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Wausau German Choral Society

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Description: Members of the Wausau German Men's Choral Society in Sheboygan, gathered outdoors, relaxing and drinking beer. A banner behind the group says "Wausau Liede...
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Charles Pfeifer, Deutsche Apotheke (German Apothecary)

Date: 1888
Description: Charles Pfeifer stands on the entrance steps to the drugstore with his wife Emma Pfeifer, who holds a baby. Other children and adults pose with them.
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Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
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Sheboygan Airport

Date: 1925
Description: The first Sheboygan Airport operated by Anton Brotz, Sr. Parked in front of the hangar is a Curtiss "Jenny," as the World War I-era Curtiss JN models were ...
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Storefront Portrait

Date: 1898
Description: Two well-dressed women in aprons and two smartly dressed men pose in front of the open entrance of J. Buntman's fruit and confectionery store at 1005 North...
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Wade House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the north elevation of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanu...
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Wade House Inn

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became...
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Wade House

Date: 1955
Description: Front view of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became...
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design with Flags

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Description: Design for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent stamp featuring United States flags in the order they joined the Union (Wisconsin was the 30th state to join).
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School House

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a school house, built in 1846. The sign on the building reads: "J. J. Koepsell Hdw. Co. House Furnishing Goods 1029 So 8 Str. Sheboygan, W...
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Washington House

Date: 1952
Description: Exterior view across street towards the Washington House. The building was razed about 1952-1953.
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Large Snowbank

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Several people are standing on a large snow bank on 8th Street, looking north after the big snowstorm of 1881. Signs hanging over the sidewalk attached to ...
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View, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Winter scene from the corner of 7th Street after the "big snow" of 1881, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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View, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Winter scene of a commercial street after the "big snow" of 1881, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Postcard

Passenger Train Crossing the Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards a passenger train crossing a bridge near the Sheboygan Mineral Water Company Bottling Works building. Caption reads: Passenger ...
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Sheboygan Livery Stable

Date: 1892
Description: Men posed in front of a livery barn and horse sales stable.
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Mullet River

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Mullet River, with an bridge and an industrial building in the background. A sign reads, in part: "MFG. CO."
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Indian Trail Marker, Plymouth, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: An Indian trail marker erected "in honor of our pioneers". This trail later became the Plank Road between Sheboygan and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The first h...
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Indian Trail Marker

Date: 1924
Description: An Indian trail marker erected "in honor of our pioneers". The trail later became the Plank Road between Sheboygan and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The first ho...
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Children's Carriage Factory

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Description: Children's carriages manufacturing plant. The factory was purchased about 1875 by A.D. Crocker and his brothers and converted to furniture manufacturing.

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