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Ozaukee County Court House

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

West Side Fuel Co. Letterhead

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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...
Print

Turner Manufacturing Company Guarantee

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for the Turner Manufacturing Company describing repair services for Turner tractors. The top of the advertisement features testimonials from ...
Postcard

Light House, Port Washington

Date: 1911
Description: Tinted postcard view of the lighthouse at Port Washington. A U.S. flag flies above the roof at the upper left. Caption reads: "Light House, Port Washington...
Postcard

Winter Scene at Port Washington

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Description: Postcard view along icy shoreline of the pier and lighthouse on Lake Michigan at Port Washington in winter.
Postcard

Lighthouse

Date: 
Description: Winter postcard view of the pier and lighthouse at Port Washington seen from the icy shore of Lake Michigan. Caption reads: "Light House."
Postcard

Winter Scene at Port Washington

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Description: Winter view of the lighthouse at Port Washington from the icy shore of Lake Michigan. Two people can be seen standing on a pier in the distance.
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 Manufacturing Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1910
Description: Catalog cover for Gasoline Engines, Types T. Z. Y. W. "Goes like sixty."
Book or Pamphlet

Gilson Manufacturing Co. Catalog Spread

Date: 1910
Description: Inside spread of catalog, featuring a color illustration of a portable engine. Text reads: "Gilson 100% Service Portable Engine — 4, 5, 6 and 8 H.P." Inset...
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...
Map or Atlas

Map of Port Washington Harbor

Date: 1876
Description: This map shows existing and proposed harbor improvements, streets, the Sauk River, and Lake Michigan. On the bottom of the map inscribed in ink is: "44th C...
Map or Atlas

Port Washington, Wisconsin

Date: 1989
Description: This pictorial map shows Lake Michigan, businesses with phone numbers, schools, parks, other points of interest, and includes a brief history of the town. ...
Postcard

St. Mary's Parish

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Description: Night view of St. Mary's Church, showing the tower and front of the church. Streetlights and floodlights around the church illuminate the facade. The rear ...

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