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Progressive Convention

Date: 05 19 1934
Description: Crowd of delegates and guests at the Progressive Convention in the armory, held to launch a new Progressive Party.
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Phil La Follette at Progressive Convention

Date: 05 19 1934
Description: Former Governor Philip F. La Follette, the younger son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., calling the roll on the proposal to form a new political party at the...
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...
Postcard

Tourist Camp, Lakeside Park, Lake Winnebago

Date: 1934
Description: Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago.
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Callahan's Grill & Bar — Exterior

Date: 02 20 1998
Description: "Our group is joined by Kay Widmer-Hren, Parker & Carly, at Callahan's Grill & Bar at 121 North Pioneer Road, Fond du Lac." From left to right; Shirley ...
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Salty's Seafood & Spirits — Exterior

Date: 01 15 1999
Description: "The Wilz family of Appleton join us at noon, at Salty's in Fond du Lac. Salty's Seafood & Spirits is at 503 N. Park Avenue in F.D.L."
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North Fond du Lac Family Restaurant — Exterior

Date: 03 03 2006
Description: "The North Fond du Lac Family Restaurant is at 726 Wisconsin Avenue in North Fond du Lac."
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Coliseum Sports Bar and Grill — Exterior

Date: 12 22 2006
Description: "We visit the Coliseum Sports Bar and Grill, at 91 South Main Street in Fond du Lac, on a very rainy day."
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Store and Saloon

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view from across road of men gathered outside a store and saloon. Most of the men hold a glass of beer as though toasting. Two teams of horses are...
Postcard

Winnebago Dairy Farm

Date: 10 18 1939
Description: Postcard submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. On the front of the postcard is the slogan: You can 'whip' our cream but you can't...
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Winning Ticket

Date: 08 1993
Description: "The media coverage was incredible when Les Robins and Colleen DeVries receive their checks."
Postcard

Railroad Loading Platform

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits...
Photograph

Bill Casper and Green Bay Packers Shanty

Date: 1998
Description: Bill Casper, of Fond du Lac, preparing to transport his iconic Green Bay Packers ice shanty to the 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall ...
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Christian Casper Painting Ice Shanty

Date: 1998
Description: Christian Casper, grandson of Bill Casper, touching up the paint on Bill’s iconic Green Bay Packers ice shanty in Fond du Lac, before it is transported to ...
Postcard

Fire Damage; Grant School

Date: 09 26 1908
Description: Grant School in the aftermath of Fond du Lac's biggest fire — September 26, 1908. Caption reads: "Grant School."
Postcard

Bridge at Lake Park

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Description: Elevated view of the Lake Park foot bridge, with women and children standing on it. A couple is in a rowboat below the bridge. Caption reads: "The Bridge, ...
Postcard

C. M. & St. P. Railway Station

Date: 1916
Description: Photographic postcard view of a train on the tracks, several people on the platform, a boy standing with a bicycle, and a horse and carriage parked behind ...
Print

Duck Shooting on Lake Winnebago Near Fond du Lac, Wis.

Date: 1858
Description: Engraved print of four men and a dog in a boat on Lake Winnebago. Two of the men are in the center of the boat holding hunting rifles, while one man is sta...
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Bullis and Robbins, Livery Stable

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Description: Albumen print of a livery stable on an unpaved street with wooden boardwalks. The name of the stable is "Bullis and Robbins. Livery Stable." A sign on the ...
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No. 1 Steamer Fire Engine

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Description: Stereograph of a fire station with a belfry at 516 Main Street. The "No. 1 Steamer" fire engine is parked on the boardwalk. Seven men and two dogs are sta...

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