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Catholic Church

Date: 1918
Description: A Catholic Church in West Bend. Caption reads: "Catholic Church, Parsonage and Sister Home, West Bend, Wis."
Photograph

Delbert J. Kenny

Date: 03 04 1944
Description: Delbert J. Kenny, Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, running against incumbent Walter S. Goodland in the Republican primary election.
Photograph

Wisconsin Chicken Farm

Date: 
Description: The chicken farm of Alfred Ruf on State Highway 3.
Photograph

West Bend Public Library

Date: 
Description: Interior view of the West Bend Public Library. The library was located in the City Hall. The room has an arched ceiling. In the foreground are reading tabl...
Photograph

West Bend Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the West Bend Public Library. The library was located in the City Hall. Reverse of photograph reads: "Interior West Allis Public Library -...
Photograph

Settler's Cabin

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: Exterior view of an early settler's log cabin. The cabin resides on private property, in downtown West Bend. The steeple of a church is in the background.
Photograph

Walden Supper Club — Exterior

Date: 12 19 1997
Description: "Walden Supper Club at 2472 Wallace Lake Road - West Bend, WI."
Photograph

Walded Supper Club — Interior

Date: 12 19 1997
Description: "Dawn Stott is our waitress at Walden Supper Club, Perch are $8.95." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Ralph Widmer, Dawn Stott, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, a...
Photograph

Round the Clock — Exterior

Date: 05 22 1998
Description: "Round The Clock restaurant is at 111 S. Main Street, West Bend, WI."
Photograph

Round the Clock — Interior

Date: 05 22 1998
Description: "Jo Wery is our waitress at Round The Clock restaurant. She also is a meat cutter at Pick N Save. A perch place for $8.95, includes soup or salad and a sco...
Photograph

Jail House Restaurant — Exterior

Date: 05 14 1999
Description: "The Jail House Restaurant is located SE of West Bend, at the corner of Hwy. M and Pleasant Valley Road."
Photograph

Jail House Restaurant — Interior

Date: 05 14 1999
Description: "At the Jail House Restaurant our waitress, Amy, informs us that she is a dental hygienist." Pictured (clockwise, starting on the left): Shirley Widmer, Ru...
Photograph

Knights of Columbus Hall — Exterior

Date: 10 01 1999
Description: "The Knights of Columbus Hall is at 3245 Lighthouse Lane in West Bend, WI." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Rudy Heinecke, and R...
Photograph

Knights of Columbus Hall — Interior

Date: 10 01 1999
Description: "At the Knights of Columbus in West Bend, Cy Wietor, who supervises a group of waiters, stops to chat with us at our table." From left to right; Shirley Wi...
Photograph

Country Inn

Date: 10 24 2003
Description: "On a cool, rainy evening, we visit the Country Inn on Silver Lake. Their address is 5602 Peters Drive, West Bend."
Print

Lithia Beer Label

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Description: Label for Lithia Beer with the company logo at left.
Print

Aerial Blight Control Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Aerial Blight Control, Inc., with a man using a hoe while a crop duster sprays the field. Farm buildings and clouds are seen in the distance....
Poster

"Vote Republican" Poster

Date: 11 08 1938
Description: Political poster urging voters to elect Republican candidates. Each candidate appears with a quarter-length portrait. Text at the top, "Vote Republican." I...
Historical Essay

Civil War Draft Riots in Wisconsin, 1862

A brief description of the violent attacks that ensued after the Civil War military draft began in Wisconsin.

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