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Spring Runoff at Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water churns under a railroad bridge as the spring thaw swells the Wisconsin River.
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Bridge No. 1

Date: 05 10 1919
Description: Workers digging in a muddy trench near bridge no. 1, mine no. 2. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisc...
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Railroad Tracks and Bridge

Date: 03 19 1919
Description: Small steam engine hauling empty cars over a bridge along a narrow gauge railroad track. Houses in a residential neighborhood are in the background. The tr...
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First Train

Date: 05 03 1948
Description: Elevated view of a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train, which is the first across a new bridge in Sheboygan. There is a group of people standing near ...
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Menasha Factory View

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: The Menasha Woodenware plant and water tower on Doty Island from across the Fox River canal, with a small railroad dolly in the foreground.
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Menasha Factories View

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the railroad bridge, with industrial plants on Doty Island.
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Chicago & Northwestern Locomotive

Date: 1938
Description: A Chicago & Northwestern train crossing a railroad bridge.
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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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Log Running on the Chippewa River

Date: 1904
Description: Logs floating down the river beneath the bridge on the Chippewa River. On the far shoreline are billboards. One advertises for "J.R. Sharp Hardware." Men a...
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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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Pontoon Railway Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground.
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Indianapolis Branch House

Date: 1917
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester branch house. Signs on the building advertise farm machines, oil tractors, engines, wagons and motor trucks. A lon...
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Reaper in Factory Yard

Date: 09 03 1912
Description: An experimental reaper(?) in a factory yard. There is a Russian name on the Reaper, and the front is set up on saw-horses. Men are working near a brick fac...
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White River Bridge

Date: 1900
Description: View from the top of the Wisconsin Central Railroad White River bridge.
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Putting in Concrete for Apron of Power Dam

Date: 05 17 1912
Description: Elevated view of workers using shovels to level fresh concrete at the base of the chutes from the high trestle. The steam powered pile driver is at work in...
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Gilbert Paper Company

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View of Gilbert Paper Company from a railroad bridge on the Fox River. Three rail cars are stopped in front of the factory.
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Oil Storage Tanks

Date: 04 19 1961
Description: View across a railroad bridge of a group of seven oil storage tanks in a wooded area.
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McCormick-Deering Corn Binder

Date: 1931
Description: McCormick-Deering corn binder parked outside a Chicago factory, most likely the McCormick Works. Decals and/or stencils are on the machine.
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Dells' Paper and Pulp Company

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking upriver toward the Dells Paper and Pulp Company factory which stands near a dam on the Chippewa River. A bridge, smokestacks, and sev...
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Green Bay Harbor

Date: 1938
Description: View from railroad bridge of the harbor at Green Bay. On the other side of the harbor, there are many industrial buildings, including Northern Paper Mills,...

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