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Aerial View of Neenah Pollution

Date: 05 18 1970
Description: Aerial view titled "Neenah Pollution." The view is looking north from over Neenah at Little Lake Butte des Morts which is discolored.
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Before the Bell

Date: 1977
Description: Children playing on monkey bars as snow falls. A dwelling or schoolhouse is in the background.
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Sailing

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Description: Three sailboats on Lake Winnebago, U50 (Eskimo), U7 and J7. Crew members are on the boats. The water is choppy and the sky is cloudy. In the background are...
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Kimberly Clark Paper Mill

Date: 1947
Description: View across water towards the Kimberly Clark paper mill, with the Neenah Channel in the foreground.
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Up-To-Date Club

Date: 03 23 1896
Description: Group portrait of twenty men and women, posing casually, but wearing suits and dresses. The image reverse identifies them as members of the Up-To-Date Club...
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George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 1885
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mill, with men posing on switching engines of the three railroads then operating in the city in the foreground. Left to right: ...
Historical Essay

Neenah

Origin of Neenah, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Neenah, Wisconsin.
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Class E Boats

Date: 08 1927
Description: Crew members are on their boats as they are towed into the harbor at Neenah after competing in the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta. Two other boat...
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Regatta Judges

Date: 1930
Description: Four well-dressed gentlemen stand on a pier. A description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads: "This picture was undoubtedly taken at the 193...
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Otto L. Schmidt M.D.

Date: 1923
Description: Dr. Otto Schmidt (1863-1935), second from right, poses behind a captain's chair with three other officials of the Inland Lakes Yachting Association (ILYA) ...
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Loggery Cottage

Date: 1890
Description: The “loggery” cottage built for James Duane Doty.
Historical Essay

19th-Century Immigration and Growth

A Short History of Wisconsin
Read about immigration and economic growth in 19th-century Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Brown, Olympia 1835-1926

Suffragist and Minister
Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America.
Historical Essay

Decorah Ho-Chunk Indian Family Genealogy

Brief biography of the Ho-Chunk Indian Family, Glory of the Morning Decorah and her children and grandchildren Spoon, Old, One-Eyed, and Waukon.
Historical Essay

Paper Industry in Wisconsin

Brief history of the paper industry in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Neenah, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Neenah, Wisconsin.
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Street Scene

Date: 09 17 1926
Description: Downtown street scene and alley near Commercial and Canal Streets. This image was used in a Circuit Court case.
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Street Scene

Date: 09 17 1926
Description: Downtown street scene near Commercial and Canal Streets. This image was used in a Circuit Court case.
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Street Scene

Date: 09 17 1926
Description: Downtown street scene near Commercial and Canal Streets. This image was used in a Circuit Court case.

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