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Larson Brothers' Airport

Date: 1923
Description: The hangar and three airplanes (a Canuck and a J-1 Standard) at the airport operated by the Larson Brothers of Larsen, Wisconsin. The field was both the mo...
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Tri City Airport

Date: 1928
Description: The Tri City Airport which served Wisconsin Rapids, Port Edwards, and Nekoosa, was organized in 1928 after the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company decided to pur...
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U.W. Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 11 02 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin Mechanical Engineering Building, under construction, showing scaffolding around building and Findorff Builders sign, 1513 Universit...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Renovation in Progress

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of construction of the T-shaped addition on the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters Building, from Science Hall looking southeast. Vehi...
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Power Dam

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of the power dam on the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac.
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High Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: View from shoreline of bridge over the Wisconsin River. In the left lower foreground is a shed, and a rowboat. On the opposite shoreline are farms and fiel...
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Threshing in a Field

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Description: View across field towards a group of men working with threshing machinery.
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Halcyon Brick Works

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Description: View across field towards tall chimneys, wooden buildings, and a large kiln. Identified as the Halcyon Brick Works, approximately halfway between Black Riv...
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Railroad Coal Shed

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Description: View across field towards a long building in the distance by an open field. Identified as the railroad coal shed in Millston.
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Sturgeon Bay

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Description: Aerial view of harbors and bridge. Farm fields are on either side of the bridge. The city of Sturgeon Bay is in the distance. There are docks along the sho...
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Marinette Harbor

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Description: Aerial view of harbor. In the foreground is a lighthouse and breakwaters. Bridges cross the harbor, and there are factory and industrial buildings near the...
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New Water Tower

Date: 03 19 1997
Description: "Theresa water tower construction."
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Stump Pulling

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Description: View across field towards a group of four men standing with a stump-pulling rig. Three horses on the left are pulling the tree stump.
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Sheppard's Cut-Off Signal Tower

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Description: View across railroad tracks towards a railroad signal tower. Location identified as the signal tower for the Sheppard's cut-off south of Black River Falls.
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Widmer Cheese Factory

Date: 09 1949
Description: "This view is straight south of Widmer Cheese Factory."
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Pioneer Slag Tower and Furnace

Date: 1948
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 ...
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Baker Canning Smokestacks

Date: 1954
Description: "The long lens captures the Baker Canning smokestacks, and water tower, on film."
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New Water Tower

Date: 03 17 1997
Description: "A very muddy road leads to the water tower site."
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Stump Pulling

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Description: View of four men in a clearing. Two men and a dog are standing next to a team of two horses hitched to stump pulling machinery. On the right, two men are s...
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New Water Tower

Date: 03 17 1997
Description: "Work begins on the new water tower south of Theresa."

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