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Historical Essay

Quarlls, Caroline (1824-1892)

Fugitive Slave
Biography of Caroline Quarlls, the first fugitive slave conducted through Wisconsin's underground railroad network to freedom.
Historical Essay

Sioux Uprising (1862)

Brief description of the 1862 Sioux Uprising.
Photograph

Senta III

Date: 07 1959
Description: View across water of the Senta III, owned by Ernst Schmidt of Black Point Estate, competes in the Class A Regatta at Pewaukee Lake. The skipper is B...
Photograph

Famall M Tractor and No. 2 Ensilage Harvester

Date: 1948
Description: View across section of harvested field towards a man using a Farmall M tractor to pull a No. 2 ensilage harvester and McCormick-Deering wagon to cut corn o...
Photograph

Joel Cielak at Auction

Date: 09 12 1989
Description: A man wearing a headset is crouching on the left on a desk or table, while a crowd of people are standing along a hallway. Caption reads: "Auctioneer Joel ...
Photograph

Train Wreck

Date: 09 23 1911
Description: Milwaukee Road locomotive 5508 resting on its side after a derailment. The engine struck the rail, seen in center foreground, which had been driven upright...
Photograph

Train Wreck

Date: 09 23 1911
Description: Railroad workers and a crowd of other men, women, and children standing and walking near the wreckage of a freight train. The engine and tender are lying o...
Photograph

Woolly Harvest

Date: 06 1973
Description: A farm worker shearing a sheep in a shed to harvest its wool.
Photograph

Friendly Greeting

Date: 08 1975
Description: A teacher welcoming a kindergarten child on his first day of school with Mom adding moral support. The classroom is in Pewaukee Elementary School.
Postcard

Greetings from Waukesha Beach

Date: 10 09 1901
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Waukesha Beach. Bathing in the Surf." Children and adults wear Victorian bathing suits as well as regular clothing on ...
Property Record

210 OAKTON AVE

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: Garrett's Harness Shop
Reference Number: 101245
Property Record

215 OAKTON AVE

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: Caldwell's Store
Reference Number: 101246
Property Record

214 OAKTON AVE

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: Water Works
Reference Number: 101247
Property Record

206 E WISCONSIN ST

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: Asa Mosely Clark House
Reference Number: 11504
Property Record

W239 N3442 PEWAUKEE RD

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: Ludwig Kloth Farmstead
Reference Number: 120434
Property Record

PEWAUKEE RD/COUNTY HIGHWAY J @ END OF GREEN HILL RD

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: John Maile Residence
Reference Number: 120435
Property Record

W240 N3415 PEWAUKEE RD/COUNTY HIGHWAY J

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: Louis Kloth Residence
Reference Number: 120436
Property Record

308 W WISCONSIN AVE

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: E.A. Bauer House
Reference Number: 133338
Property Record

335 W WISCONSIN AVE

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 133339
Property Record

348 W WISCONSIN AVE

Community: Pewaukee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 133340

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