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Family of Seven in front of House

Date: 1878
Description: A family of seven is sitting in the foreground around a table covered with books and flowers. Three young girls are sitting on the ground in front of the t...
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Croquet in the Yard

Date: 1874
Description: A family playing croquet in the yard of a side gable frame house with a porch. A birdcage is hanging from the porch and a young girl is clutching a doll. A...
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Mifflin Street Block Party

Date: 05 1975
Description: Crowd at the Mifflin Street block party.
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Flour and Feed Store

Date: 1899
Description: The Smith M. Jacobs Flour and Feed Store (left) and residence (right), 301 and 303 Monroe Street. The address renumbered within the next five years to 1701...
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International Harvester Engine

Date: 1923
Description: A man uses an International Harvester engine to power a saw. The man is cutting lumber while a child watches from the background.
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RA-140 Truck

Date: 1953
Description: View of an International RA-140 milk delivery truck parked along the side of the road, with a milkman in the driver's seat.
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View of Center of City

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of city looking west, showing breweries and the center of the city.
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Unidentified Street

Date: 1915
Description: A horse and wagon for the Milwaukee Brewery Co. and a car are parked on the road near the curb. The road is lined with residences.
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A "Beer-Bar" at a Displaced Persons Camp

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Description: Refugees patronizing a "beer-bar," run by invalids at a Displaced Persons camp in Germany.
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Ice Cream Being Sold at a Displaced Persons Camp

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Description: Ice cream being sold outside of a "beer-bar" at a Displaced Persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors of the...
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Refugees at a Displaced Persons Camp Celebrate a Soccer Victory

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Description: Refugees at a Displaced Persons camp celebrate a soccer victory over another D.P. camp team; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wiscons...
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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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Cheese Factory

Date: 08 04 1949
Description: Exterior view of a cheese factory.
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Weinstein Brothers Truck

Date: 04 09 1935
Description: A man unloads bags from the bed of an International Model C-30 truck with a special express body used by Weinstein Bros. fruit and produce dealers. The tru...
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Robertson's Bakery Truck

Date: 1935
Description: An International truck used by Robertson's Bakery is parked in the driveway of a residence as the truck's driver delivers bread to a woman and two children...
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Cottage Community

Date: 1971
Description: A cottage and trailer house community along a river. A Schlitz beer advertising is nailed to a tree and reads, "Move up to Quality / Schlitz / The Beer Tha...
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Children with Cream Separator

Date: 05 25 1927
Description: A boy is holding a drinking glass up to the spout of a cream separator as a man is pouring a metal milk pail into the device. A young girl is sitting on a ...
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Rolling Machine at Bracken Brae, John Johnston's Country Home

Date: 1891
Description: Julia, the cook, on the rolling machine pulled by a team of horses wearing fly-nets. She is wearing a full-length dress and holding a whip in her right han...
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Senior Bus

Date: 01 1979
Description: Bus operated by the Portage County Commission on Aging and its driver. The bus took senior citizens to lunch at the Senior Center and provided other servic...
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Two Children with Snowman

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Description: Two children posing in front of a large snowman in front of a brick building. The smaller child is sitting on a ladder supported by the older boy. The snow...

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