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Man and Max on Porch

Date: 1920
Description: A man in a hat sits on the steps of the back porch of the Brandel family house with the family dog, Max.
Postcard

New Foundry Building

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a foundry. There are workmen standing near the entrance. Caption reads: "New Foundry Building - Beaver Dam - Wis."
Postcard

Masonic Temple

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard of an exterior view from the street of the Masonic Temple on a corner. The Peter Pfeffer haberdasher shop is on the ground floor at t...
Postcard

Ringling Brothers Circus Parade

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of the Circus Parade on a rainy day. Crowds of people line the street, and many are holding umbrellas.
Postcard

Park Avenue

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Description: Colorized postcard view down the sidewalk of a tree-lined street in a residential neighborhood. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk in the front of what may be...
Postcard

The Lutheran Parsonage Destroyed By Fire Sept. 6, '09

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a fire. Most of the parsonage is destroyed. There are onlookers on the lawn in front of the house. Caption r...
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Newlyweds

Date: 06 1966
Description: Newlyweds Jean Beck and Bruce Dudley in front of the altar.
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Beck and Dudley Wedding

Date: 06 1966
Description: Jean Beck and Bruce Dudley with their parents at St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
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Leaving the Church

Date: 11 09 1957
Description: Jim and Shirley Widmer get the "rice treatment" at their wedding at Saint John's Lutheran Church.
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The Newlyweds Depart

Date: 04 1980
Description: Shortly after their wedding at Saint Theresa Catholic Church, Eugene Bodden and his bride, Linda Johnson prepare to leave the church in a manure spreader.
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Marching Down City Street

Date: 08 1982
Description: Lomira High School Marching Band.
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Remodeling the Dance Hall

Date: 06 1983
Description: The dance hall at Theresa undergoing extensive remodeling by former TV personality Ward Allen.
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 02 10 1901
Description: Winter scene with Herman Riebe, his four sisters, and a cousin riding in a bobsled pulled by a team of white horses through the snow. A fence, a snowy fiel...
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Edgar Krueger with a Fishing Pole

Date: 1904
Description: Edgar Krueger standing in the doorway of a hay barn holding a fishing pole in his right hand. He is wearing a straw hat and rubber boots. A puppy is sittin...
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Krueger Family Outside a Barn

Date: 05 07 1903
Description: Edgar, Alexander, and Jennie Krueger standing outside a barn. A young colt named "Frank" is standing in front of Alexander. The colt's mother, "Flora," is ...
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Resting by the Willow Tree

Date: 06 1906
Description: Sarah, Florentina, Jennie, and Edgar Krueger resting near a leaning willow tree in a pasture. The children are sitting in the tree, Sarah is sitting on the...
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Sledding on the Driveway

Date: 1903
Description: Winter scene with Jennie and Edgar Krueger posing on a sled in the snow on the west driveway of the family farm. Edgar sits in front of the sled, while Jen...
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Ruth Kressin Holding a Cat

Date: 10 14 1906
Description: Ruth Kressin standing on a blanket in a yard holding a cat and posing in front of the side of a half-timbered house.
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Ruth and Alice Kressin Sitting Outside with a Cat

Date: 10 14 1906
Description: Ruth, holding a cat, and Alice Kressin sitting outdoors on a blanket. Behind them is the side of a half-timbered house.
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Kressin Family Portrait

Date: 10 14 1906
Description: Outdoor portrait of the August Kressin family posing on the side of the front steps of a house. August Kressin sits on the top step holding Alice Kressin, ...

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