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Spring Runoff at Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water churns under a railroad bridge as the spring thaw swells the Wisconsin River.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Wausau

Date: 1879
Description: This map is a bird's-eye view of Wausau, the County Seat of Marathon County. The map features an index of points of interest.
Photograph

View of Wausau, Wisconsin

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view of the main street with the Wisconsin River in the top left corner. The street just outside the Hall Garage Company is lined with cars.
Postcard

Wreckage Left by Flood

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view across the Wisconsin River, showing the wreckage left by the disastrous flood of July 24, 1912. A power dam on the Wisconsin River above Waus...
Postcard

Stroller's Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View down unpaved road towards Stroller's Bridge, with the city and a public building in the background. Caption reads: "Stroller's Bridge, Wausau, Wis."
Postcard

Stroller's Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: View from shoreline towards Stroller's Bridge. Caption reads: "Strollers Bridge and the Old Wisconse, Wausau, Wis."
Photograph

George Stevens Marker

Date: 1929
Description: View of the George Stevens marker with the Wisconsin Auto Supply Company in the background and the Wisconsin River.
Photograph

Scott Street Bridge

Date: 1983
Description: The approach to the Scott Street Bridge in Wausau, with the Wausau Cab Co. building and a large sign advertising the First American Bank, a "tower of stren...
Photograph

Scott Street Bridge

Date: 10 18 1968
Description: View looking north under Wausau's Scott Street (also State Highway H 29 and Business 51) Bridge, with a railroad bridge in the foreground and the warehouse...
Postcard

Wausau Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the railroad station looking west. A bridge over the river is in the foreground, and a large water tower is across the railroad tracks on ...
Photograph

Roadway and Buildings

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of roadways and buildings.
Photograph

Wausau

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of Wausau.
Photograph

Aerial View of Wausau

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of buildings in the downtown area.
Postcard

Falls Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Falls Bridge and surrounding buildings. Caption reads: "Falls Bridge, Bet. East and West Sides, Wausau, Wis."
Photograph

Bridge Over Wisconsin River

Date: 1918
Description: View of the bridge over the Wisconsin River at Big Bull Falls, seen at low water.
Photograph

Cereal Mills Company

Date: 1939
Description: An exterior view of the Cereal Mills Company, located at 112-118 West Scott Street. A railroad and a highway bridge are in the foreground.
Photograph

Peavy Falls Group, Menominee Indians

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Description: "Peavy Falls Group" of men and boys posed on bank of river. There is a man in a canoe in the river, and a footbridge in the background.
Photograph

Falls Scene on the Wisconsin

Date: 
Description: View up the Wisconsin River showing the dam and a bridge. A streetcar and a small group of people are gathered on one end.
Photograph

Aftermath of Flood

Date: 1912
Description: Aftermath of a flood. Debris of railroad ties, tracks, and cars are scattered beneath a bridge.
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Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water of Big Bull Falls or the Wisconsin River rapidly flows underneath two railroad bridges. Pedestrians cross the bridges while peering over at the over...

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