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Martha Buelke with her Cow

Date: 1899
Description: Grandma Martha (Goetsch) Buelke posed in front of a barn with her favorite cow. She is holding a milking pail.
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Wiese — Bucket

Date: 2004
Description: This bucket, located on the Eugene and Mary Wiese property, was once used by Baker Canning Co. It was used to lower peas and corn into a cooker.
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Theresa Waste Disposal System

Date: 02 24 1978
Description: "Theresa Waste Disposal System. Village man, Jim Zillmer, checks out sprinkler system."
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Man in Village Truck

Date: 07 12 1949
Description: "Village man, Lawrence Steger, posed in the village truck."
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Widmer Milk Truck

Date: 1958
Description: "Digging out the milk truck in the Breitag Road."
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Shoveling Snow

Date: 1959
Description: Winter scene of Shirley Widmer, the photographer's wife, digging out a snow-covered sidewalk. Caption: "Shirley Widmer digs out after a big snowstorm."
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Shoveling Snow

Date: 1959
Description: Winter scene with Shirley Widmer, the photographer's wife, shoveling snow after a big snowstorm.
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Potato Field

Date: 09 28 1948
Description: "Ben & Catherine Adelmeyer tend their potato crop in a field that abutted Henni & Wisconsin Streets."
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Guelig Construction

Date: 1956
Description: "Guelig Construction workers put in a disposal system for Widmer Cheese Factory. Workers are from left, Ray Guelig, Herb Sellnow, Bob Guelig, Edgar Guelig,...
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Maple Syrup Production

Date: 04 04 1948
Description: "Maple syrup was made on the Leo Moldenhaurer farm located on Allen Road in the town of Theresa."
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 1970
Description: "Groundbreaking ceremony at St. Peter's Lutheran Church for parish hall & school rooms. Left to right: Dennis Schuster, Wayne Giese, Ronald Bernard, Marvi...
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 1970
Description: "Pastor Hahn takes a turn with the shovel at the groundbreaking at St. Peter's Lutheran Church."
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Bintzler Farm

Date: 06 1949
Description: "Pat Bintzler feeds chickens on her parent's, Herb & Elvira, farm."
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Widmer Cheese Factory Chimney

Date: 03 1979
Description: "Mason, Reuben Schuster, lays brick on the Widmer Cheese Factory chimney."
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Wooden Bench

Date: 05 1982
Description: "Ist das nicht ein schnitzel bank? Ja das ist ein schnitzel bank. This bench made by Aug. Beck (1951-1910) used to hold wood so it can be whittled with a d...
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Water Tower

Date: 07 1987
Description: "Painting on Theresa's water tower."
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Schnitzelbank

Date: 08 1987
Description: "Larry Dogs & Evangeline Koll demonstrated how to use a Schnitzelbank."
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River View Mobile Home Park

Date: 11 1987
Description: "Andy Schnitzler, Jr. posed with shovel, broke ground for the River View Mobile Home Park."
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Theresa Library

Date: 08 1989
Description: "A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Theresa's new library."
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Flowers on Rock River

Date: 07 1991
Description: "Les Beck draws water from the Rock River to water eight colorful flower boxes put up by the Theresa Lions Club."

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