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| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | First electric street railway service in Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | Building housing the very first central electric light station for distribution of incandescent lighting. The sign on the building reads: "Vulcan St." |
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| Description: | Plaque describing "Hearthstone," the home built by paper mill owner, Henry J. Rogers. The residence was the first dwelling electrified from a centrally loc... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk on the left with the theatre across the street on the right. Caption reads: "Oneida St. Appleton Theatre, Appleton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill of the freight steamer "Cornucopia" loading hides at the Hammond Brothers warehouse, with Lawrence University buildings on the hill... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | View of the front of the art center. Caption reads: "The Worcester Art Center, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | The Institute of Paper Chemistry at Lawrence College. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a reproduction of the world's first hydroelectric central station. It is located near the site of the original, which began operation on S... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Award certificate presented to the Appleton Woolen Mills at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The company won a bronze medal at the Fair for its paper makers... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Miller Electic Manufacturing Co. and surrounding area. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the front entrance of the Appleton Free Public Library and City Hall. Several children are posing on the entrance steps. The City and the ... |
| Date: | 08 05 1962 |
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| Description: | Mr. Ortel, a United States Government lock-keeper at Appleton lock number one on the Fox River canal. Mr. Ortel is opening the sluice gates to allow water ... |
| Date: | 08 05 1962 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Riverside Paper Corporation mill. On the left is a road along a river, and on the right are railroad tracks along the mill. A sign in the ... |
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| Description: | Smoke billowing from smokestacks at the Consolidated Paper plant. The river appears to be partially frozen, and snow is on the ground. Piles of logs, on th... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Street view of a parade on College Avenue at Walnut Street. Crowds and cars line both sides of the street, looking on as bands, cars, and floats pass by. L... |
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| Description: | Interior of the Treasure Island Store, located on West College Avenue. Store aisles and end-caps full of goods are visible. A single cashier waits in aisle... |
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| Description: | View down street of movers relocating a house. A two-story wood house, with front porch still attached, sits on the flatbed of a truck as it moves down Wes... |
| Date: | 02 1989 |
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| Description: | Outdoor gathering of men, women and children cooking cranberries in a large kettle, perhaps at a winter festival. |
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| Description: | Billhead of Star Brewery of Appleton, Wisconsin, with an elevated three-quarter view of the brewery and surrounding streets and buildings. On the right sid... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the George Walter Brewing Company of Appleton, Wisconsin, brewers of Adler Bräu and export beers. On the left is a full-color image of a bott... |
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