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E.A. Horn's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Three men stand under the iconic mortar and pestle and striped awnings of E.A. Horn's Drugstore.
Photograph

Kimberly and Elwers Drugstore

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the Kimberly & Elwers Drugstore. Pharmaceutical bottles line the shelves on the right side.
Photograph

Lee's Oshkosh Airplane

Date: 1932
Description: In order to undertake a trans-Atlantic flight to Norway, Clyde Allen Lee sought financial support from the local Oshkosh clothing company. The sign painted...
Photograph

Bide-a-Wee Hotel in Butte des Morts

Date: 1911
Description: Bide-a-Wee Hotel with a group of people standing in the foreground.
Photograph

General Store in Butte des Morts

Date: 1948
Description: Image of the old general and antiques store. Text reads: "House built as a store, allegedly by Augustin Grignon in 1848. Later operated as a general stor...
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City Square

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of City Square, where the Bank of Menasha is seen on the corner and Little Lake Butte des Mortes is in the distance.
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Rocky Shoulder on Highway 51

Date: 1925
Description: View of a road crew along State Highway 15 at work constructing a trench for a penetration type shoulder near Kaukauna.
Book or Pamphlet

Oshkosh Motor Trucks

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of the Oshkosh 4-Wheel Drive Motor Truck catalog. Oshkosh Truck Corporation was founded in Oshkosh in 1917. Still headquartered in Oshkosh, t...
Photograph

Carl Schurz Monument

Date: 1915
Description: Advertisement with the Carl Schurz monument. Caption reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company, Aug. 1915", and at bottom: "Oshkosh, Wisconsin". Text on right...
Photograph

Sawyer House

Date: 1914
Description: Advertisement reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company" and "Sept. 1915". At bottom it reads: "Oshkosh, Wisconsin". Text on right reads: "Beautiful Homes in ...
Photograph

Fraternal Reserve Association Building

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company" and "May 1915". Text on right reads: "F. R. A. Building" and "Library". The image includes a view of ...
Photograph

Chicago and North Western Railway

Date: 1915
Description: Advertisement reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company" and "Jan. 1915". At bottom it reads: "Oshkosh, Wisconsin". Text on right reads: "North Station C. & N...
Print

Hollister Amos & Co. Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the Hollister Amos & Company, a lumber dealer in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with an embossed red heart imprinted with the motto, "Buy only Wolf Rive...
Print

Kreme-O-Maltz, Malt Syrup Label

Date: 1929
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Kreme-O-Maltz, Light Hop Flavor, Malt Syrup." Distributed by the Oshkosh Maltz Produ...
Print

Chief Oshkosh, Beer Label

Date: 1937
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Chief Oshkosh, Lager Beer, Brewed and Bottled By the Oshkosh Brewing Company." Print...
Print

Winnebagoland, Label

Date: 04 23 1936
Description: Drawing submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. The red, black, and cream label features an original Indian head design, with tipis...
Postcard

Chief Oshkosh Beer Bottle Caps Advertisement

Date: 
Description: A card advertising exchanging Chief Oshkosh beer bottle caps for U.S. defense stamps.

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