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Hospital at Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of front entrance of the Hospital building at The Northern Wisconsin Colony and Training School. Climbing vines cover the exterior wall of th...
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Fine Sewing and Lace Making

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Description: Young women practicing fine sewing and lace making at Wisconsin Home for the Feeble Minded.
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Operating Table at Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled

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Description: The operating table at the Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled.
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Women at Table

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Description: Five women are sitting at a table set for perhaps a Valentine's Day party. The setting was likely a Home Economics project for the women at the Northern Wi...
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Cray Tour

Date: 08 29 1995
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey touring the new Cray Computer facility. Obey had been involved in securing federal funding for the company.
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Chippewa Valley Village

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Description: Winter view of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Valley village.
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Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of fourteen people who make up the Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare. They are posed front of a building at the Northe...
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Chippewa Falls from the South Side

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Description: Elevated view from south side of the Chippewa River, with a bridge crossing it and buildings on both sides of the river. A bluff rises on the far side of t...
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Northern Wisconsin Center Home Economics Class

Date: 1930
Description: Slightly elevated view of six women wearing aprons learning domestic skills in a kitchen classroom. Two women on the left stand at a sink washing dishes, t...
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Sunday in a Lumber Camp Bunkhouse

Date: 1900
Description: Sunday morning in a lumber camp bunk house.
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Home Economics

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Description: Slightly elevated view of six young women posed in a kitchen. Two women on the left stand at a sink washing dishes, two women stand at a table behind them,...
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Irvine Park Bandstand

Date: 1930
Description: Bandstand in Irvine Park.
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Lumber Raft on the Chippewa River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of lumber raft and workers on the Chippewa River. In the background on the right are dwellings.
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Chippewa Falls Library

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Description: Interior view of the Chippewa Falls Library. In the foreground are reading tables and chairs. Bookshelves line the room. A large card catalog is in the spa...
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William Irvine and Child in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with William Irvine (1851-1927) seated in his sleigh next to his daughter Ruth (1891-1987) wearing a hat and wrapped in furs, Chippewa Falls, ...
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Chippewa Falls Library

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Description: Interior view of the Chippewa Falls Library. There is a large open area with a librarian's desk with card trays on the right. A card catalog is in the spac...
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Logging Camp Dining Room

Date: 1900
Description: Ten men sitting and standing around tables set with dishes and food in the dining room of the Vinette logging camp.
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St. Joseph's Hospital at Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Date: 1936
Description: View from street towards the St. Joseph's Hospital. In the center is a two level open porch, with two people on the second level. A 1930s automobile is par...
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Obey and Gunderson

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Description: Agricultural forum in Chippewa Falls. Speaking is Congressman David R. Obey, and next to him is Congressman Steve Gunderson. Gunderson was the only represe...
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Chippewa Falls Library

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Description: Interior view of the Chippewa Falls Library. In the center is a six drawer cabinet holding a potted plant, surrounded by small reading tables (children's t...

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