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Van Drisse Motors

Date: 07 09 1960
Description: Elevated view of used car lot of Van Drisse Motors, a Ford dealer, at the intersection of Main and Monroe Streets.
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Austin Straubel Airport

Date: 06 13 1965
Description: The waiting room and escalator at Austin Straubel Airport's new passenger terminal. Austin Straubel became the Brown County airport in 1948, replacing Bles...
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Yard

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway yard and roundhouse (left) on South Oakland Avenue.
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Green Bay Depot

Date: 1901
Description: View down platform towards a locomotive pulling a Green Bay & Western Railroad train at the Green Bay depot, with a Snavely omnibus parked at the platform ...
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South Broadway

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "South Broadway - East De Pere Wis." View down street with pedestrians on the sidewalks and cars traveling down the street.
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Downtown View with Fox Theatre

Date: 1929
Description: View of downtown Green Bay with the Fox Theatre.
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Episcopal Church at Cherry and Madison Streets

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Description: View of church.
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First Presbyterian Church

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Description: View from unpaved street towards a church. Two men are standing ont he sidewalk in front of the picket fence in front of the church. The church was built i...
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St. Willebrord Roman Catholic Church

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Description: St. Willebrord Roman Catholic Church, said to be the former town hall and Court House, built around 1850.
Postcard

Washington Street Looking North

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Description: Elevated view looking north at Washington Street with cable cars. Caption reads: "Washington Street, Looking North, Green Bay, Wis."
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Train Collision

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Description: A collision of a freight train with an excursion train on the Chicago and North Western Railway, resulting in six deaths and at least 46 people injured.
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Scott Hunter Going to Practice

Date: 1973
Description: Green Bay Packers quarterback Scott Hunter (#16) dodging traffic on his way to the practice field. A large group of fans wait along the fence on the other ...
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Elevated View Over De Pere

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view over De Pere. In the foreground is the De Pere News Office and Post Office building. Behind it people are walking on the bridge over the Fox ...
Postcard

Bridge Over Fox River

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of a wagon crossing the bridge over the Fox River at De Pere. Caption reads: "Greetings from De Pere, Wis." and "Bridge, Fox River."
Postcard

Wilner Building

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Description: Elevated view of the Wilner Building, with six stories of commercial space. A clothing store is on the ground floor, and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance...
Postcard

Washington Street

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Description: Elevated view of Washington Street, with the Mason and Monroe streetcars. The Cook Hotel is in the distance. Caption reads: "Washington Street, Green Bay, ...
Postcard

Main Street — Green Bay

Date: 1951
Description: Colorized postcard view down a street in a main shopping district. Traffic signals are on the corners, and a large flag is hanging from the Beaumont Hotel ...

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