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Harrison House

Date: 1915
Description: "Gen." Wooster Harrison house. Sign in front reads, "Lincolns Abode/West Wing/1835".
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Franklin Street in Port Washington

Date: 1950
Description: View of the central business area on Franklin Street. On the right corner is the "Fish Shanty" Restaurant and on the left is the Rexall Drugstore.
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Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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Octagon School House

Date: 1961
Description: Front view of the octagon school house.
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Cedarburg Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down center of unpaved street in Cedarburg, with a large church at the far end.
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Wetzel Residence

Date: 1966
Description: Button factory at the Wetzel residence. At one time, bone buttons were manufactured in this building. A cat and a hand pump are in the foreground.
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Grist Mill

Date: 1872
Description: Wind powered stone grist mill. Two men stand on a wood balcony near the open doorway of the windmill.
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Grist Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Old grist mill.
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Main Street in Cedarburg

Date: 1850
Description: Main Street in Cedarburg. Includes text which reads: "Cedarburg, Wis., in the year 1850, showing Main Street as it appeared at that time. The photograph wa...
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Stony Hill School

Date: 06 14 1946
Description: View of the school surrounded by trees, out in an overgrown field during a warm season. Stony Hill School house, where the first Flag Day was celebrated on...
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Concordia Mills

Date: 1934
Description: Exterior of Concordia Mills, once a grain/grist mill.
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Guiteau House

Date: 1973
Description: Exterior view of the Guiteau House.
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Bonniwell House

Date: 1933
Description: The William T. Bonniwell house, viewed from the southwest.
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Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1952
Description: An elevated view of the downtown section.
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of town. A person is in the right foreground. Caption reads: "A Glimpse(?) of Port Washington, Wis."
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Birdseye View Port Washington, Wis."
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Government Pier

Date: 1909
Description: View down Government Pier. In the distance are industrial buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Gov't Pier Port Washington, Wis."
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People at Shoreline of Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: View towards the shoreline of the harbor. A man, woman and child are standing at the shoreline on the left. Across the water is a boat along the opposite s...
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Main Street Office Building

Date: 1963
Description: View from street towards a Main Street office building. "Here is the historic Port Washington building which once housed the law firm of Pierce & Stanford ...
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Power House

Date: 1906
Description: Power house during construction.

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