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Industrial Sector
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Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, from cotton mill tower, Beaver Dam, Wis." Two churches are in the background, and there are smokestacks and a water tower near industrial buildings.
1905
Becken, W. H. (Beaver Dam, Wis.)
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Birds Eye View from Cotton Mill Tower
circa 1900-1909
Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a lake with boathouses along the shore and dwellings in the distance. Caption reads: "Birds Eye View from Cotton Mill Tower, Beaver Dam, Wis."
Three Views of Beaver Dam
1903
Postcard with three illustrations — the Cotton Mills, the First M.E. Church, and the High School.
Crowds on Front Street in Beaver Dam
1910
Crowds on Front Street during Dodge County Fair day, circa 1910-1915. Caption reads: "Front St., on a Dodge Co. Fair Day."
Upper Dam on the Fox River
1905
Upper dam on the Fox River. Industrial buildings are on the opposite shoreline, and large houses are among trees on the hill beyond. Caption reads: "Upper Dam, Appleton, Wis."
Park Avenue
circa 1910-1919
Colorized postcard view down the sidewalk of a tree-lined street in a residential neighborhood. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk in the front of what may be a church building on the left. Caption re...
