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Wausau German Choral Society

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Description: Members of the Wausau German Men's Choral Society in Sheboygan, gathered outdoors, relaxing and drinking beer. A banner behind the group says "Wausau Liede...
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Chemistry Experiment

Date: 05 25 1951
Description: Chemistry experiment by two men being conducted with steam rising from equipment.
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Sheboygan Airport II

Date: 1925
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...
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Sheboygan Airport and Flying Nun

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Description: The real flying nun, Sister Mary Aquinas Kinskey, arriving at Sheboygan County Airport with two Franciscan sisters in a Cherokee C airplane. Sister Mary Aq...
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Storefront Portrait

Date: 1898
Description: Two well-dressed women in aprons and two smartly dressed men pose in front of the open entrance of J. Buntman's fruit and confectionery store at 1005 North...
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Clipping the Cow

Date: 01 28 1931
Description: Dairyman Martin Hopper uses a pneumatic clipper hooked-up to the hose of his milking machine to groom his cow.
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Large Snowbank

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Several people are standing on a large snow bank on 8th Street, looking north after the big snowstorm of 1881. Signs hanging over the sidewalk attached to ...
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View, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Winter scene from the corner of 7th Street after the "big snow" of 1881, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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Snow in Sheboygan

Date: 1880
Description: Winter scene of Sheboygan after a heavy snowfall. Mr. Henry C. Mueller can be seen on the top of the three-story building which he built in 1871. Many peop...
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Kohler Arts Center

Date: 1968
Description: Interior view of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, with two individuals on stage, and a scene set.
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Wisconsin's First Coupe

Date: 1905
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...
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Sheboygan Livery Stable

Date: 1892
Description: Men posed in front of a livery barn and horse sales stable.
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Lucy Rothstein Baras and Family at Baras Residence

Date: 1950
Description: From left: Lucy Baras, Sylvie Baras (sister-in-law), Edward Baras (husband), Fishel Gelbtuch (Sylvie's father); Baras residence.
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Zieggy's

Date: 09 07 2001
Description: "Zieggy's is at 933 Indiana Avenue in Sheboygan, WI. When Shirley had some medical attention at St. Lukes's Hospital, her roommate recommended Zieggy's."
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Manufacturing Enameled Metalware

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Description: Several men dip pitchers and pails to apply metal at Vollrath Company.
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William Schlicht Liquor Store

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Description: The storefront of the William Schlicht Wholesale Liquor Dealer. The building also was a saloon and features shuttered windows, advertising posters in the l...
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North Pier Lighthouse

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Description: Three men pose standing on ice around North Pier lighthouse. In the background is the town along the shoreline.
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Men Preparing a Feast

Date: 08 28 1930
Description: Gathering of men at a “Shport [sic] Outing”. The men are standing around a barbecue pit, preparing a feast of fish and corn.
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S.A. Tifft and Co. Bicycle Livery

Date: 06 1899
Description: Two men and a woman pose on a wooden sidewalk in front of a bicycle livery with three bicycles. An awning is folded above the storefront, and signs and mer...
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Terry Andrae State Park

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Description: Two men are holding onto the newly installed directional sign at Terry Andrae State Park. There is a building on the left. The park was established in 1927...

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