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Painting

Morgan L. Martin

Date: 1866
Description: Full-length portrait of Morgan L. Martin standing in a landscape, with a dog sitting at his feet.
Photograph

Building and River

Date: 1920
Description: A large building, possibly a mill, next to a river.
Photograph

Spearing Sturgeon at the Dam #23

Date: 
Description: Spearing sturgeon at the dam in Kilbourn. There is a man with a sturgeon on a spear in the foreground, and another man with a spear is in the background. A...
Photograph

Kilbourn Dam and Powerhouse

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of Kilbourn Dam and powerhouse.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the Village of Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Date: 12 21 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kaukauna, from the Appleton Post Annual Review.
Photograph

Fox River

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking down at the Fox River. On the left is a dam, and on the opposite shoreline is a factory.
Photograph

Dam at Dells Pond

Date: 
Description: Front view of dam and waterfall at Dells Pond. There is a building on the left of the dam. People are fishing from a boat on the pond.
Photograph

Dam at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: The pond at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright dammed a small stream on the property to create a water garden and to ensure water could be se...
Postcard

View of River below Dam

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "River View below the Dam."
Postcard

Oak Lodge in Cedar Lake

Date: 1906
Description: Oak Lodge in Cedar Lake with docks and a small dam. Caption reads: "Scene at Clam Lodge, Cedar Lake, Wis."
Photograph

Bridge and Dam

Date: 
Description: Bridge and dam, with buildings on the far shoreline.
Postcard

Dam in Elroy

Date: 1908
Description: View from shoreline toward the lower part of a dam. Caption reads: "Dam in Elroy, Wis."
Postcard

Mill on a River

Date: 1914
Description: View of a mill on the bank of a river, and an adjacent dam. Caption at bottom reads: "Scene At Picturesque Friendship, Wis."
Photograph

Genoa Dam

Date: 1953
Description: View across fields towards the Genoa Dam on the Mississippi River. Tree-covered hills are on the left.
Book or Pamphlet

Beavers and their Dams

Date: 1859
Description: Color drawing of beavers working on and living at their dams.
Photograph

Dam on Rock River

Date: 1950
Description: The dam on Rock River.
Photograph

Dresbach Dam

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Dresbach Dam.
Photograph

Little Falls Dam

Date: 1913
Description: View of Little Falls Dam on the Chippewa River.
Postcard

Scaling Gaps Dam and Paper Mills

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Scaling Gaps dam in the foreground, and the paper mill in the background. Caption reads: "Scaling Gaps Dam and Paper Mills, Marinette, Wis."C
Postcard

Power Plant on the Red Cedar River

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the dam and power plant on the Red Cedar River. Caption reads: "Menominie, Wis. Bird's Eye View, Water Power and Plants."

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