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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Holstein Cattle

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Description: Much of the milk purchased by Widmer's is from Holstein Cattle, as seen grazing in this peaceful country scene.
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Steinbach Barn

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Description: Bill and Werner Steinbach pose in front of this barn, built in 1924. The barn is at W2288 Gill Road. The last time cows were milked here was in November, 1...
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Steinbach Barn — Alternate View

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Description: The Steinbach farm was purchased by Emil Steinbach from his uncle Car Schley in 1899. He passed the property to Arnold, the father of Bill and Werner, the ...
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Staiduhar Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Bill and Karen Staiduhar live at N7596 Plover Road. At the time of this picture, the family had lived here for one week. The names of the children are Chad...
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Staiduhar Barn — South View

Date: 2004
Description: This is the Staiduhar barn from the south. Bill Staiduhar is a retired Harley Davidson employee.
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Schoebel Barn

Date: 2004
Description: The Ken and LaVerne Schoebel farm is at W280 West Bend Road. The Schoebels purchased the property from Fred Steger on April 1, 1961 and moved onto the plac...
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Vane Barn with Llamas

Date: 2004
Description: Rex Vane was photographed with "Boomer," on of the 31 Llamas that he is currently raising. They appear to be very docile animals.
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Neitzel Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Jim and Donna Neitzel own this barn at W1734 Hwy TW (Section 5). They purchased it 23 years ago. This barn has been in the Neitzel name for 100 years and w...
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Neitzel Barn — Second Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Jim and Donna Neitzel live on this farm at W2129 Hwy TW (Section 7). This barn has been in the Neitzel name for 100 years and will be deemed a Century Farm...
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R. Justman Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Rodney and Laurie Justman live at W1910 Hwy TW (Section 5). They purchased the farm in 1975. Rodney's first wife, Jeanine, died in July 1996.
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Kletzien Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Mark and Vicky Kletzien, with their children, Ben and Mindy, live at N9742 Cty Road. AY. Just a bit north of the Theresa Township line.
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Wendling Barn

Date: 2004
Description: The Wendling barn was built in 1929 for $10,000. In 1991, cows were milked for the last time.
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Krueger Barn

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Description: Reagan, the dog (named after the past president) joined the Krueger family for this group portrait.
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Kertscher Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This barn is a short distance from Cty Tr AY at W1800 Willow Rd (Section 5). Donna Kertscher is an owner.
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MJ's Food and Spirits

Date: 11 14 1997
Description: "With snowflakes in the air, we stop in at MJ's bar and restaurant in Brownsville, WI." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Ralph Widmer, John Bodden, Rudy...
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Giese Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: When this photo was taken of Marvin Giese, at W1494 CTH TW, his wife, Kathleen, was working at Excel Tooling in Iron Ridge. Marvin's parents, Adolph and Ev...
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Steger Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Kevin and Debbie Steger took over the farm from Kevin's parents, Jerome and LaVerna, who acquired the farm in 1943.
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Scherr Tractor

Date: 2004
Description: The Scherr family pose with this old farm tractor, which is still in use.
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Mauritz Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Chris and Elaine Mauritz moved to the "Schnitzler" farm on the edge of Theresa village limits at W1202 Hwy 28/67 (Section 10) in 1992. Former occupants wer...
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Mauritz Road Grader

Date: 2004
Description: This antique road grader was pulled by two horses. The driver sat on the front seat. A second operator stood on a back platform and regulated the blade.

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