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Scott Street

Date: 1905
Description: View of Scott Street, looking westward. A horse-drawn carriage is parked near a large sign for a drugstore. Caption reads: "Looking West on Scott Street, W...
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Columbus Day Parade in Wausau

Date: 1892
Description: View of a large Columbus Day parade from Jackson and Third Streets. In the extreme right foreground is Conrad Althen's Store, and the Anderson and Larson S...
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View of Wausau, Wisconsin

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view taken from the extreme end of Clark's Saw and Planing Mill. An old flour mill can be seen behind the bridge, and to the extreme right are thr...
Postcard

Third Street

Date: 1909
Description: Winter view north up Third Street with businesses on both sides, and a trolley in the middle of the street further down the block. Caption reads: "Third St...
Postcard

Third Street Parade

Date: 1910
Description: View looking South down Third Street near Scott. The street is filled with a large crowd, bikes and automobiles. Banners and flags are along the sidewalk i...
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Wausau Street

Date: 
Description: Town Line Road in Wausau, looking west, toward a residential neighborhood. On the left is the Weltman Furniture store which also appears in Image 36020.
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Rainy Day Delivery

Date: 10 11 1973
Description: On a rainy day a Gardners' Bakery truck makes a delivery to Miller's Corner IGA Grocery Store on STH 153.
Postcard

Marathon County Court House

Date: 1927
Description: View across intersection toward the courthouse. Cars and pedestrians are in the streets and on the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Marathon County Court House, ...
Photograph

Three Men in front of Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1895
Description: Three men and a horse standing in front of a blacksmith shop which has a sign above the doorway advertising M. Karger and Brothers Clothing and Furnishing ...
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Wausau Furniture Company

Date: 1939
Description: A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue.
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Twin Island House

Date: 1925
Description: An old commercial structure identified as the Twin Island House. There are feed sacks on the porch and a Coca-Cola sign on the front of the building. This...
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Storefronts in Wausau

Date: 1936
Description: View from street of commercial area with storefronts and pedestrians. Many cars are parked on both sides of the street. Visible storefront signs read, "S &...
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Scott Street

Date: 1936
Description: View of Scott Street looking west. There are automobiles parked on each side of the snowy street, and two men are standing on the corner holding shovels. S...
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Obey and Farmers

Date: 01 1969
Description: David R. Obey posed with dairy farmers as part of a photo shoot for his first campaign for Congress. The farmer in the center is Laurence Day, a farmer-Sta...
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Obey and Day on the Farm

Date: 01 1969
Description: As part of a campaign photo shoot, Laurence Day gives candidate David R. Obey a tour of his dairying operation in Marathon County. Day was both a dairy far...
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Campaign Shoot

Date: 1994
Description: Filming a campaign spot for Congressman David R. Obey (left), probably in the Wausau Family Practice Center. Health care and its associated costs were an i...
Postcard

East Main Street, Looking North

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard view across street of the facades of furniture and clothing shops. Caption reads: "East Main Street, Looking North, Athens, Wis."
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Corner of Main and 3rd Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Cor. Main & 3d Ave., Weston, Wis." Three buildings at an intersection of two unpaved streets. On the left is a store with a sign that...

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