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Hooping the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: Workers hooping the curd to make cheddar cheese at the Plymouth Cheese factory.
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Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
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Sheboygan Livery Stable

Date: 1892
Description: Men posed in front of a livery barn and horse sales stable.
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Holy Redeemer Church Interior

Date: 1913
Description: Interior view of the Holy Redeemer Church, also called the "German Catholic" church, decorated for Father Dreis's funeral.
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Come for the Haircut, Stay for the Banjo

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Description: Rube Guyett and George Mandle with banjos in the Guyett Barber Shop.
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North Pier Lighthouse

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Description: Three men pose standing on ice around North Pier lighthouse. In the background is the town along the shoreline.
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Charles Pfeifer Float in Spanish American War Parade

Date: 1898
Description: View of a horse-drawn float decorated with banners and flags and rows of pharmaceuticals on shelves. Two costumed children are posing in the back. A large ...
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Man Painting Portrait of Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 09 06 1968
Description: View of the front wall left standing of the Trinity Lutheran Church. A man in the foreground us painting a portrait of the church. The artist is identified...
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Methodist Church, Greenbush, Wis.

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Description: Exterior view of a Methodist church, with a sign that reads: "Methodist Church" over the doorway.
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Mel's Circus Clown Band

Date: 1963
Description: Group of seven men posing in clown costumes and holding musical instruments. A drum on a wheeled cart has a cartoon representation of a clown, and is label...
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Wisconsin State Federation of Labor Convention

Date: 07 1912
Description: Group portrait of a large group of men who are wearing suits and hats posing in front of a building. The men are also wearing medals on their lapels.
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Looking West

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Several people are standing on a large snow bank on 8th Street, looking north after the big snowstorm of 1881. Signs hanging over the sidewalk attached to ...
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Great Snow Storm

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: View down snow covered 8th Street. Text on back reads: "8th St. looking south, taken from Corner of Penn'a Ave." and "average height of snow 10-12 ft." Sig...
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Great Snow Storm

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: View of men and children posing among snow banks. Commercial buildings are along the sidewalk on the right. Text on the back reads: "Center St. looking wes...

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