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Church of Christ, Scientist

Date: 1945
Description: Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1886, the first Christian Science church outside of Boston and the first in America built for this purpose.
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Church of Christ, Scientist

Date: 10 1964
Description: View down street towards the Church of Christ, Scientist, with a crowd of people (children) walking into church.
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Church of Christ, Scientist

Date: 1974
Description: Church of Christ, Scientist, viewed from east-southeast.
Postcard

Post Office and Oconto National Bank

Date: 1912
Description: View from street towards the Post Office and bank. An advertisement for a hardware store is on the side of the building on the left. Caption reads: "Post O...
Postcard

Horse-Drawn Buggy on Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Main Street looking west. Horse-drawn buggy on street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Looking West, Oconto, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Main Street, looking east, people standing on sidewalk and horse-drawn carriages on street. Signs on one building read: "City Meat Market." Caption reads: ...
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Park Street

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Description: Looking north on Park Street. Caption reads: "Looking North on Park Ave. Oconto, Wis."
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Opera House

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Description: Exterior of Opera House. Today this building is the Town Hall.
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First Christian Science Church

Date: 1886
Description: View across road toward the First Christian Science Church entrance and left side. Vertical siding covers the structure, and latticework and chevron stripe...
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West Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View along right side terrace, looking down tree-lined West Main Street. Houses are on the left side. Along the curb on the right a woman is standing besid...
Postcard

Street Scene

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Description: Photographic postcard down road toward a building on the right. Signs indicate that the Post Office and Fire Marshall can be found within. Two automobiles ...
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view toward buildings along the left on Main Street. A tavern is next to a general store with a gas pump on the corner. Two automobil...
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view down the street towards the central business district; a post office, a gas pump and a bar. Two cars, a truck and some people ar...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Oconto, Wisconsin

Date: 1935
Description: This map shows streets, railroads, and city wards. Streets, the Oconto River, and the Green Bay are labeled. The bottom of the map reads: "Compliments of O...
Photograph

First Church of Christ, Scientist Historic Marker

Date: 06 10 1955
Description: A small group is gathered for the dedication and unveiling of the First Church of Christ, Scientist historical marker in Oconto. Raymond Sivesind, supervis...
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Knitting Mill

Date: 07 1936
Description: View across street towards vines covering the walls of the two-story brick factory building housing the Oconto Knitting Mills. A painted sign on the buildi...
Postcard

View on Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a central business block, featuring Adams Food Market IGA and a Post Office. To the left of the Post Office is a signboard fo...
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Oconto Train Station

Date: 1975
Description: Exterior view of the railroad depot at 189 Chicago Street.
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"Pine Barren" — Front View

Date: 1895
Description: Front view of the two-story Queen Anne style home where Lucy and W.A. Holt lived together starting in 1895. The address is 523 Main Street. "A front ver...
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"Pine Barren" — Corner View

Date: 1895
Description: Corner view of the Queen Anne style home where Lucy and W.A. Holt lived together, starting in 1895. The address is 523 W. Main Street. There are no trees o...

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