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Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvesting Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1889
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for William Deering & Company, manufacturers of harvesting machinery. The cover features a framed inset of a scene of...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Advertising Catalog

Date: 1889
Description: Advertising catalog for grain cutting (harvesting) machinery manufactured by William Deering and Company. Features an illustration of children sitting with...
Photograph

Elderly Woman with Young Girl

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Description: An elderly woman sits with a young girl holding a doll for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The woman wears an elaborately decorated coat ...
Photograph

Four Adults and Four Children

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Description: An elderly couple sit surrounded by two other adults standing behind them, and four children, two boys and two girls. They are posing in front of a painted...
Photograph

Mrs. Charles Slightam and Grandsons

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: Mrs. Charles Slightam and her grandsons, Pierre, left, and Warren Slightam, right. Pierre, 15, came in first at the recent Madison Soap Box Derby and will ...
Photograph

Portrait of Elderly Ho-Chunk Woman and Two Girls

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk woman with a shawl over her shoulders posing with two Ho-Chunk girls in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on th...
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Elderly Ho-Chunk Woman and Children

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Description: Studio portrait of Mary Snowball, Decorra, Buffalohead (Pay Dok Se Kah), (Daughter of [Wau Soo Mon E Kah] Snow Ball and mother [Wa Con Cha Ka Win Kah], she...
Photograph

Reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 06 18 1890
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, held at the farm of George W. Dibble in Rock County. Back row, left...
Photograph

Three Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Full-length portrait of two Ho-Chunk women standing on either side of an older Ho-Chunk woman who is sitting. Each woman is wearing a long skirt, a blouse,...
Photograph

Hammerin' Hank's — Interior

Date: 03 15 2002
Description: "Lisa, our waitress, joins us at Hammerin' Hank's in Hartford, WI."
Photograph

JD's Fieldhouse — Interior

Date: 02 14 2003
Description: "Breanna joined Shirley when we visited JD's Fieldhouse in Caledonia."
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Lucky's — Interior

Date: 02 25 2005
Description: "Connie waited on us at Lucky's in Fond du Lac." From left to right; Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, John Bodden, Shirley Widmer, and Connie.
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North Fond du Lac Family Restaurant — Interior

Date: 03 03 2006
Description: "In a bit of horseplay our waitress, Tara, sat on John's lap with Sharonna seated on the right."
Photograph

Coliseum Sports Bar and Grill — Interior

Date: 12 22 2006
Description: "Mark and Eiko Marrese were our guests at the Coliseum. Anie was our waitress."
Photograph

D'N'D's Country Tap — Interior

Date: 06 15 2007
Description: "Valerie was our waitress at D'N'D's Country Tap in Dundee." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, unknown, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, and the waitress.
Photograph

Bilda's Friess Lake Pub — Exterior

Date: 08 24 2007
Description: At the sign of Bilda's Friess Lake Pub; (from left to right) Kim Diorio, Carl Bernhard, Shirley Widmer, Alesha Hill, and Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker.
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Bilda's Friess Lake Pub — Interior

Date: 08 24 2007
Description: "Christine (left) was our waitress at Bilda's Friess Lake Pub, Hubertus." Pictured from left to right; Christine, Shirley Widmer, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Ki...
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John's — Interior

Date: 10 19 2007
Description: "Elizabeth was our waitress at John's in Beaver Dam."
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Rich's Restaurant — Interior

Date: 11 30 2007
Description: "Lynn waited on us at Rich's Restaurant in Cedarburg." From left going counterclockwise; Shirley Widmer, Carl Bernhard, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, John Bodden,...
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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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