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Henry Mathews

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Description: Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas...
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Russ Bandlow Hardware

Date: 02 01 1978
Description: "Russ Bandlow Hardware. Russ purchased the building in 1950 and has operated the store since that time. His uncle, Arthur H. Bandlow, operated the store fr...
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Gordon Loehrke's Auto Repair

Date: 02 09 1978
Description: "Gordon Loehrke's Auto Repair."
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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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Applying Shingles

Date: 10 1983
Description: "High over the rooftops of Theresa, Jim Polster and son, Kieth, have the scary job of applying new shingles on the building that houses the fire department...
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St. Peter's Church Steeple

Date: 05 1984
Description: "Workers do steeple repair on St. Peter's Church."
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Ossie Reimer in his Workshop

Date: 06 1994
Description: "Ossie Reimer, Lomira handyman, is pictured in his well-stocked workshop. He spends up to 60 hours, 7 days a week, in his shop."
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John Reklau's Workshop

Date: 11 1995
Description: "John Reklau, age 92, was photographed while busily working in his tidy workshop room that once housed his chickens."
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New Water Tower

Date: 03 21 1997
Description: "Theresa water tower base."
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Farmer Relaxes in his Workshop

Date: 11 1981
Description: Farmer Ed Radke relaxes in his not so tidy workshop.
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Steeplejack at Work

Date: 05 1984
Description: A steeplejack works on St. Peters Lutheran Church.
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Smoking a Pipe

Date: 01 03 1911
Description: Alexander Krueger sitting in the open doorway to a blacksmith shop smoking a pipe.
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Posing as Blacksmiths

Date: 01 03 1911
Description: Alexander and Edgar Krueger posing together as blacksmiths in a blacksmith shop. Edgar is steadying the piece of metal on the anvil while Alexander is usin...
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Drilling a Well

Date: 07 1901
Description: Two men drilling a well in the Will's woods using a cable tool drilling rig powered by a team of two horses. One man is standing next to the drill holding ...

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