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| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | This bird's-eye view map is oriented looking north-east and includes index of points of interest and businesses. The map is a photocopy. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across road towards Horicon High School. A flag is flying from the tower on the roof. |
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| Description: | View of the Van Brunt plant. The Van Brunt Manufacturing Company began in 1860 when brothers George and Daniel Van Brunt patented a design for a combinatio... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | View of Canadian geese on the ground and in flight in Horicon Marsh. |
| Date: | 1992 |
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| Description: | A John Deere company commercial being shot on the streets of Horicon, Wisconsin. The parade celebrated the 2,000,000 lawn and grounds care products to com... |
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| Description: | Image of Clausen for his campaign booklet. It was titled: "Clausen Looks Ahead" or "Clausen Looks to the Future." Gauer noted that it had to be retaken bec... |
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| Description: | The major players in the Clausen campaign posed outdoors at his home. Harold Gauer is on the far left. |
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| Description: | Campaign photograph of Clausen in his office at his implement factory. |
| Date: | 05 05 1962 |
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| Description: | The John Deere farm machinery manufacturing plant. "Bascule" passage between buildings which is raised to let freight cars pass on railroad tracks. |
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| Description: | Colorized view down Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, East, Horicon, Wis." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View down platform towards a C. M. & St. Paul train at the depot. A few men are standing on the platform. There is a water tower just behind the depot, and... |
| Date: | 11 21 1997 |
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| Description: | "The day before deer hunting begins, we visit the Marshland Cafe in Horicon, Wisconsin." From left to right; Rudy Heinecke, Ralph Widmer, and Shirley Widme... |
| Date: | 11 21 1997 |
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| Description: | "Ruth Emery waits on us at the Marshland Cafe. Perch dinners for senior citizens are $7.15." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Rudy Heinecke, Ralph Widme... |
| Date: | 02 17 2006 |
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| Description: | "This restaurant at 315 Washington Street in Horicon has had many different owners through the years. The latest owners call their place Barduccio's." |
| Date: | 02 17 2006 |
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| Description: | "Unfortunately, Barduccio's were not serving fish fry at noon so we had omelet instead. Korin was our waitress." |
| Date: | 03 14 2008 |
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| Description: | "This is the American Legion Post #157 at 732 South Hubbard Street in Horicon." The signboard boldly advertises their Friday fish fry. |
| Date: | 03 14 2008 |
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| Description: | "Nick was our waiter at the American Legion in Horicon." From left to right; Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Carl Bernhard, Nick, and Shirley Widmer. An album of th... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Van Brunt & Davis Company of Horicon, Wisconsin, manufacturers of agricultural implements, including the Monitor Forge-Feed Seeder and Gr... |
| Jim Widmer's "Spirit of Rural Wisconsin," Part II |
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| Explore Jim Widmer's photographs of the Friday fish fry dinner tradition in Wisconsin. |
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