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South Twin Island Fishing Village

Date: 1915
Description: Building, boats, and fish net drying reels on South Twin Island in the Apostle Islands archipelago.
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Woman Piling Tan Bark

Date: 1918
Description: A group of women employees of the N.R. Allen Tannery posing with a pile of tan bark.
Postcard

Bridge at the Foot of Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline looking up at the bridge, and the dam. There is a building at the base on the bridge on the opposite shoreline on the right, and anothe...
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Miners using a Pioneer Windlass

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Description: Early Wisconsin lead miners using a Pioneer Windlass.
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Jacquard Loom

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Description: Large machine indoors. Caption reads: "Hartford, Conn. Weaving carpet material in the Bigelow-Hartford mill on a Jacquard loom."
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New York Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view, probably early 20th century New York Harbor.
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Daniel Shaw Lumber Company

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a large building complex along a river, with a raft of logs in the water in front of it. A man is standing at the end of the raft...
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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Post Office

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a large building on a street corner. There is a small "Post Office" sign on the right side of the building, and a larger "FURNITURE" sign ...
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Cornell Dam and Powerhouse

Date: 1913
Description: Dam and hydroelectric power house, with a billowing smokestack and a crane in the background.
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Gisholt Sales Force

Date: 12 1906
Description: The caption on the back of this photograph reads: "Eight of the Sales force of the Gisholt Machine Company. (Refused!)" It was made by "J.H.N." A line of e...
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Aerial View of City and River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of city, with Eau Claire River is in the foreground with Milwaukee railroad bridge at left. Gillette Rubber Co. plant is in center with Omaha r...
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Employee with Bowl Casting

Date: 10 29 1965
Description: A male employee inspects a discharge bowl that was later purchased by Fairbanks Morse and Company of Beloit, Wisconsin, and used by the Department of the I...
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Eau Claire Lumber Company

Date: 1880
Description: View of a lumber mill and logs floating on a river, which is spanned by a bridge. The mill has a sign that reads: "Cash for Wheat - Eau Claire City Mill." ...
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Wrecker Stuck in the Mud

Date: 01 24 1944
Description: "Beach Road," Robert Doyle's caption in the Milwaukee Journal said it best, "Saidor travel Bureau never reports roads impassable as long as wheels a...
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National 4-H Farm Accounting Winner

Date: 06 27 1936
Description: Presentation of a Farmall F-12 tractor to Robert Parmele, the 4-H Farm Accounting contest winner at the Mississippi Valley Fair Grounds. Left to right: S.A...
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New Bridge Takes Kinks Out of Road

Date: 04 21 1929
Description: View towards two bridges. Article reads: "Highway 59, where it crosses the Rock River between Milton and Edgerton, is the scene of a bridge construction an...
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Man Tapping Sugar Maple Tree

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Description: A man drilling a hole in a sugar maple tree, for extracting the sap, using a hand drill. A bucket is hanging on the opposite side of the tree under a tap. ...
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Old Bridge Area Manufacturing Plants

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of several buildings, with bridge and railroad tracks, and the Fox River. In the foreground on the right is the Commercial House, with three ...
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1893 World's Fair Award, Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1893
Description: Award certificate presented to the Appleton Woolen Mills at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The company won a bronze medal at the Fair for its paper makers...

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