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Caning Chairs

Date: 10 17 1968
Description: An elderly man and woman make new cane seats for chairs at the Cedar Lake Home for the Aged.
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Model Train

Date: 03 03 1987
Description: Members of the Kettle Moraine Railroad Club operate an HO gauge railroad on a 7x25 foot platform at a weekend model railroad show.
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Maxon Farmhouse

Date: 1936
Description: The front entrance to the Maxon farmhouse.
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Maxon Farmhouse

Date: 1936
Description: The Northwest elevation of the Maxon Farmhouse.
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Delbert J. Kenny

Date: 03 04 1944
Description: Delbert J. Kenny, Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, running against incumbent Walter S. Goodland in the Republican primary election.
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Settler's Cabin

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: Exterior view of an early settler's log cabin. The cabin resides on private property, in downtown West Bend. The steeple of a church is in the background.
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Walden Supper Club — Exterior

Date: 12 19 1997
Description: "Walden Supper Club at 2472 Wallace Lake Road - West Bend, WI."
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Walded Supper Club — Interior

Date: 12 19 1997
Description: "Dawn Stott is our waitress at Walden Supper Club, Perch are $8.95." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Ralph Widmer, Dawn Stott, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, a...
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Round the Clock — Exterior

Date: 05 22 1998
Description: "Round The Clock restaurant is at 111 S. Main Street, West Bend, WI."
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Round the Clock — Interior

Date: 05 22 1998
Description: "Jo Wery is our waitress at Round The Clock restaurant. She also is a meat cutter at Pick N Save. A perch place for $8.95, includes soup or salad and a sco...
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Jail House Restaurant — Exterior

Date: 05 14 1999
Description: "The Jail House Restaurant is located SE of West Bend, at the corner of Hwy. M and Pleasant Valley Road."
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Jail House Restaurant — Interior

Date: 05 14 1999
Description: "At the Jail House Restaurant our waitress, Amy, informs us that she is a dental hygienist." Pictured (clockwise, starting on the left): Shirley Widmer, Ru...
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Knights of Columbus Hall — Exterior

Date: 10 01 1999
Description: "The Knights of Columbus Hall is at 3245 Lighthouse Lane in West Bend, WI." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Rudy Heinecke, and R...
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Knights of Columbus Hall — Interior

Date: 10 01 1999
Description: "At the Knights of Columbus in West Bend, Cy Wietor, who supervises a group of waiters, stops to chat with us at our table." From left to right; Shirley Wi...
Poster

"Vote Republican" Poster

Date: 11 08 1938
Description: Political poster urging voters to elect Republican candidates. Each candidate appears with a quarter-length portrait. Text at the top, "Vote Republican." I...
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Exterior View of West Bend Insurance Company Building

Date: 1961
Description: Exterior view of the rear corner of a building of the West Bend Insurance Company.
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Grain Binder

Date: 08 1994
Description: Ancient grain binder was put through its paces by Jerry and Dale Kedinger of West Bend.
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Men Leaving for War

Date: 1918
Description: Group of men from Washington County posed with flags leaving for Camp Grant and Army training for service in the first World War.
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Amity Leather Products Company

Date: 07 1936
Description: View across street towards the three-story brick factory building, with a taller, square central tower that has symmetrical two-story wings. Identified on ...
Postcard

Gonring's Resort, Big Cedar Lake

Date: 1930
Description: View across water towards a hotel on the lake. There is a large slide at the shoreline in the center, and near a long building on the left is what may be a...

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