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Photograph

Fishermen on Pike River

Date: 1945
Description: Two fishermen on rocks alongside the Pike River.
Photograph

Peshtigo Smoke Stack Ruins

Date: 1871
Description: Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left.
Photograph

River Scene

Date: 1871
Description: Scene at river showing fire destruction.
Photograph

Sorting Logs

Date: 1900
Description: Log pond with two lumberjacks walking on the floating logs and sorting them in the Peshtigo River area.
Postcard

New Hattie Street Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline toward the new Hattie Street Bridge. Factory buildings are on the shoreline behind. Caption reads: "New Hattie Street Bridge, Marinette...
Postcard

Drawbridge from Menekaunee Dock

Date: 1908
Description: View from dock toward the drawbridge. Caption reads: "Drawbridge from Menekaunee Dock, Marinette, Wis."
Photograph

View of Town

Date: 1910
Description: An elevated view of town. A church is on the left, houses are in rows on the right. Caption reads: "Made-For-Club-House — Niagara-Wis.—".
Postcard

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."
Postcard

Dunlap Square

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Description: Colorized view across a river toward Dunlap Square. A bridge is on the right. Caption reads: "Dunlap Square, Marinette, Wis."
Postcard

The River Road

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Description: Colorized view of a road along a river. Caption reads: "The River Road, Marinette, Wis."
Postcard

Logging Scene

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Description: Colorized view of a river full of logs, and a smokestack and factory in the distance. On the left is a dirt road and trees. Caption reads: "Logging Scene, ...
Postcard

A Log Jam

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Description: Colorized view of a log jam scene with industrial buildings in the background. Caption reads: "A Log Jam, Marinette, Wis."
Photograph

Peshtigo Company Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Peshtigo Company sawmill including the old wooden dam in the foreground. There are logs in the water on the left.
Photograph

Panoramic View of Marinette

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Description: A bird's-eye view of Marinette looking southwest from the Menominee side of the river.
Photograph

Multiple Views of the Menominee River

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Description: A composite of three photographs of the Menominee River with decorative graphics. Views of the river include log drivers and an elevated perspective of the...
Photograph

Three Sawmills

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Description: A composite image of three photographs of sawmills and a saw graphic. The sawmills pictured are R.W. Merryman and Co.'s Mill (top), Sawyer & Goodman Co.'s ...
Photograph

Sawmills

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Description: A composite image of three photographs of sawmills with decorative graphics. The mills are N. Ludington Co.'s Old White Mill (top), the H. Witbeck Co.'s Mi...
Photograph

Old Trading Post

Date: 1887
Description: View of the boom company office and the site of the old trading post.
Map or Atlas

Tourist Map of Marinette County, Wisconsin

Date: 1941
Description: A tourist map of Marinette County, Wisconsin that includes indexes of the lakes and rivers in the county which also identify the fish present, a list of ra...
Map or Atlas

Township No. 31 North of Range No. 22 East, 4th Mer.

Date: 1887
Description: This manuscript map of the southern portion of the Town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, shows sections and land ownership. The Menominee River...

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