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Wisconsin Rapids Mills

Date: 1915
Description: Mills in Wisconsin Rapids.
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Kilbourn Dam

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Description: Kilbourn Dam under construction on the Wisconsin River by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company.
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Kilbourn Hydroelectric Plant

Date: 1959
Description: The Kilbourn Hydroelectric Plant of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company.
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Consolidated Mill

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Description: View of mill across river.
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Consolidated Mill

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Description: View of mill from river.
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University of Wisconsin- Madison

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of campus up University Avenue from the tower of the First Congregational Church on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Wisconsin...
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Feeding Logs into the Mill

Date: 1930
Description: Workers push logs floating in the Wisconsin River into alignment to enter a building for processing.
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Compressing Machine

Date: 05 22 1928
Description: Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co. compressing machine from the side. 613-629 E. Main Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is in the background.
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Nekoosa Paper Company

Date: 1905
Description: Semi-panoramic view of the Nekoosa Paper Company plant on the Wisconsin River.
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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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Wisconsin Creamery

Date: 1910
Description: Farmers and horse-drawn wagons loaded with milk cans pose in front of a Wisconsin creamery.
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Wausau, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view looking up the Wisconsin River, with Wausau in the background. There are railroad cars on a bridge on the right.
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Bridge Over Wisconsin River

Date: 1918
Description: View of the bridge over the Wisconsin River at Big Bull Falls, seen at low water.
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Spring Runoff at Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water churns under a railroad bridge as the spring thaw swells the Wisconsin River.
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Snow Blower

Date: 1963
Description: Winter scene of Ralph Widmer, the photographer's brother, using a snow blower to clear a walkway on Wisconsin Street, Theresa, Wisconsin. Written on back,...
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Dodgeville Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A lead and zinc mine near Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
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New U.W. Heating Plant

Date: 02 18 1959
Description: The three large boilers in the recently completed University of Wisconsin heating plant on Charter Street.
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University of Wisconsin Crew Rowing

Date: 02 23 1953
Description: University of Wisconsin crew gets into their shell from the dock on the Yahara River with Trachte boat houses in the background. View looking northwest tow...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Company Sub-Station

Date: 1929
Description: Power plant machinery in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company substation.
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Dam Under Construction

Date: 1906
Description: View of the dam under construction.

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