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Lincoln Beachey in Sheboygan

Date: 1912
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...
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Sheboygan Airport

Date: 1925
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 ...
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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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Panorama of Sheboygan

Date: 1908
Description: Panoramic view of Sheboygan. Caption reads: "The View of Sheboygan — May 1908."
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Downtown Sheboygan

Date: 1972
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.
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Phoenix Chair Factory

Date: 1925
Description: View across water towards the Phoenix Chair factory on the waterfront. Caption reads: "Phoenix Chair Factory, Sheboygan, Wis."
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South Twelfth Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 1871
Description: Elevated view of South Twelfth Street. There is a child standing in the center of the street holding onto a wagon in which another child is sitting. A chur...
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South Side Junior High, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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Description: View across street towards the South Side Junior High School in Sheboygan.
Postcard

Sheboygan County Court

Date: 1920
Description: The Sheboygan County Courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Sheboygan, Wis."
Postcard

St. Nicholas Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of St. Nicholas Hospital. An automobile is parked at the corner. Caption reads: "St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, Wis."
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Mission House, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: View from road towards a mission house, erected between 1862 and 1873.
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Mission House, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 1865
Description: View of a mission house, erected between 1862 and 1873.
Postcard

Elevated View of Harbor

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of the harbor.
Postcard

Eighth Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across North Eighth Street, lined with storefronts and pedestrians. Caption reads: "N. Eighth St., Sheboygan, Wis."
Postcard

Night View of Eighth Street

Date: 1905
Description: View of Eighth Street at night. Caption reads: "Sheboygan, Wis. Eighth Street at Night."
Postcard

Centre Street

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Description: View of Centre Street, including the German Bank, Grand Hotel, and Court House. Caption reads: "Centre Str., Sheboygan, Wis."
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Passenger Train Crossing the Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards a passenger train crossing a bridge near the Sheboygan Mineral Water Company Bottling Works building. Caption reads: Passenger ...
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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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