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| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | "Lawton's Folly," the home of Joseph Lawton, built in 1851, between De Pere and Ft. Howard. Joseph Lawton came from Pennsylvannia. This building no longer ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Long Tail lighthouse. Built in 1847-1848 and abandoned in 1859 when a new frame lighthouse was built nearby. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Long Tail Lighthouse and surrounding buildings. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Old Light House at Long Tail Point, Green Bay, Wis." Built in 1859. A marshy area is in the foreground, and a long pier leads to the new li... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | "Miss Mahan's School" with a tree in front and a farmhouse next door. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Main Street, looking east at storefronts. Booths with flags and bunting are set up on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Green Bay, Wis. Main Street, Looking Ea... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Main Street on the corner of Washington Street shops. Caption reads: "Main St, Cor Washington, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Main Street Bridge raised to let boats pass through the locks on the Fox River. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Main Street and Green Bay House seen from the top of the Beaumont House. |
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| Description: | Main Street Bridge. There is a boat in the right foreground, and buildings are along the far shoreline. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | John Meade's residence. The family is standing on the front porch for a group portrait, while an individual pushes a bicycle. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from road toward Mineral Springs. There is a board sidewalk in the foreground. Caption reads: "Mineral Sprints, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Two people stand in front of the Ella Hoes Neville well and historic marker, with two insets with close-up views of its architecture. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior view across street towards the Northern Building, with cars parked along the curb near lampposts. Caption reads: "New Northern Building, Green Bay... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Northern Paper Mills' chimney, water towers, buildings, and lumber yard, seen from the Fox River. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Chimney and water towers at Northern Paper Mills, also a cargo ship called the Yorkton, which carries lumber to the paper mill. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Filter plant for the Northern Paper Mills under construction. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A small cruise ship is anchored in front of Northern Transportation Company's office building along the Fox River. |
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