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| Date: | 05 25 1951 |
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| Description: | Chemistry experiment by two men being conducted with steam rising from equipment. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Lincoln Beachey's Curtiss Pusher and the crates in which the airplane was transported by rail to the Sheboygan fairgrounds. At the time, Lincoln Beachey wa... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The first Sheboygan Airport operated by Anton Brotz, Sr. Parked in front of the hangar is a Curtiss "Jenny," as the World War I-era Curtiss JN models were ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The second Sheboygan airport was built by owner Anton Brotz, Sr. after a fire destroyed his first hangar. Brotz is photographed here with his son, Anton, J... |
| Date: | 11 1938 |
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| Description: | A young boy sits while getting his hair curled with an electric curling iron. According to an article that appeared in the January 9, 1939 Life maga... |
| Date: | 01 28 1931 |
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| Description: | Dairyman Martin Hopper uses a pneumatic clipper hooked-up to the hose of his milking machine to groom his cow. |
| Date: | 05 03 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train, which is the first across a new bridge in Sheboygan. There is a group of people standing near ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the construction of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company power plant on the shore of Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Side view of German grandmother using spinning wheel to spin yarn. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View down road and sidewalk towards a Baptist church. Caption reads: "Baptist Church, Sheboygan Falls, Wis." |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Exterior view across street towards the Washington House. The building was razed about 1952-1953. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of Sheboygan. Caption reads: "The View of Sheboygan — May 1908." |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of downtown Sheboygan, with a set of horse-drawn carts on the street in front of storefronts. In the distance is a church steeple. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Taylor residence, 3110 Erie Avenue, built in 1850 by Judge David Taylor. Restored for county museum use in 1953. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Soldiers' Monument in Fountain Park. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, with two individuals on stage, and a scene set. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, with several children and adults outside of its entrance. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Automobile alleged to be the first coupe built in Wisconsin. The vehicle was built by Gus Wilkie of Sheboygan from the body of a carriage and the chassis f... |
| Date: | 07 14 1936 |
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| Description: | Children assemble on the stairs of a WPA built cabin. |
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