box car.
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Kaukauna Public Library

Date: 1955
Description: View across street towards the Kaukauna Public Library.
Painting

Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View of Main Street, looking north on Gasper Street.
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Mining in a Tunnel

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Description: Two miners working in a tunnel or drift.
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Log Jam at Big Eddy

Date: 1905
Description: Log jam at Big Eddy on the Chippewa River during the Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company log drive. There is a bridge in the distance, and trees are along the s...
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Compass Training

Date: 1937
Description: Probably Native Americans receiving instructions on compass use for Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory.
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Aerial View of Town and Wisconsin River

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view that encompasses most of the town and part of the Wisconsin River.
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Automobiles in Parking Lot for Chief Kahquados Ceremony

Date: 05 29 1931
Description: A large numbers of cars are shown parked at Peninsula State Park during the reburial ceremony for Potawatomi Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados. A crowd of p...
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Rice Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards a long row of automobiles parked on the left side at an angle along the curb in front of storefronts.

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