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| Naval uniform costume worn by actor Fred MacMurray in the 1954 motion picture "The Caine Mutiny." (Museum object #2009.19.1) |
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| Baby carriage used by the McFetridge family of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, c. 1871. (Museum object #1963.135.225) |
| Where Exactly did it Start? |
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| When and where did The Gideons International really begin? There are more answers then you would think. Give this a read and decide for yourself. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Color postcard with three illustrations: The Williams Free Library, the dam in 1841 (actual beavers), and the present dam. Captions read: "Greetings From B... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Postcard with three illustrations — the Cotton Mills, the First M.E. Church, and the High School. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a river with a dam in the distance. Caption reads: "Beaver Dam, Wis. Birds-eye View of River Below the Dam." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a lake with boathouses along the shore and dwellings in the distance. Caption reads: "Birds Eye View from Cott... |
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| Description: | Postcard view of a dam with a mill behind it. Caption reads: "Upper Woolen Mill Dam, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin." |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of a dam on a river. There is a factory behind the trees in the background. Caption reads: "The New Dam, Beaver Dam, Wis." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a foundry. There are workmen standing near the entrance. Caption reads: "New Foundry Building - Beaver Dam - Wis." |
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| Description: | View of three factories; Upper Woolen Mill, Empire Rolling Mill, and Mallable Iron Co. Caption reads: "Some of the Manufacturing Industries of Beaver Dam." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Wayland Hall. Caption reads: "Wayland Hall, Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, Wis." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Catholic Church and Parsonage. There is a rose window over the entrance of the cathedral. Crosses are on the church tower... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a school building. Caption reads: "First Ward School, Beaver Dam, Wis." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a stone mansion surrounded by a stone fence. Caption reads: "Residence of D.P. Lameraux, Beaver Dam, Wis." |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an exterior view of the library. The library is a stone building with an arched entrance and arched windows on the second floor. T... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an exterior view from the street of the Masonic Temple on a corner. The Peter Pfeffer haberdasher shop is on the ground floor at t... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an elevated view of the Circus Parade on a rainy day. Crowds of people line the street, and many are holding umbrellas. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of bartenders and group of people at an Egyptian-themed cocktail bar, the Pyramid Supper Club, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view from street of the Hotel Rogers on a street corner. Text on front reads: "Hotel Rogers, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin." |
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