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| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Grand Rapids. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of the D.J. Arpin residence. Caption reads: "Greetings from Grand Rapids, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Jail, City Hall, and an amusement park. The Jail was later used as a School and Library. Caption reads: "Jail, City Hall & Amusement Park, Grand Rapids, Wi... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of the front entrance to the Congregational Church. The Church is made of stone and has stained glass windows. Caption reads: "Congregational Church, ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of river and the building's exterior. This building is where Consolidated Water Power and Paper company operates its business. The building's facad... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of Front and Center Streets busy with people and a horse-drawn carriage, with a storefront's facade lining both streets. Caption reads: "Fro... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Grand Rapids Public Library with trees and landscaping. The library was named the T. B. Scott Free Public Library T. B. Scott who donated $... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View looking down Second Street with people, horse-drawn vehicles and storefronts and signs lining the street. Caption reads: "Down 2nd Street, Grand Rapid... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | First Street with residential homes. Caption reads: "First Street, Grand Rapids, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the First National Bank. Front and Center Streets. |
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| Description: | Front view of the Wood County Courthouse, built in 1866 by Lyman Howe and John Rablin. The brick building features an arched entrance, and automobiles are ... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of A.C. Bennett & Son, growers of and dealers in cultivated cranberries from Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, with a two-color illustration of cranberri... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of Spafford, Cole & Lipke of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, general merchandise dealers, with a front view of its two side-by-side buildings; the stor... |
| Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975 |
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| Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding. |
| View these images of cranberry harvesting in Wisconsin. |
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| Description: | Elevated view from bluff of Grand Rapids and the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View of the intersection of Front and Center Streets. The First National Bank is on the corner. Horses and buggies are in the streets. Caption reads: "Fron... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of Grand Avenue looking east toward the bridge. The street is lined with businesses. Caption reads: "Grand Avenue Looking East, Grand Rap... |
| Date: | 10 08 1911 |
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| Description: | View of a flooded street in a residential neighborhood. A boy is sitting on a post in the foreground on the far right. Caption reads: "High Water at Grand ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View of an ice jam near a Grand Rapids bridge in the Wisconsin River. Caption at top reads: "Greetings from Grand Rapids, Wis." Caption at bottom reads: "I... |
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