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Paper Mill

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Description: Unidentified paper mill. The holding pond for the paper mill is in the foreground.
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Atlas Mill

Date: 1922
Description: View across water towards the Atlas Mill. The paper making mill on the Fox River was built in 1878 and proved that paper could be made efficiently from gro...
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Atlas Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Atlas Mill, a Kimberly-Clark Company mill.
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De Pere Bridge

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view of the bridge over a river. The Nicolet Paper Company is at the end of the bridge on the far shoreline.
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De Pere Bridge

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the bridge over the Fox river, and the Nicolet Paper Company on the far shoreline.
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Dells Pulp and Paper Company

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the dam and the mill, with some trees in the foreground. A railroad bridge is in the background on the left, and a rail cart or truck is d...
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Fox and East River Confluence

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Fox and East River confluence. On the right is the Northern Paper Mill, and a coal yard is to the left.
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Harbor and Grain Elevator

Date: 1920
Description: View of the harbor. On the left is a grain elevator and wood pulp on the wharf. In the center background is the Northern Paper Mills and to the right are ...
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Wausau Paper Mills

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Description: Elevated view of the Wausau paper mills, with smokestacks in the center, and trees and water in the foreground.
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Fox River From Catholic Church Hill

Date: 06 1898
Description: The Fox River seen from the hill behind the Catholic Church and looking toward the combined locks. In the distance is a paper mill.
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John Strange Paper Company Mill

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards a mill of the John Strange Paper Company.
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George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: Slightly elevated view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the ble...
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Wolf River Paper

Date: 10 1939
Description: View from shoreline towards the opposite shoreline of the Wolf River Paper Company factory complex on the Wolf River.
Postcard

Rhinelander Paper Mill

Date: 1910
Description: View from bridge looking towards the paper mill and railroad bridge on the Wisconsin River outside of Rhinelander. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River and Pape...
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Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company

Date: 1900
Description: Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company, Nekoosa Mill. Operated by water power to produce news and book paper from both ground wood and sulphite pulp on two wide pap...
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Badger Paper Mills

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Description: View across water towards the Badger Paper Mills, founded by E.A. Meyer. Caption reads: "Badger Paper Mills, Peshtigo, Wis."
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Consolidated Mill

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Description: View of mill across river.
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Consolidated Mill

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Description: View of mill from river.
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Wolf River Paper and Fiber Company

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Description: Stacks of logs are in the foreground with a man in a hat near the river. There is a chimney billowing smoke near the factory.
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Columbia Mill

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Description: Columbia Mill, established in 1827, is shown surrounded by a landscape featuring a lake and wooded mountain. The mill is the site where the first successfu...

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