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Commercial Building near Village Hall

Date: 1940
Description: Commercial building with road (Broad Street) in foreground. Cars are parked in the lot, with Village Hall and residences in the background.
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Dudley/Deutsches House

Date: 1940
Description: Deutsches Haus, formerly the Dudley house.
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Dudley/Deutsches House

Date: 1940
Description: Deutsches Haus, formerly the Dudley house.
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Judge Levi B. Vilas Residence

Date: 1940
Description: An exterior view of the Levi B. Vilas mansion at the corner of Henry and Langdon Streets. Built about 1850, it later became a fraternity house for Phi Gamm...
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Home of John Johnston, Milwaukee

Date: 1940
Description: Home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, at 1241 N. Franklin Place (originally 645 Franklin Place); also known as "The Lion House...
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Piggsville

Date: 1940
Description: Small neighborhood of the city at the west end of the Menomonee River Valley. Overhead is the second Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct, demolished in 1992. Cars a...
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Vieau Cabin with Historic Site Marker

Date: 1940
Description: A replica of the cabin built by Jacques Vieau, now in Mitchell Park. A stone monument with a plaque sits in front of the cabin.
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Journalism House

Date: 1940
Description: View from street of the porch of the house at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A group of women are gathered on the fron porch. Snow covers the ground.
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Minnehaha Cleaners Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Uniformed man stands with boxes at the back of an International model D-2 truck with 102-inch wheelbase and Metro body. The truck was owned by the Minnehah...
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Jaeger's Bread Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man standing at the back of an International Metro truck with a basket of bread. The truck includes the text: "Jaeger's / Butter-Nut is fresh bread". "Ha...
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Regal Laundry Truck

Date: 1940
Description: International model D-15-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body owned by the Regal Laundry. According to the original caption, the truck was o...
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International Deluxe Delivery Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Mr. Kuss of International Harvester's Chicago North Side Branch with an International model D-2-M truck with a 102-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. Mr. Kus...
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Merchants Delivery, Inc. Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Uniformed driver stepping down from an International model D-2-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body in a residential neighborhood. According ...
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DuCharme House

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of foundation of the house built by Dominique DuCharme in 1790 and enlarged by Augustin Grignon after 1804. The Grignon family resided in the...
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Aztalan Village History

Date: 1940
Description: This map of Aztalan is pencil and ink on paper. The map shows streets, local businesses, churches, houses, and the Crawfish River. The map reads: "Informat...
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Christmas Tree

Date: 1940
Description: Robert and Shirley Krueger sitting in chairs on either side of a decorated Christmas tree. Several of their toys are displayed under the tree. Robert is ho...
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Alexander and Florentina Krueger sitting in the Dining Room

Date: 1940
Description: Indoor portrait of Alexander and Florentina Krueger sitting at either end of the dining room table. The table is set with a knit table cloth and candelabra...
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Dressed Up in Costume

Date: 1940
Description: Shirley and Robert Krueger dressed up as Native Americans and wearing feather headdresses. Shirley is wearing a shawl with a baby doll swaddled in between,...
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Christmas at the Kruegers

Date: 1940
Description: The Edgar Krueger family sitting on the floor in front of the Christmas tree. From left to right: Edgar, Robert, Shirley, and Elna Krueger. Several of the ...
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Playing Guitar

Date: 1940
Description: Emil Hertz sitting on a piano bench strumming a guitar in the Krueger home. Several portraits, a lamp, and two candles are on top of the piano.

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