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High School

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior of Neenah High School. Caption reads: "Neenah High School, Neenah, Wis."
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First Street, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin

Date: 1911
Description: First Street with residential homes. Caption reads: "First Street, Grand Rapids, Wis."
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Native American Women on Water Street

Date: 1911
Description: A boy is standing on a snow-covered wooden sidewalk on the left, and Native American women wrapped in blankets are walking on the sidewalk on the right. Vi...
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Four Ho-Chunk People on Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Four Ho-Chunk people crossing a bridge spanning the Black River. This photograph was taken before the flood of October 1911, when the bridge was completely...
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Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: Caption reads: "Main Street, looking East, Platteville,,[sic] Wis."
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Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1911
Description: A statue of Oshkosh, head chief of the Menominee Indian Tribe in North Park (Menominee Park). Sculpted by Gaetano Trentanove of Florence, Italy. Unveiled J...
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Paine Lumber Co.

Date: 1911
Description: Log entrance of the Paine Lumber Co. Edward L. Paine founded the lumber mill in 1853 on the east bank of the Fox River. Caption reads: "Log Entrance, Paine...
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Man and Dog near Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Man and dog standing near bridge. Buildings in background. There is a boat on the left on the water near the bridge. Caption reads: "Bridge, Okauchee, Wis....
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Diamond Match Company

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Diamond Match Company. At the time of its building it was the largest such factory in America. Caption reads: "New Diamond Match Facto...
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Buildings in Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Buildings in high flood water, and floating near the powerhouse spillway.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Melon Party (without Melons)

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Melon Party." Four girls wearing bows and dresses are holding an object...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Melon Party (with Melons)

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of children with giant watermelons. Four girls wearing dresses and bows hold a giant slice of melon across them as they all bite into it. Two ...
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Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: Main Street with superimposed streetcar.
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Business Block in Merrimac

Date: 1911
Description: View down an unpaved Merrimac street with a brick building and horse-drawn carriages. The caption at bottom left reads: "A Fine Business Block."
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Construction near City Hall

Date: 1911
Description: East Water Street at Wisconsin Avenue. City Hall is in the background. At the left is the Waldheim and Company Department Store of 407-411 East Water Stree...
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1911
Description: View of pedestrians and streetcar along Wisconsin Street. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Street, looking East from Grand Ave. Milwaukee, Wis."
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Life-Saving Station and Garbage Crematory

Date: 1911
Description: View across water toward several buildings on shoreline, two with large smokestacks. A man is standing on the shore, and two people are in a boat on the ri...
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The Milwaukee Sentinel Building

Date: 1911
Description: 89-93 Mason Street. The ten-story Sentinel building stands next to several smaller buildings and an alleyway. The name is on the building over the top floo...
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Protestant Home for the Aged

Date: 1911
Description: Four-story extended building. A woman with an umbrella is near the left entrance, and a man is walking across the raised lawn near the center right. Captio...
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St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 1911
Description: End of wing on left is circular. Trees are in front of hospital in a small park area.

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