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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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Television Salesperson

Date: 06 01 1956
Description: Television salesperson Sam Carrao posed with display of new merchandise at The TV Center, 914 Main Street in Green Bay.
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City Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of City Hall.
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City Stadium

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of City Stadium, former home of the Green Bay Packers from 1925 to 1956. Currently it is the home of the Green Bay East High School football te...
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Farmall 460 Tractor Preparing Field for NFL Championship Game

Date: 12 31 1961
Description: Farmall 460 tractor with windbreaker and no. 46 baler removing twenty tons of hay from Green Bay City Stadium (now Lambeau Field) at 9 a.m. on the day of t...
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Green Bay City Stadium Field before NFL Championship Game

Date: 12 31 1961
Description: Workmen, shivering in the 6 a.m. predawn cold, remove hay from the field at Green Bay City Stadium (now Lambeau Field) before the NFL championship game bet...
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International Harvester Branch(?) Office

Date: 1906
Description: Two men and a woman working in a branch(?) office of the International Harvester Company. One man is talking on a telephone. Portraits of William Deering a...
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Television Store

Date: 06 01 1956
Description: A man standing in a television retail store. A number of television sets are displayed, including one Hallicrafters set.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye Map of Green Bay and Fort Howard

Date: 1867
Description: Bird's-eye map of Green Bay and Fort Howard, Brown Co., depicts street names and street layouts, houses, trees, and the East River. A reference key at the ...
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Green Bay & Western Railroad Roundhouse

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Green Bay & Western Railroad roundhouse.
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Employment Office

Date: 1933
Description: Men looking for a job during the Great Depression waiting their turn in the Employment Office waiting room, while another man is sitting with a clerk and f...
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Yard

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway yard and roundhouse (left) on South Oakland Avenue.
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Green Bay Packers Fans

Date: 07 20 1970
Description: Packer fans, despite bad weather, wait in line Sunday outside The Milwaukee Journal Company building to wait for Monday's football ticket sale. First in li...
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Confluence of the Fox and East River

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view of the conluence of the Fox River and the East River. The Northern Paper Mills are in the foreground and the city is seen to the right.
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Aerial View of River

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of river and its surrounding landscape.
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Aerial View of Fields and Neighborhoods

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of fields near neighborhoods.
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Aerial View of Green Bay

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of the confluence of the Fox River and Green Bay.
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Aerial View of City

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of downtown area, with the Fox River and neighboring suburbs.
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Commercial District on the East Side of the Fox River

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view of the commercial district on the east side of the Fox River. Left to right: Hurlbut Coal Company; suggested location for small terminal; Main...
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Aerial View of Green Bay

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view of Green Bay's commercial district, bridges, and water.

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