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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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Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1952
Description: An elevated view of the downtown section.
Photograph

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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St. Mary's Church

Date: 1884
Description: A distant view of St. Mary's Church. Looking north from the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
Photograph

St. Mary's Church

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view towards the altar at St. Mary's Church on the occasion of Donald Schleuter's wedding.
Postcard

Ozaukee County Court House

Date: 1915
Description: View across road towards the Ozaukee County Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Port Washington, Wis."
Photograph

House on Grand Avenue

Date: 1966
Description: House on Grand Avenue, built about 1836. "Few people who drive by this house on Port Washington's Grand Avenue daily realize that it is possibly the city's...
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Edward Dodge House

Date: 1940
Description: A view of the Pebble house, also called Edward Dodge House. Built in 1848 and constructed of cobblestone. Stone columns with a gate and fence are in front ...
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Blake House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Blake House (north elevation, front). The house was razed prior to 1952.
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Blake House

Date: 1935
Description: A view of the Blake house showing the detail of the side porch. The house was razed prior to 1952.
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Franklin Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down sidewalk along the left side of Franklin street. A horse-drawn vehicle is along the curb, and people are on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Frankli...
Poster

Recruitment Poster in German

Date: 11 28 1861
Description: Civil War recruiting poster for the 5th Wisconsin Regiment written in German.
Print

Notice. The Drafting Will Be Continued...

Date: 1862
Description: Civil War Union Army recruitment handbill.
Photograph

Spraying Elms with DDT

Date: 1967
Description: Worker spraying Elm trees with DDT pumped from a tank hitched to the back of a vehicle equipped with a snow plow.

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