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Motel with Swimming Pool

Date: 1965
Description: The Valley Motel and Colonial Restaurant at the intersection of Highways 41 and 29. This motel boasts that it has a large lighted swimming pool as well as ...
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Jean Nicolet Memorial

Date: 1951
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Near this spot the first white contact in the Northwest was made by Jean Nicolet at Red Banks in 1634. This memorial by Sidney Bedo...
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Bird's Eye View Northeast

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of northeastern Green Bay. A neighborhood is in the foreground, and a large church is on the right. Caption reads: "Green Bay, Wis. Bird's Ey...
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City Hall, Green Bay

Date: 1912
Description: View from street towards the old city hall. The building is of brick and stone, with columns above the arched entrance. Caption reads: "City Hall, Green Ba...
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Public Library, Green Bay

Date: 1902
Description: The Public Library, Carnegie Building 1902. There are steps up to the entrance, with a sign above the columns that reads: "Carnegie Building MDCCCCII" [190...
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Cook Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: View of the Cook Hotel, a four-story building with wrought iron balconies. Caption reads: "Cook Hotel, Green Bay, Wis."
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C. & N.W. Depot, Green Bay

Date: 1909
Description: View of the train depot with a clock tower. Men are gathered on the platform.
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McCormick Memorial Building

Date: 1926
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the McCormick Memorial Building, a nursing home. Columns are at the entrance, and flowers are planted along the ground floor. Roof...
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Elk's Club

Date: 1926
Description: Colorized view of the Elk's Club. The entrance is surrounded by columns. There is a porch and a balcony, and two men are standing on the sidewalk in front....
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Bellin Hospital

Date: 1956
Description: Color reproduction of a four-story brick hospital with cars parked at the curbs. A fire hydrant is on the corner.
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High Falls Power Plant

Date: 07 24 1910
Description: View of a power plant and dam on the Fox River. Caption reads: "High Falls Power Plant."
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Pavilion at Red Banks

Date: 1926
Description: Colorized postcard of a beachside pavilion and the long, wooden staircase leading down to the waterfront. Caption reads: "Pavilion at Red Banks, near Green...
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Hoberg Paper and Fibre Division

Date: 1926
Description: Colorized postcard of a paper factory beside a railroad track. Caption reads: "Hoberg Paper and Fibre Division, Green Bay, Wis."
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Northern Paper Mills

Date: 1926
Description: View of the Northern Paper Mill on the banks of the Fox River. Caption reads: "Northern Paper Mills, Green Bay, Wis."
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City Hall

Date: 1902
Description: Hand-colored view of the brick and stone city hall. There is an arched entrance, columns on the second floor, and a bell tower. Caption reads: "City Hall, ...
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Harbor View

Date: 1910
Description: The "John A Donaldson" steamer in Green Bay Harbor. Caption reads: "Harbor View, Green Bay, Wis."
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Y.M.C.A.

Date: 1926
Description: Corner view of the Y.M.C.A., a 5-story stone building. Automobiles parked at the curb.
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Washington Street

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of Washington Street during a parade. Crowds are lining the street. Caption reads: "Washington Street, Green Bay, Wis."
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The "Spirit of the Northwest"

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "The 'Spirit of the Northwest', Green Bay, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The Spirit of the Northwest, Sidney Bedore, sculptor, depicts the e...
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St. Joseph's Orphans' Home

Date: 1916
Description: View of an orphanage with a tower. In existence between 1877 and 1980. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Orphans' Home, Green Bay, Wis."

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