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Rolla B. Shurfelt Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Barnyard scene on the Rollo Shurfelt farm with people milking the cows. Several horses are in the yard as well.
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Stamping Cheeses

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Description: A male worker in a cheese-making factory places a Wisconsin stamp on cheeses.
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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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Hand Engine of Volunteer Fire Department

Date: 1887
Description: Peter Selb, Ben Dietrich, J.A. Lockwood, Matt Dietrich, and John Downing pose around the hand engine of the volunteer fire department. All but Selb were ch...
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Fire Truck on Country Road

Date: 1918
Description: Four men dressed in fire fighting gear driving a fire truck on State Highway 47 near Appleton. The Wisconsin Highway Commission which published this photo...
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Men Laying Railroad Track

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Description: Lumber workers laying railroad tracks through the woods.
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Votes for Women

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: Members of the Oshkosh Equal Suffrage League in their 4th of July float made up with a sail boat. Banners read "Votes for Women" and "We are Rudderless, We...
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Potawatomi Indians Cooking

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Description: Illustration of three Potawatomi Indians cooking.
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Charles Pfeifer, Deutsche Apotheke (German Apothecary)

Date: 1888
Description: Charles Pfeifer stands on the entrance steps to the drugstore with his wife Emma Pfeifer, who holds a baby. Other children and adults pose with them.
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Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
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Sumner's Drugstore

Date: 1905
Description: Interior view of Sumner's Drugstore, which was established in 1855. From left to right are George "Jud" Stone, Edwin Sumner, and Bert B. Collyer.
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E.A. Horn's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Three men stand under the iconic mortar and pestle and striped awnings of E.A. Horn's Drugstore.
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Edward N. Farber

Date: 09 06 1957
Description: Edward Farber, a prominent Milwaukee druggist, double checks a prescription order on the day before he retired. Farber operated his popular drugstore, loca...
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McDrum Drug Company

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Description: Customers pose at the soda fountain counter. Clerks are behind the counter.
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Myron P. Roberts Drugstore

Date: 1864
Description: Street scene with customers in front of the M.P. Roberts Drugstore and C. Baack Flour and Feed Store.
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O.N. Falk

Date: 1948
Description: Stoughton druggist, O.N. Falk, sorts the mail with a smile.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Janke

Date: 11 14 1957
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Janke taking care of last minute details in their prescription department before closing their drugstore's doors at 1658 W. Hopkins permanentl...
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Rexall Drugstore

Date: 12 14 1977
Description: Man sweeping the walkway and entrance of the Rio Rexall Drugstore. The windows are decorated for the Christmas holiday.
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Watertown Rexall Drug

Date: 1909
Description: Colorful advertising displays line the counters of this turn-of-the- century drugstore, with rows of glass pharmaceutical bottles filling the shelves behin...
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E.S. Purdy's Drugstore

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Description: Interior view of the E.S. Purdy Drugstore, including four employees.

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