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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
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Forest House

Date: 1875
Description: The Forest House, a hotel, restaurant and stage office. It was operated by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Dingle and was located on the corner of Third and Forest S...
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Elevated View of Wausau in Summer

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of Wausau from the edge of town looking toward residences and businesses. Hills are in the far background.
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Elevated View of Wausau in Winter

Date: 1912
Description: Winter view over fields of town with hills in the far background.
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Mosinee Paper Company

Date: 1960
Description: View across road towards the Mosinee Paper Company.
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Knowlton House

Date: 1910
Description: A photographic postcard of "The Old Tavern" built at Knowlton in 1849. It is a large wooden classical revival style building. A dog joins a group of peopl...
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Farm of Henry Hoff

Date: 1895
Description: View from field of home and farm of Henry Hoff. Men and women stand on the porch of the large brick house. Beyond the house is a small log barn, dwarfed by...
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Candidate Laird

Date: 11 01 1966
Description: Wisconsin Congressman Melvin Laird distributing his campaign literature outside the Marathon Electric plant gate.
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Homestead Act Applicants Waiting in Line

Date: 12 18 1890
Description: Elevated view looking down at homestead applicants waiting in line for 2-3 days in winter cold before a window in the Marathon County Court House, Dec. 18-...
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Gooding Park

Date: 1963
Description: Winter scene with snow-covered trees after a storm in Gooding Park.
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Horse-drawn Hearse in the Snow

Date: 1910
Description: Martin Keefe, owner of the livery stable, drives a horse-drawn hearse, which has sled runners. The hearse was for the funeral of Mrs. Tom Hill. The buildin...
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Visiting the Orchard

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: Family of four seated in a car near the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society orchard. The car is parked on a country road in front of a house.
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Family Drive

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: Family of four seated in a Hudson automobile parked on the side of a tree-lined country road.
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Baseball in Wausau

Date: 1905
Description: Young boys playing baseball on a baseball field. One of the boys is running towards first base after hitting the ball, while another boy, in the infield, a...
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St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 1912
Description: View from field looking up at St. Mary's Hospital situated atop a hill in front of fenced pastures. A horse is grazing in a pasture on the right.
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Two Girls Standing on Bridge

Date: 1913
Description: View from riverbank looking down towards two girls standing in the middle of a bridge along a road. They are looking over the railing at the water below. F...
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Rural Farm

Date: 1913
Description: Man leaning against a split-rail fence. A farmhouse and several farm buildings stand along the far parameter of the fence.
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Split-Rail Fence Gate

Date: 1913
Description: Man working the gate of a split-rail fence.
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Farmyard Water Pump

Date: 1913
Description: A man pumping a water pump that drains into a water bucket behind a fence. Cows behind the fence are drinking from the bucket. Next to the man is a young ...
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Paper Mill

Date: 07 1936
Description: View across field towards a bus sitting in the driveway in front of a large factory complex, which has a water tower and three smokestacks. "Airport 2 Mi."...

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