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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...
Photograph

Power House

Date: 1906
Description: Power house during construction.
Photograph

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.
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.
Photograph

Smith Brothers — Exterior

Date: 02 06 1998
Description: "We are at Smith Bros. in Port Washington. Original plans were to eat at No No's in Newburg but when they told us it would be a two hour wait, we continued...
Photograph

Smith Brothers — Interior

Date: 02 06 1998
Description: "Our waitress at Smith Bros. is Debbie, who tells us she is a grandma with four grandchildren. Surprise! Perch dinners are 16.95. Cod goes for $8.95." ...
Photograph

Port Hotel — Exterior

Date: 02 08 2002
Description: "Today, we are at The Port Hotel Restaurant, 101 E. Main Street, Port Washington, WI."
Photograph

Port Hotel — Interior

Date: 02 08 2002
Description: "Deb, our waitress, posed with us at The Port Hotel, in Port Washington, WI." From left to right; John Bodden, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Deb, Ralph Widmer, an...
Photograph

Tello's Grille and Cafe — Exterior

Date: 07 24 2009
Description: "Tello's Grille and Cafe, 200 West Grand Avenue, Port Washington."
Photograph

Tello's Grille and Cafe — Interior

Date: 07 24 2009
Description: "Sarah was our waitress when we visited Tello's in Port Washington." From left to right; Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, John P. Widmer, Shirley Widmer, and Sarah."...
Print

West Side Fuel Co. Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the West Side Fuel Company of Port Washington, Wisconsin, with cartoon-style drawings, printed in black ink, of workers mining coal with a pi...
Photograph

Polar Bear Club

Date: 01 01 1997
Description: "This and the following pages show the 'Polar Bear Club' ready for a swim at Port Washington on New Year's Day. Lucky for them, temperatures were in the lo...
Photograph

Polar Bear Club

Date: 01 01 1997
Description: "Polar Bear Club of Port Washington."
Photograph

Polar Bear Club

Date: 01 01 1997
Description: "Polar Bear Club of Port Washington."
Photograph

Polar Bear Club

Date: 01 01 1997
Description: "Polar Bear Club of Port Washington."
Postcard

Winter Scene at Port Washington

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard view of three men on an elevated walk on an icy pier near the shoreline. A women and young boy stand on the pier below the walk. There is a lighth...
Book or Pamphlet

Gilson Harvester Attachment

Date: 1910
Description: Front page of Gilson Manufacturing Company brochure, with the title: "The engine that saves the wheat." Features an image of two men using the attachment i...
Photograph

Draftees Sent to Camp Custer

Date: 1917
Description: Group of WWI draftees assembled in front of the Ozaukee County Courthouse. In the background a man is holding up a flag between the center columns of the b...
Photograph

Franklin Hoyt

Date: 1862
Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of Franklin Hoyt (1846-?). Waist-up portrait facing front, with left hand on his lapel. He is wearing a suit, small bow tie, and cap ...

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