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Waumandee Mill
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View of a mill, sluice and dam on Waumandee Creek. The mill was built by John Oschner in 1863. Two products produced by the mill were White Rose Flour and Wheat Gitz Cereal. A home is visible in the distance.
1895
Gesell, Gerhard, approximately 1846-
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Dam Across River
circa 1890-1899
Dam in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Note on back of print: "Possibly the mill dam at Waumandeee, Wisconsin flour mill."
Alma Milling Company Fire
April 6, 1899
Street view showing Alma Milling Co. building on fire. Photograph was taken from Gerhard Gesell's studio balcony.
Gerhard and Christine Gesell
1879
Studio portrait of photographer Gerhard Gesell, Sr. and his wife Christine Giesen Gesell taken shortly after their marriage in 1879. She is sitting in a chair, and he is standing and leaning on the...
Gesell Children with Christmas Tree
1893
Studio portrait of Gerhard Gesell's five children (l to r: Arnold, Bertha, Robert, Gerhard, and Wilma) posed around a Christmas tree with their gifts.
Composite Layout of Family Portraits with Local Views
1890
Composite layout combining family portraits with local views. Probably the family of Gerhard Gesell in Alma.
Young People in Rowboat on River
1885
Four men and one woman in a rowboat on the Mississippi River. In the background is the town of Alma at the foot of bluffs. The woman is holding an umbrella.
