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Produce Market

Date: 1935
Description: Downtown outdoor market place.
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Train at Stevens Point Depot

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Description: View down platform towards locomotive and train at the railroad station. There are people standing on the platform near the depot building.
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Singer and Interviewer

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Description: Possibly Michael Leary or Daniel O'Connell.
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Opera House

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Description: View across unpaved road towards the Opera House, with a man high up on a telephone pole in front of the building. Snow is on the ground. Caption reads: "O...
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St. Clara's Orphanage

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of St. Clara's Orphanage, which was built in 1882 and run by the Felecian Sisters.
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Masonic Temple, Stevens Point

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a Masonic temple with two figures standing near its front door. Caption reads: "Masonic Temple, Stevens Point, Wis."
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrant standing near a team of horses eating hay in Market Square. He is wearing work clothes. Large brick buildings are in the background.
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrants in Market Square wearing Polish national dress. The men are wearing suits, coats, and hats. The women are wearing dresses, shawls and hat...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrants, wearing Polish national dress, with a wagon in Market Square. Other men in the square are wearing suits, long coats, and hats. The women...
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Market Square

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Polish immigrants in Market Square with horse-drawn lumber sledges and hay wagons. Commercial buildings are in the background. A sign on o...
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Second Sacred Heart Church

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the Second Sacred Heart Polish Catholic Church. A large group of people are standing in the foreground. Caption reads: "Second Sacred Hear...
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North Squad of the High School All-Star Football Players

Date: 08 03 1948
Description: Group portrait of the North squad of the high school All-Star football players. The team is made up of players from La Crosse, Oshkosh, Antigo, Marinette, ...
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Coaching Staff of the High School All-Star Football Team

Date: 08 03 1948
Description: The coaching staff of the North squad of the high school All-Star football players. The team is made up of players from La Crosse, Oshkosh, Antigo, Marinet...
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WPA at Work

Date: 05 18 1936
Description: A Works Progress Administration (WPA) crew at work laying a stone terrace in Stevens Point.
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Stevens Point Saloon

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Description: Exterior view of the Stevens Point saloon owned by Albert Liss, a German immigrant. The saloon was located in the Polish North Ward known as the "Devil's ...
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Main Street at Prentice

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Description: View from sidewalk down tree-lined Main Street at Prentice. A man is walking down the sidewalks.
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State Normal School

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Description: Exterior of the State Normal School at Stevens Point, which opened in 1894. The main entrance is flanked by columns and a central cupola, along with a row ...
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Saint Michael's Hospital

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Description: Exterior of Saint Michael's Hospital, founded in 1913 by the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. A baby carriage stands near the bottom of the steps at the ho...
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Portage County Courthouse

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Description: Exterior of Portage County Courthouse, built in 1868. Stairs lead to the main entrance of the stone building and a monument and cannon stand on the lawn.
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Marlin's Island

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Description: Individuals use rowboats near the shore of Marlin's Island on the Wisconsin River.

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