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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is pos... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated winter view of the Leinenkugel Brewery seen "from top of Mill." Originally called "Spring Brewery," Jacob Leinenkugel opened his brewery in 1867 i... |
| Date: | 05 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building (Wisconsin Historical Society) which is under construction. The Wisconsin State Capit... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | A man stands atop a sled load of logs drawn by two horses at Hein's Logging Camp. Several other men stand atop large pile of logs behind him. Snow lies on ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | An exterior view of the Cereal Mills Company, located at 112-118 West Scott Street. A railroad and a highway bridge are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline towards the opposite shoreline towards the Buettner mill on the left, and the river with a dam, on the right. In the backgroun... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Large brick kiln-like structure in field. Built in 1876, the blast furnace was used to salvage additional lead from the slag of 18 area furnaces operating ... |
| Date: | 09 1951 |
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| Description: | An oil refinery at night illuminated by overhead lights. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Solvay Coke and Gas Company with railroad train and tracks, smoke billowing upward. The company was opened in 1906 and closed in 1983. |
| Date: | 07 1952 |
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| Description: | Solvay Coke and Gas Company with railroad train and tracks, smoke billowing upward. The company was opened in 1906 and closed in 1983. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Industries along the Milwaukee River, one of which is the Schlitz Brewery. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A man sawing the top log in a pile of firewood with a handsaw. There is snow on the ground, and he is dressed warmly. Behind him is a tree, a stone and woo... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | A man is cooking maple syrup over a wood fire among trees. Steam is billowing from the kettle. |
| Date: | 11 1956 |
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| Description: | A former homestead in the autumn, framed by leafless trees. The cabin is constructed of squared logs with interlocking double-notch joints, chinked with a ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Steam and smoke billow as a man is boiling maple syrup on the Harvey Blue farm. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | A man is running his dog on a trail in an old lead mining area. The trees are bare and fallen leaves are covering the ground. |
| Date: | 08 1963 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of newspaper pulp wood stacked along the Fox River near the Combined Locks Paper Company. A crane is moving the logs, and workers are standin... |
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