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Map of the Burnett County Lakes Region

Date: 1955
Description: This 1950s tourist brochure features a map of Burnett County, Wisconsin, and northern Polk County which shows highways and roads, railroads, landmarks, and...
Photograph

Man at a Parking Meter

Date: 1955
Description: Man inserting a coin in a parking meter.
Photograph

Bee Careful

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E Bodoh, the photographer's son-in-law removes a swarm of bees from a pine tree branch. He is placing the swarm in a bag.

As the person collecting...

Photograph

Hubert P. Buglass

Date: 1955
Description: Portrait of Hubert P. Buglass.
Photograph

Winter Landscape

Date: 1955
Description: Winter landscape in the Kettle Moraine area of Wisconsin.
Photograph

Picnic for Dr. Jones

Date: 1955
Description: Large group passing between serving tables at a picnic in honor of Dr. Jones, for fifty years the town's physician.
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Portrait of a Farmer

Date: 1955
Description: Portrait of farmer seated beside barn.
Photograph

Santa Claus in Downtown Hillsboro

Date: 1955
Description: A man dressed as Santa Claus leans down from an open car to hand sacks of candy to a crowd of warmly-dressed children and parents. Santa's visit took place...
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Wil-Kil Pest Control

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of the Wil-Kil Pest Control building at 705 Williamson Street. The sign above the entrance features a rat and a cockroach depicted in neon.
Postcard

Ludington Street

Date: 1955
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of Ludington Street, with automobiles and pedestrians, and the Schultz Brothers store on the right. Caption read...
Postcard

Ludington Street

Date: 1955
Description: Photographic postcard of Ludington Street at an intersection, with automobiles and local businesses. Caption reads: "Ludington St., Columbus, Wis."
Postcard

Cumberland, Wisconsin, "The Island City"

Date: 1955
Description: View down street of commercial buildings. Text on back reads: "A friendly city of prosperous, industrious people in a farming and vacationers' paradise. 'T...
Photograph

Men Posing with a Drag Bucket

Date: 1955
Description: Robert Krueger posing in a field next to a drag bucket filled with dirt attached to a crawler crane. Edgar Krueger sits behind him in the cab of the crane....
Photograph

Crawler Crane with Drag Bucket

Date: 1955
Description: Right side view of crawler crane with a drag bucket filled with dirt working in a field.
Photograph

Two People Posing on a Farmall Tractor

Date: 1955
Description: A couple posing on a Farmall Tractor in the middle of a plowed field. The woman sits in the driver's seat, while the man stands on the axle next to her. Th...
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Edgar Krueger with Two Children

Date: 1955
Description: Edgar Krueger standing in front of a line of pine trees, with a young boy and girl on either side of him holding his hands.
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Robert Posing Next to Car

Date: 1955
Description: Robert Krueger stands near a driveway next to a Chevy automobile with his hand on the driver's side door knob. A cat is walking on the ground in front of h...
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Farm Machinery Near Barn and Silo

Date: 1955
Description: A large wagon and Farmall H tractor with an attached cultivator sitting next to a barn. The tractor is being used to belt-drive a blower that is running in...
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Krueger Homestead in Winter

Date: 1955
Description: View from yard of the home of Florentina and Alexander Krueger during winter. The ground is covered in snow.
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Inside the Pig Pen

Date: 1955
Description: Several large pigs are standing along the fence in their pen. Behind the pen fence is a cleared field and in the far distance a forested hill. The shadow o...

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