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Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street

Date: 1933
Description: Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street, looking north. Buildings, water towers and railroad boxcars are along the Chicago River waterfront, as well as a Co...
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Steamer "Saint Paul"

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Description: Steamer "Saint Paul" of the St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul Line.
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Glen and Star's Mill

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards two men standing facing each other just outside the front entrance to Glen and Star's Mill, near a brewery. There is snow on the g...
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Park and River near Chippewa Falls

Date: 1885
Description: Chippewa Falls with a park and river in the foreground.
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De Pere Bridge

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view of the bridge over a river. The Nicolet Paper Company is at the end of the bridge on the far shoreline.
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De Pere Bridge

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the bridge over the Fox river, and the Nicolet Paper Company on the far shoreline.
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De Pere Bridge Under Construction

Date: 1932
Description: View of the bridge under construction, with a crane atop the structure. Eight men are standing on scaffolding below the bridge. The Nicolet Paper Company ...
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Riverside Town

Date: 1902
Description: River with distant hills behind a town. An island is in the foreground.
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Aerial View of Green Bay

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view with fishing piers, coal factories, a bridge, and railroad tracks.
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Aerial View of River and Downtown

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of downtown and river.
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Fort Howard and Soldiers in a Boat

Date: 1851
Description: View of five soldiers rowing in a boat, beside a dock, with another soldier standing on the dock. The fort is in the background, complete with the fortifie...
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Northern Paper Mills from the Fox River

Date: 1910
Description: Northern Paper Mills' chimney, water towers, buildings, and lumber yard, seen from the Fox River.
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Northern Paper Mills

Date: 1910
Description: Chimney and water towers at Northern Paper Mills, also a cargo ship called the Yorkton, which carries lumber to the paper mill.
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Sewerage Disposal Plant

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Janesville showing the river fill for the new sewerage disposal plant.
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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1950
Description: An aerial view of town, showing a major industrial area.
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Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad

Date: 1886
Description: View of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railroad drawbridge and trestle.
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Dam Dedication Ceremony

Date: 07 06 1937
Description: Dedication ceremony for the dam on the St. Croix River that is now part of the Gordon Dam County Park. Construction on this dam was begun as a WPA project...
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Looking Southeast from Clybourn Street

Date: 1901
Description: Looking southeast from Clybourn and Fifteenth Streets. An open dirt area is in the foreground, with lumber lying near water on the left, and industrial bui...
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Elevated View from Division and East Water Streets

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view looking northwest from Division Street and East Water Street. Rooftop of building in foreground has laundry hanging from a line. In the back...
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The Fall of Richmond, Virginia

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Description: Currier & Ives lithograph of the fall of Richmond, April 2, 1865.

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