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De Pere, Wis.

Date: 1871
Description: Bird's-eye map of De Pere.
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Cart Crosses Bridge

Date: 1889
Description: Elevated view of bridge crossing the wide Fox River, with the paper mill on the far side of the river, and a horse-drawn cart approaching the near side.
Photograph

South Broadway Near the River

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of a shopping district street near a river, with several businesses lining the street, and two carriages. A building across the street has le...
Photograph

De Pere Lock on Fox River

Date: 1897
Description: De Pere lock on the Fox River with a construction crew at work. This is the only wooden lock on the Fox River.
Photograph

De Pere Lock on Fox River

Date: 1897
Description: Locks near De Pere, the only wooden pier on the Fox River.
Painting

De Pere Painting

Date: 1856
Description: ". . . At De Pere they stopped on the west shore for a broad sketch of the dwellings clustered on both sides of the river. The distant dam, the mills, ware...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Depere

Date: 1893
Description: Bird’s-eye view of Depere looking North. Includes illustrations and an index to points of interest.
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Scene on Mud Creek

Date: 1889
Description: View from shoreline looking down on Mud Creek, about two miles above De Pere, showing small bridge and a man in a rowboat.
Map or Atlas

Map of De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin

Date: 1800
Description: This map shows plat of the town, local streets, plank roads, and part of the Fox River. The bottom of the map includes annotations, probably in pencil.
Postcard

Broadway Street, De Pere

Date: 1875
Description: Handwritten note on back identifies this elevated view as the west side of Broadway from National Bank, looking south. The Fox River is in the background o...
Map or Atlas

Map of the United States' Lead Mines on the Upper Mississippi River

Date: 1888
Description: This is a reproduction of a map originally published in 1829 by R.W. Chandler, a pioneer settler of Galena. It is based on an earlier map by surveyor Luciu...
Map or Atlas

A Plat of DePere

Date: 1850
Description: This photocopied map shows lot and block numbers, selected buildings, street names and state lock located on the Fox River. Includes a description of Deper...
Photograph

Old Bridge Area Manufacturing Plants

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of several buildings, with bridge and railroad tracks, and the Fox River. In the foreground on the right is the Commercial House, with three ...

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