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Houses and Water Tower

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view over trees of village. In the background is a water tower on a hill with trees.
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Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
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Menasha Factory View

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: The Menasha Woodenware plant and water tower on Doty Island from across the Fox River canal, with a small railroad dolly in the foreground.
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Chippewa Falls Riverfront

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Description: Elevated view of the riverfront, railroad tracks, and river, "as viewed from Joseph McGuire's."
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Landscape, Milk Room, Water Tower, and Garage at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Landscape and construction of the milk room, water tower, and garage at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright, from the west. Ladders are propped agains...
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Tower Foundation

Date: 1898
Description: View from water tower, showing the grove where Black Hawk's pursuers were supposed to have camped in 1832. The group of men in the foreground are digging f...
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North Point Water Tower

Date: 06 19 1902
Description: Elevated view of the North Point Water Tower at the foot of E. North Avenue.
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Pulp Mill

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Description: Elevated view of the Parsons Pulp Mill, operated from 1902 to 1927, when it was permanently shut down.
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City View

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Description: View of a residential area of Fish Creek, looking out over Fish Creek Harbor.
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Ohio River View

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Description: Elevated view of the Ohio River and surrounding towns.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1929
Description: View down railroad tracks looking towards the Bagley train station. On the right is a large storage tank. A man is driving a car near the railroad tracks n...
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Aerial View of Cable

Date: 1936
Description: Aerial view of Cable, in northern Wisconsin. Text at foot reads: "Airplane View of Cable, Wis. 244."
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Elevated City View

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Description: Elevated view of a city located in a hilly landscape. The letter "K" is visible on the hillside.
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Devil's Lake CCC Workers Standing at a Saw

Date: 1935
Description: Group of Civilian Conservation Corps workers standing at a table saw. One man, probably a supervisor, wears a hat and tie.
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Cobb Canning Company

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the Cobb Canning Company. The factory features a water tower and chimney.
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Bridge and Water Tower

Date: 1927
Description: View down middle of metal bridge across the Cornell Flowage. Across the lake, there is the pulpwood stacker on the left and a water tower on the right near...
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1926
Description: View down railroad tracks where three boys are standing. The water tank and windmill are on the right near the Deerfield Depot. On the far right, two men a...
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Main Street

Date: 1956
Description: "Main Street taken with a telephoto lens."
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Silent Night

Date: 01 1973
Description: "Main Street on a cold winter night."
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Sledding Hill

Date: 1971
Description: "Kay Widmer pulls her toboggan up the hill that is on the southwest edge of the village."

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