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Opera House

Date: 1880
Description: The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr...
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Willson Monarch Remedies Wagon

Date: 1935
Description: Two salesmen stand beside one of the Willson's Monarch Remedies horse-drawn wagons. Willson's sold patent medicines, spices, extracts, flavorings, and "toi...
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Men Planning for World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer Charles Landaal signs a pledge to help collect scrap as part of Governor Julius P. Heil's "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. Milw...
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Carnation Company Milk Condensery

Date: 07 1949
Description: Aerial view of the Carnation Company milk condensery.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Big Pike

Date: 1910
Description: A group of working class men stand staring at a giant pike fish resting on a long, wooden horse-drawn sled. The scene takes place in an industrial district...
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Ripon Knitting Works Labels

Date: 05 03 1948
Description: Two labels from Ripon Knitting Works, Ripon, Wisconsin. The label states, "LEATHER and KNIT SPORTSWEAR SINCE 1880."
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Farmall F-20 Tractor in Showroom

Date: 07 16 1937
Description: George Landaal, left, speaks to a customer in a showroom at Landaal Brothers, an International Harvester dealership. The men stand in front of a Farmall F-...
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Mercury Outboard Boat Engine Plant

Date: 09 10 1967
Description: Exterior view of the Mercury Outboard boat engine manufacturing plant. The firm purchased the buildings from a large dairy farm and later built a modern fa...
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Landaal Bros. Co. Storefront

Date: 1943
Description: View from across street of the Landaal Brothers Company storefront. Landaal Brothers was an International Harvester dealership managed by Alfred Galler.
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Men Unloading Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Two men unloading scrap metal from a truck near an International Harvester dealership, possibly Landaal Brothers of Waupun. One man is standing on the truc...
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Men Unload Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Three men unload scrap metal from a truck in the yard of Landaal Brothers, an International Harvester dealership. Dealer Charles Landaal is standing at rig...
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Men Unload Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Farmers unload scrap metal from a truck in the yard of Landaal Brothers, an International Harvester dealership. Dealer Charles Landaal is standing at left....
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Althouse, Wheeler & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Althouse, Wheeler & Company of Waupun, Wisconsin, manufacturers of the Althouse & Raymond Wind Mill and the Waupun Patent Premium Pump. I...
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McDonald & Stewart Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of McDonald & Stewart of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, "Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Lumber" and other products, with printer's fl...
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Althouse, Wheeler & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Althouse, Wheeler & Company of Waupun, Wisconsin, manufacturer of vaneless wind mills, pumps, grinding mills, and water tanks, with illus...
Document

Sanitary Refrigerator Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Sanitary Refrigerator Company of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, manufacturers of wood and steel refrigerators, with an elevated three-quarter vi...
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Lime Kilns

Date: 08 1988
Description: "These unused lime kilns are located at Marblehead."
Postcard

Views of Brandon, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: Photographic postcard of a collage of 5 views of Brandon including; Washington St., Public Square, Times Office, High School, and Depot & Park.
Postcard

Railroad Loading Platform

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits...
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Wisconsin State Prison Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin State Prison, manufacturers of binder twine, with the profile of a badger standing on top of stacked rolls of binder twine; the...

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