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| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Droster's Grocery store and filling station. The business was located on the corner of 1438 North Sherman Avenue and Logan Street and was ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Droster Store at the corner of Burke and Felland Road. It is currently the Burke Station Tavern. |
| Date: | 04 01 1940 |
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| Description: | Droster's General Motors truck, used to deliver groceries, meats and hardware to their customers. The store was sold to Schubering, ca. 1950. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Residential block of North Sherman Avenue between McPherson and Farragut Street, across from Sherman School. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | The Burke Depot during the move to the Droster store location. Built in 1884, it had been located on the Northeast corner of Burke and Felland Road. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Droster farm located on Felland Road. The house was built in 1854. |
| Date: | 11 11 1918 |
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| Description: | Armistice Day celebration (mock funeral of Kaiser Wilhelm II). Soldier identified is William Carlson, who was disabled by the chemical agent mustard gas an... |
| Date: | 03 11 1946 |
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| Description: | A truck arrives at a construction site in Wisconsin Rapids loaded with walls for a factory-built house. The house was the product of the Plastics Division... |
| Date: | 06 14 1944 |
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| Description: | Office building and factory of the Plastics Division of the Consolidated Paper Company. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A fishing settlement. Small buildings and boats line a bay, with sand and a piece of driftwood in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of house at 1513 Hooker Avenue. Two children are playing in the driveway. The garage door is open and an automobile is parked inside. The hou... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the house at 1717 Fremont Avenue. Two small children are riding tricycles in front of the house. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 1534 Morrison Street. The home was built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "1534 Morrison St., 1927... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 607 Clemons Street. The residence was built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "607 Clemons St., 192... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 926 Vilas Avenue. The residence was built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "932 Vilas Ave. 1926." |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 2438 Upham Street, built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "2438 Upham St., 1926." |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Lincoln Borgrud, in his work clothes, standing at the pumps at Droster's Grocery and Filling Station, 1438 Sherman Avenue. A child stands near a car beneat... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 2442 Upham Street. Built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "2442 Upham St., 1925." |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 625 Riverside Drive. In the front is an enclosed porch with awnings over the windows. Caption reads:... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 1838 Jenifer Street, and the garage behind it on the left, both built by Willard Droster. Caption re... |
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