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The Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: The Hotel Washington being destroyed by a fire on Feb. 18, 1996.
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Smith Brothers — Exterior

Date: 02 06 1998
Description: "We are at Smith Bros. in Port Washington. Original plans were to eat at No No's in Newburg but when they told us it would be a two hour wait, we continued...
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Special Flag

Date: 1990
Description: Federal officials frequently delivered flags flown over the U.S. Capitol to organizations in their district. Here, Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin a...
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Grass Roots Campaigning

Date: 1992
Description: Congressman David R. Obey (right) hits the pavement in Marathon with aide Tom Springer. Hack's Diner, run by Alfred Hack, was a popular local hangout.
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Flag Raising in Rudolph

Date: 09 1995
Description: Local members of the VFW raise a new flag in front of the Rudolph Municipal Building. The flag, which had flown over the U.S. Capitol, was presented by Con...
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Widmer Cheese Factory Interview

Date: 10 1990
Description: "Mike Jacobs of Milwaukee Journal TV4 interviews Ralph Widmer."
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Weber Brewery

Date: 07 1991
Description: "Deep in the bowels of the old brewery, Craig Ruffing and Les Beck examine an old cellar."
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Widmer Cheese Factory

Date: 02 02 1993
Description: "Tour guide, Ralph Widmer, displays a Swiss cow bell to visiting AFS students at Widmer's Cheese Factory. Students were from Thailand, Yugoslavia, Germany,...
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Immanuel Lutheran Church

Date: 06 1994
Description: "Immanuel Lutheran 'River' Church on Hwy AY."
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Elevated City View

Date: 06 1996
Description: "Theresa from the water tower."
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Michels Pipeline Construction

Date: 04 1998
Description: "Flags were flown at half-staff at Michels Pipeline Construction Inc., when it was learned that founder Dale Michels had passed away."
Poster

International Trucks Great Wall Poster

Date: 1990
Description: This color poster hung in the Navistar International truck headquarters. The poster features a red International 4900 dump truck parked on the great wall o...
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Edgar Mueller

Date: 05 1997
Description: Photographer Edgar Mueller photographed while covering an assignment at the seminary at Mt. Calvary.
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Krueger's Empire Hotel

Date: 01 1999
Description: Krueger's Empire Hotel, the building that stood on the South West corner of Milwaukee and Rock River streets, has been razed.
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Ruins of the Barber's Closet and Hotel Washington

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: Ruins of the Barber's Closet in the Hotel Washington. Water shooting from firetruck hoses is visible in the upper left of the image, as the fire that destr...
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Fighting the Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: A stream of water shoots into the front entrance of the burning, smoking Hotel Washington. The crumpled hotel sign still hangs on the balcony.
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Ruins of the Hotel Washington

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: Firefighters attempt to extinguish the blaze destroying the Hotel Washington. Most of the building has collapsed.
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Malta Grain Elevator

Date: 1993
Description: A large grain elevator rising above the one-story buildings that surround it on a gravel road. A car and truck are sitting in the parking lot to Carr Eleva...
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Freie Gemeinde Society Clubhouse

Date: 1999
Description: Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church in the former Freie Gemeinde Society Clubhouse building at 2617 Fond du Lac Avenue.
Postcard

A.D. German Warehouse

Date: 06 08 1992
Description: Text on reverse reads: "The A.D. German Warehouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright stands proudly in Richland Center, Wisconsin, Wright's birthplace. Frank L...

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