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Rusty's Pub-n-Grub — Interior

Date: 06 20 2008
Description: "Brittany was the cook and waitress at Rusty's Pub-N-Grub." From left to right: Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Carl Bernhard, Shirley Widmer, and Brittany. Jim Wid...
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Shirley Widmer

Date: 2004
Description: This photograph and the article on the opposite page appeared in the "Mayville/Lomira News" on September 30, 2004. The caption reads as follows: "Shirley W...
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Focus On Theresa

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Description: Cover of Jim Widmer's "Focus On Theresa" series. Text reads, "How we looked in the late 1940s & 1950s."
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Rolleiflex Camera

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Description: "The vast majority of these pictures were taken with the above camera. This twin-lens Automatic Rolleiflex was purchased in 1947. At that time this camera...
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Albums — 1946 Style

Date: 1946
Description: View of page 71 from an issue of "Popular Photography" magazine. The article demonstrates Jim Widmer's dry mounting method for organizing his photographic ...
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Albums — 1946 Style

Date: 1946
Description: View of an article continued from page 71 in an issue of "Popular Photography" magazine. The article demonstrates Jim Widmer's dry mounting method for orga...
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Camera in Field

Date: 1955
Description: "Cows were nosy when a camera was set up in a field near Theresa."
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Camera in Field

Date: 1955
Description: "Cows were nosy when a camera was set up in a field near Theresa."
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Photographer at Parade

Date: 1964
Description: "Mayville photographer, Edgar G. Mueller, covers a parade in Theresa."
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Twin Towers

Date: 1973
Description: "The Twin Towers of Lower Manhattan stand majestic as a tour boat goes by."
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Jayne Blodgett

Date: 1949
Description: "Jayne Blodgett - Conover Model." A photographer with a 4x5 press camera is shooting from the opposite direction.
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: "Theresa Documentary. Black & White Photos By Jim Widmer."
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: "Theresa Documentary 1975, 76, 77, 78, & 79. Black & White Photos by Jim Widmer."
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"Theresa Documentary" Inside Cover Page

Date: 06 2002
Description: The inside cover for "Theresa Documentary" describes Widmer's reason for creating the compilation and dedicates the series to his wife, Shirley.
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Photographers Mueller and Weber

Date: 1978
Description: "Mayville photographer, Edgar Mueller, confers with 'Corny' Weber. Mr. Weber took some early photos in the village. Some of his glass plate negatives are i...
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: Cover image for the Theresa Documentary 1981, 82, & 83. Volume C. Black & White Photos by Jim Widmer.
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Corsair II Camera

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Description: "The Corsair II was a Universal Camera Corp. model that was introduced in 1939. It was cheaply made & had a faulty film advance. The camera was purchased...
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John Schiefer House

Date: 06 1982
Description: "At the John Schiefer House, Dr. & Mrs. Arnold Boegel page through old photographs. John Boddens great grandfather built the house in 1848. Shirley Widmer'...
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Marguerite Olsen

Date: 1983
Description: "Marguerite Olsen, seated, was honored on this day. Her father, Frank Anninger, was a pioneer photographer who took many Theresa documentary photographs. A...
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: "Theresa Documentary 1983, 84, & 85. Volume D. Black & White Photos by Jim Widmer."

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