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Lake Shore Lumber Company

Date: 1900
Description: Lake Shore Lumber Company of Oshkosh's mill waste lumber slab dump. Leander Choate, owner of mill, used this marsh for his waste lumber which was piled at ...
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Concrete Manure Pit and Litter Carrier

Date: 1925
Description: A concrete manure pit and litter carriers operated on pulleys stand in front of multiple farm buildings.
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Ridge and Furrow Disposal System

Date: 05 1980
Description: "On a hillside off McArthur Road, waste water from Widmer Cheese Factory is dumped into a ridge & furrow disposal system."
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Landfill Fire

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Description: View across garbage and waste around a pool of water towards a fire burning in a landfill. Trees are along a ridge in the far background.
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Dumping Grounds

Date: 1968
Description: Solid waste, some of it burned, scattered on the ground in a landfill next to a road along the left side. In the background are trees and a hill.

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