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Bird's Eye View of Theresa

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View. Theresa, Wis." Elevated view of the town from a field. Homes, farms, businesses and churches can be seen with hills ...
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Bridge Scene

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bridge Scene, Theresa, Wis." The stone arch bridge over the East Branch Rock River was built in 1874, replacing the original bridge b...
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Solomon Juneau Homestead

Date: 1967
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Solomon Juneau Homestead, Theresa, Wisconsin 53091. Solomon Juneau, a French trader, helped found Milwaukee and became its first Ma...
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Reklau Log House

Date: 1990
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Theresa, Wisconsin 53091. The Reklau log house is displayed and maintained by Theresa Historical Society. The house was built about...
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Theresa Village Hall

Date: 05 1999
Description: An addition was made to the hall to accommodate additional offices.
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Stoffer and Schuster Sidewalk

Date: 12 1998
Description: Companies that build sidewalks in Theresa branded the concrete with their names. Stoffer and Schuster's mark is pictured.
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Krueger's Empire Hotel

Date: 01 1999
Description: Krueger's Empire Hotel, the building that stood on the South West corner of Milwaukee and Rock River streets, has been razed.
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View of Theresa

Date: 1996
Description: Overview of Theresa from water tower.
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Arbor Day

Date: 05 1997
Description: Arbor Day activities for school children at Theresa Fireman's Park: a light lunch, a slide presentation, and the planting of two trees.
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Illuminated Crosses at St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Date: 05 1997
Description: Lighted crosses at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Brothers Harley and Wilbur Backhaus funded the crosses with their wills.
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Ron Redman

Date: 09 2002
Description: Ron Redman, Theresa's "Walking Man" spends a good part of the day walking up and down the streets of Theresa.
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Theresa Sesquicentennial Celebration

Date: 08 1996
Description: A shot of Theresa's Sesquicentennial parade.
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Main Street in Theresa, Wisconsin

Date: 1995
Description: A shot of a snowy Main Street in Theresa, Wisconsin.
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Theresa Firemen's Parade

Date: 08 1995
Description: Street view of Theresa Firemen's Parade.
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Milwaukee Street

Date: 07 1995
Description: Milwaukee Street in Theresa, Wisconsin.
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Building Demolition

Date: 09 1994
Description: Crowd looks on as crew demolishes building across street.
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Shirley Widmer, Brenda Wilz, and Children

Date: 04 1994
Description: Shirley Widmer with Brenda Wilz and children, Chelsey and Logan, walking down middle of empty street.
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Theresa Village Dam

Date: 12 1992
Description: Built in 1916, the Theresa Village Dam has played a large part in the appearance of the Rock River. Dam is pictured in winter.
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Historic Tavern Demolished

Date: 11 1991
Description: Landmark tavern in Theresa demolished to make way for highway improvement plan.
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A Tavern in Theresa

Date: 11 1991
Description: Theresa landmark disappeared over the weekend as part of the highway improvement plan. Originally built by Morris Lehner, the tavern and restaurant was a p...

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