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Richard Nixon and the Honey Queen

Date: 1958
Description: Richard M. Nixon welcomed by Barbara Bird, Honey Queen, and Wisconsin Governor Vernon W. Thomson with cheese package at the Oshkosh Airport.
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E.A. Horn's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Three men stand under the iconic mortar and pestle and striped awnings of E.A. Horn's Drugstore.
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Lee's Oshkosh Airplane

Date: 1932
Description: In order to undertake a trans-Atlantic flight to Norway, Clyde Allen Lee sought financial support from the local Oshkosh clothing company. The sign painted...
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Larson Brothers' Airport

Date: 1923
Description: The entrance to the Larson Brothers' flying field at Larsen in Winnebago County, about one year after the brothers laid out the runway. The field remained...
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 1986
Description: Aerial acrobatics at the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) convention and fly-in at Oshkosh. The EAA encompasses all aspects of sport aviation includ...
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Grignon-Porlier Trading Post Marker

Date: 1930
Description: View of crowd of people under the trees near the trading post marker in Butte des Morts.
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Grignon-Porlier Trading Post Marker

Date: 1930
Description: Group of people posing near the Grignon-Porlier trading post marker in Butte des Morts.
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Reliance Flooring Mill

Date: 1879
Description: The Reliance Flooring Mill. Men are posing in front, and another man is on a horse-drawn vehicle near the loading dock. The mill building was physically mo...
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Across Bridge in Winneconne

Date: 1875
Description: View down unpaved street in Winneconne towards the bridge from the east side of town. Storefronts on the left have signs for "Stoves & Tinware" and "Harnes...
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Bean and Palfrey Flour Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Bean and Palfrey flour mill. The sign on the building reads: "Waukau Mills". Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Waukau, Wis."
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Railroad Depot

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad depot. Caption reads: "C. M. and St. P. Depot, Waukau Wis."
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Nicolet Monument

Date: 1906
Description: The Nicolet Monument.
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Nicolet Monument

Date: 1910
Description: The Nicolet Monument, erected by the Women's Clubs and unveiled in 1906.
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Whiting Paper Mills

Date: 1880
Description: The Whiting Paper Mills before it was ruined by fire. A group of men and women are posing in the foreground.
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City Hall

Date: 
Description: View across street towards the front of City Hall.
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Equitable Fraternal Union

Date: 1920
Description: Equitable Fraternal Union, home office building. Caption reads: "Home Office Building, Equitable Fraternal Union, Neenah, Wis."
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Kimberly, Clark, & Company Paper Mills

Date: 1878
Description: Line drawing of the first paper mill in Neenah, Wisconsin, built in 1865-66 and called the Neenah Paper Mill; it was run by a stock company composed of Nat...
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Kimberly, Clark, & Company Paper Mills

Date: 1878
Description: Line drawing of first paper mill in Neenah, Wisconsin, built in 1865-66 and called the Neenah Paper Mill; it was run by a stock copany composed of Nathan C...
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Bird's-Eye View, looking East, Neenah, Wis.

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view over town towards the lake. Signs on some of the buildings read: "Old Partner Tobacco"; "Wisconsin Bag & Burlap Co."; "M. Burstein [?] and As...
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Business District

Date: 1910
Description: View down center of a street. Caption reads: "Clean, Wide, Business Streets Greet You in Oshkosh". On the left side of the street is a large clock on the s...

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