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Rural Bridge

Date: 05 02 1985
Description: Bridge over Duck Creek in the Town of Adams, Adams County, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Railroad Car Library

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Description: Public Library housed in a stationary railroad car in Adams, WI. The train car was a gift from F. W. Sargent of the North Western Road at the request of Mr...
Photograph

Matthew A. Marcou

Date: 09 23 1990
Description: Matthew A. Marcou, son of the photographer, in his best outfit on his 3rd birthday.
Photograph

The Renfrew Mill

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Description: Elevated view from hill toward the Renfrew Mill, built in 1868 and added to the National Historic Register in 1982, a large manufacturing plant with the co...
Postcard

Railroad Yards

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Description: Photographic postcard of the railroad yard. Across an empty yard where a few large pipes lay, a locomotive with smoking stack and cars is on railroad track...
Postcard

C.&N.W. Depot

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Description: Photographic postcard of the Chicago and North Western Depot. A group of children are in front of the depot near a cart, and two men work nearby.
Postcard

Scene in Railroad Yards

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Description: Photographic postcard of the railroad yards. Elevated view of railroad tracks and switch-yard, with steam rising behind a brick building on the left. Railr...
Postcard

Scene in Adams

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Description: Photographic postcard of railroad yards. View of railroad tracks and buildings in the distance. A coal tipple is visible in the far left background.
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard of Main Street. Businesses line the street, including the Adams Auto Company Dodge-Plymouth, McBride Equipment Company, and McCormick...
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard of Main Street. People, automobiles, and horse-drawn vehicles line the dirt-covered street and sidewalks. A Gold Medal Flour billboar...
Postcard

Rocky Mound Near Adams, Wis.

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Description: Photographic postcard of a geological rock formation. Side view of the snow-covered bluff and rocks surrounded by trees. Two children stand on a ledge next...
Photograph

Domestic Abuse Counselor

Date: 1990
Description: Close-up of a female domestic abuse counselor sitting at a desk holding a bible with a rope-noose around it.
Photograph

Thunderbird Washout

Date: 1990
Description: The “Thunderbird Washout” float at the Adams-Friendship High School homecoming parade. On the float, a boy in football attire is waving to the crowd.
Map or Atlas

Point Bluff, Adams County Wisconsin

Date: 01 01 1856
Description: This map is mounted on cloth and shows lots, as well as location of the public square and college. Streets are labeled as is the Wisconsin River.
Property Record

GB&W RR OVER BLACK CREEK

Community: Adams
County: Jackson
Historic Name: GREEN BAY AND WESTERN RAILROAD BLACK CREEK BRIDGE
Reference Number: 21473
Property Record

537 N Main St

Community: Adams
County: Adams
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 243533
Property Record

532 N Main St

Community: Adams
County: Adams
Historic Name: Adams Ranger Station - Northern machine shed
Reference Number: 243724
Property Record

532 N Main St

Community: Adams
County: Adams
Historic Name: Adams Ranger Station - Southern machine shed
Reference Number: 243725
Property Record

N7311 ODEEN RD

Community: Adams
County: Jackson
Historic Name: RAD RATOLEST WISCONSINU, CISLO 196 ZAPADNI CESKO BRAT
Reference Number: 70247
Property Record

UNKNOWN

Community: Adams
County: Jackson
Historic Name: Hatfield Hotel
Reference Number: 74284

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