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Laying Asphalt

Date: 07 07 1988
Description: A worker wipes his brow as he spreads asphalt on a driveway on a hot summer day.
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Mequon Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: This contemporary station and convenience store was built in 2004 but harkens back to the early decades of the twentieth century when communities pressured...
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Harold Gauer Posing near Mequon Sign

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Description: Harold Gauer, wearing a suit and bow tie, and holding an ice cream cone, stands smiling next to a sign on the shoulder of a road that reads "Mequon / Uninc...
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A Stroll through Donges Bay

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Description: Well-dressed group of three women and one man walking along a dirt road lined with fences and telephone poles. Caption reads: "A Stroll through Donges Bay....
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The Mortimer M. Bortin Residence

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Description: The Bortin House, designed by George Fred and William Keck for the Mortimer M. Bortin family in 1958. This is Keck and Keck Project #610, built on E. Junip...
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The Bortin Residence

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Description: The Bortin House, designed by George Fred and William Keck for the Mortimer M. Bortin family in 1958. This is Keck and Keck Project #610, built on E. Junip...
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The Bortin Residence

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Description: The Bortin House, designed by George Fred and William Keck for the Mortimer M. Bortin family in 1958. This is Keck and Keck Project #610, built on E. Junip...
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Common Pear

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Pyrus communis, judged to be the second largest of its type in Wisconsin, growing among smaller trees and shrubs at the edge of a cult...
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Alpine Village

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Description: View of Alpine Village. Caption reads: "Alpine Village, Mequon, Wisconsin. America's No. 1 Authentic Swiss Restaurant." Located on Hwy 57 near Mequon.
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Hilgendorf House

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Description: An original half timber pioneer dwelling built in 1842. Located on Hwy 167 near Mequon.
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The Home of the Muskie

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Description: View of water lilies and lily pads in a river. Caption reads: "The Home of the Muskie."
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Frosting

Date: 01 1964
Description: Thick ice encrusting a water tower. Trees and a fence are at the base.

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