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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Marathon Paper Mills from across the river. Caption reads: "Scene at the Marathon Paper Mills, Wausau, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across water toward the flour mill at Listman Mill Company. Caption reads: "Listman Mill Co.'s Flour Mill, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across water toward the Mississippi River front showing Listman's Mills. Caption reads: "River Front and Listman's Mills, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View from the top of a railroad car on railroad tracks along the Mississippi River shoreline. Ships are along the shoreline on the right, and railroad trac... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of La Crosse. Caption reads: "Panorama of La Crosse, Wis. from Grand Dad's Bluff." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across river towards the town. Caption reads: "Ladysmith, Wis." Logs are floating in the water in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View towards Ladysmith. The river is on the left, and buildings are in the distance on the right. Caption reads: "Ladysmith, Wis." |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | The Ceylon Building from the water, from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was later purchased by J.J. Mitchell and converted to a private ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Lake Geneva Bay, with assorted homes and hotels, and boats docked at long piers. Caption reads: "Geneva Bay, Lake Geneva, Wis." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The summer home of J.J. Mitchell, formally known as Ceylon Court. Caption at right reads: "Greetings from Lake Geneva, Wis. (near Chicago)", and below read... |
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| Description: | View along rocky shoreline toward the lighthouse. Caption reads: "Split Rock Lighthouse on north shore of Lake Superior." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across water toward East Hill. Caption reads: "East Hill, from Depot Grounds, Wausau, Wis." |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill towards the city of Laona on the far shoreline. A large smokestack is spewing smoke. Caption reads: "Laona, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Indian cemetery. A large body of water is in the background. Caption reads: "Indian Burying Grounds, Bayfield, Wis." |
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| Description: | The Old Mission Inn, originally built as a mission house in 1832 by the Congregational mission established by Frederick Ayer in 1830. In later years furthe... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water looking towards the dam. There is a stone wall to the right of the dam, and a building above it. Caption reads: "Section of Little Chute ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View looking down at the lock. Caption reads: "Fox River Near Little Chute, Wis." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill looking over a river towards Lodi, Wisconsin. Hills are in the distance. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of some of the 26 lakes known collectively as the Chain O' Lakes. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of Chain O'Lakes, Waupaca, Wis." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View woards spring house and lagoon. Caption reads: "Spring House and Lagoon at the Moor (Mud) Baths, Waukesha, Wis." |
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