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Harrison House

Date: 1915
Description: "Gen." Wooster Harrison house. Sign in front reads, "Lincolns Abode/West Wing/1835".
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Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1952
Description: An elevated view of the downtown section.
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of town. A person is in the right foreground. Caption reads: "A Glimpse(?) of Port Washington, Wis."
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Birdseye View Port Washington, Wis."
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Government Pier

Date: 1909
Description: View down Government Pier. In the distance are industrial buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Gov't Pier Port Washington, Wis."
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People at Shoreline of Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: View towards the shoreline of the harbor. A man, woman and child are standing at the shoreline on the left. Across the water is a boat along the opposite s...
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Power House

Date: 1906
Description: Power house during construction.
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St. Mary's Church

Date: 1884
Description: A distant view of St. Mary's Church. Looking north from the corner of Main and Franklin Streets.
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St. Mary's Church

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view towards the altar at St. Mary's Church on the occasion of Donald Schleuter's wedding.
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Edward Dodge House

Date: 1940
Description: A view of the Pebble house, also called Edward Dodge House. Built in 1848 and constructed of cobblestone. Stone columns with a gate and fence are in front ...
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Blake House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Blake House (north elevation, front). The house was razed prior to 1952.
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Blake House

Date: 1935
Description: A view of the Blake house showing the detail of the side porch. The house was razed prior to 1952.
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Franklin Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down sidewalk along the left side of Franklin street. A horse-drawn vehicle is along the curb, and people are on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Frankli...
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Spraying Elms with DDT

Date: 1967
Description: Worker spraying Elm trees with DDT pumped from a tank hitched to the back of a vehicle equipped with a snow plow.
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Winter Scene at Port Washington

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Description: View of ice coated pier and lighthouse along the shore of Lake Michigan. Caption reads: "Winter Scene at Port Washington, Wis."
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Downtown Port Washington

Date: 
Description: View down center of downtown street in Port Washington. Night view showing electric lights, neon signs and falling snowflakes.
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Port Washington Harbor

Date: 01 09 1958
Description: Elevated view from bluff of the harbor towards the southeast. At the end of a jetty is a lighthouse on the left. The water is frozen along the shoreline. T...
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Port Washington Harbor

Date: 01 09 1958
Description: View of Port Washington Harbor from Wisconsin Electric Power Company wharf. The city is in the background along the shoreline.
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Port Washington Harbor

Date: 07 27 1960
Description: View from shoreline at Port Washington south of two ramps within a breakwater. There is a lighthouse in the background. Boats are along a pier on the right...
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Draftees Sent to Camp Custer

Date: 1917
Description: Group of WWI draftees assembled in front of the Ozaukee County Courthouse. In the background a man is holding up a flag between the center columns of the b...

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