Wausau Metals was established in 1956 as a small aluminum fabrication shop to manufacture glass block ventilators. Founder Glenn R. Straub set up shop in a small space rented from Harold Philip in Schofield, with business partners Orville Peterson (sales engineer), Kenneth Hintz (shop superintendent), and his wife Margaret.
Although only around six years apart, the two public gatherings on Wausau's Third Street shown in these postcards reveal the changing attitudes towards German-Americans in the 1910s.
In 1981, the Wausau-based wood window and door manufacturer Crestline, became SNE, when it was purchased by the Stevens Insurance company of Stevens Point.
In 1979, Ed Schoenberger constructed his public art installation, "The Pinery," which led to vigorous discussion and debate.