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Bird's-Eye View of Chilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1878
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chilton with insets of points of interest, including P.H. Becker's Brewery, Chilton House, and Gutheil's Block.
Photograph

Central House Hotel

Date: 1919
Description: View of the Central House Hotel, built in 1863.
Photograph

Kraus House

Date: 1936
Description: Kraus House, lodging operated by Hubert Kraus, and once used as a Civil War drill house. The building was razed in 1936 according to some local residents....
Photograph

Intersection in Chilton

Date: 1907
Description: Intersection in downtown Chilton.
Photograph

Aluminum Warehouse

Date: 05 1981
Description: Aluminum Specialty Company warehouse, East Main street at railroad tracks.
Photograph

Stephen Nicholas

Date: 1875
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Stephen Nicholas (1840-1901) of Chilton, Wisconsin. Stephen was a member of the Narragansett tribe. He served with Co. D, 1st ...
Photograph

Stephen Nicholas

Date: 1895
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Stephen Nicholas (1840-1901) of Chilton, Wisconsin. Stephen was a member of the Narragansett tribe. He served with Co. D, 1st ...
Print

Chilton Branch of Falk Jung & Borchert Brewing Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Chilton Branch of the Falk Jung & Borchert Brewing Company, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It includes, on the left, an elevated ...
Print

"Wisconsin Demokrat" Memohead

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Description: Memohead of a newspaper originally published in Stockbridge as the "Union," but known as the "Wisconsin Demokrat" after its editor moved production to Chil...
Postcard

Chilton Courthouse

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the Chilton Courthouse. A fence is along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Court House, Chilton, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street, Chilton, Wis.

Date: 1907
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of the businesses along Main Street. Buggies are parked on the left. There is a circus poster on the right. Caption reads: "Main...
Postcard

Lower Chilton

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Description: Hand-colored street view of a business district. There is a three-story brownstone on the left, and horses and carts are in the street. Caption reads: "Low...
Postcard

Bridge and Dam, Chilton, Wis.

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Description: Hand-colored view of the bridge and dam on the river in Chilton. Caption reads: "Bridge and Dam, Chilton, Wis."
Postcard

Resident Street, Chilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: Hand-colored photomechanical view of a residential neighborhood with a large house on the corner. Trees line the street, and there is a windmill on the lef...
Manuscript

Calumet Brewing Co. Letterhead

Date: 07 21 1934
Description: A letterhead featuring the Calumet Brewing Co. logo above a diamond shaped trademark with the words: "Calumet Brewing Co. Chilton, Wis. Trademark" and in t...

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