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Waukesha Avalon Hotel

Date: 1920
Description: View of the stately Avalon Hotel. A drugstore occupied some of the space on the first floor. Caption reads: "Avalon Hotel, Waukesha, Wis."
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Martin's Tavern and Store

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of Martin's Tavern and Store in Chamberlain, with large Martin house in fromt.
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Cutler House

Date: 1890
Description: Souvenir postcard showing a view of the Cutler house and Morris D. Cutler. Caption reads: "Souvenir postcard of centennial celebration of the founding of W...
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Cistercian Monastery

Date: 1940
Description: Sanctuary of Cistercian Monastery. Two men are kneeling down before the altar. Caption reads: "Sanctuary of the Cistercian Monastery, Okauchee, Wis."
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Tower at Lapham Peak Park

Date: 1950
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of the observation tower. In the foreground is a historic plaque embedded in a rock. Caption reads: "Lapham Peak Park...
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Barbara Brumder

Date: 08 30 1922
Description: Barbara Brumder (1918-2017) posing on her fourth birthday with a bouquet of flowers tucked in her right arm. She is holding two packages in her left hand a...
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Henriette Brumder

Date: 1923
Description: Henriette Brandhorst Brumder (1841-1924), widow of publisher and businessman George Brumder (1839-1910), standing on the shore of Pine Lake. She is wearing...
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New House

Date: 1924
Description: Philip George Brumder, the youngest child of Herbert Paul and Margaret Brouner Brumder, is picking up a brick from a pile on a construction site. The house...
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On a Limb

Date: 1924
Description: Margaret Brouner (Mrs. Herbert P.) Brumder, left, standing near the trunk of a large tree. Her three children, from left, George Philip, Barbara and Herber...
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Barbara and Dog

Date: 1925
Description: Barbara Brumder, the daughter of Herbert Paul and Margaret Bouer Brumder, holding a puppy, probably a Setter or Spaniel. She is wearing a stocking cap, coa...
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Swimsuit

Date: 1926
Description: Margaret Bouer (Mrs. Herbert P.) Brumder smiling while posing in a boldly patterned swimsuit. A swimming cap and patterned shoes complete her outfit. A pie...
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New Doll

Date: 08 30 1928
Description: Barbara Brumder, daughter of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, posing standing outdoors holding a large doll, a gift for her tenth birthday. The doll ...
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Gar Fish

Date: 1929
Description: Herbert E. Brumder posing standing and holding a fishing pole and line. A longnose, or needlenose gar is lying on the ground in front of him. Herbert's you...
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Champion

Date: 1931
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, son of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, is sitting on the deck of his sailboat holding the Pine Lake Yacht Club championship trop...
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Sailing on Pine Lake

Date: 1933
Description: Three young men are working on a racing sailboat which is flying a P.L.Y.C. (Pine Lake Yachting Club) pennant. Other boats are moored alongside.
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At Pine Lake

Date: 1922
Description: Herbert Paul Brumder posing with his three children near the shore of Pine Lake. He is standing holding Barbara, left, and Herbert Edmund, right, on his hi...
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Bethesda Mineral Spring

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Bethesda Mineral Spring, Waukesha, Wis." A group of people in the pavilion at Bethesda Mineral Spring. An American flag is flying at ...
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International Shrine of the Father Kingdom

Date: 1964
Description: Text on reverse reads: "International Shrine of the Father Kingdom. International Schoenstatt Retreat Center. W284 N698 Cherry Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188." A...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 08 09 1920
Description: Text on the front reads: "M.E. Church, Waukesha, Wis." Three women and a child stand in the street in front of a limestone church built in 1895 in the Rich...
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Chief Whitefeather

Date: 07 1927
Description: Quarter-length portrait of a man wearing a feathered headdress, claw necklace, and vest. He is holding a bow. Caption reads: "Chief Whitefeather — Indian M...

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