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Octagon School House

Date: 1961
Description: Front view of the octagon school house.
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Cedarburg Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down center of unpaved street in Cedarburg, with a large church at the far end.
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Washington Avenue Looking North

Date: 1907
Description: View across Washington Avenue. A man is standing in the street near the curb. Caption reads: "Cedarburg, Wis., Washington Avenue looking North."
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Wetzel Residence

Date: 1966
Description: Button factory at the Wetzel residence. At one time, bone buttons were manufactured in this building. A cat and a hand pump are in the foreground.
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Grist Mill

Date: 1872
Description: Wind powered stone grist mill. Two men stand on a wood balcony near the open doorway of the windmill.
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Grist Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Old grist mill.
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Cedarburg Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Alexander C. Eschweiler, a well-known architect in Milwaukee, designed this exotic station for the Wadhams Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee in 1926.
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Grape Stomp

Date: 09 15 1984
Description: Patricia Mallach of Waukesha demonstrating grape stomping to a crowd of onlookers during the Wine and Harvest Festival. She has a balloon tied around her n...
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Rich's Restaurant — Exterior

Date: 11 30 2007
Description: "This is Rich's Restaurant at W63 N144 Washington Ave in Cedarburg." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, John Bodden, Carl Bernhard, and Ralph "Buddy" Ruec...
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The Old Grist Mill

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of the old grist mill, with a cemetery in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Cedarburg."
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Bird's-Eye View of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored bird's-eye view down the center of a main street in Cedarburg. Horse and buggy traffic is in the street, with dwellings and buildings on the l...
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Bird's-Eye View of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored elevated view of a residential neighborhood in Cedarburg. There is a church in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Birds [sic] Eye Vie...
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Washington Avenue South

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Description: Hand-colored view down center of Washington Avenue, facing south, towards a church building on the horizon. The street is lined with sidewalks, buildings a...
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Portland Place

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Description: Photographic postcard view across intersection towards Portland Place, a five-story stone building. There are pedestrians on the sidewalks on the left and ...
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Turn Halle

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Description: Photographic postcard view of Turn Halle, a three-story stone building. Caption reads: "Turn Halle, Cedarburg, Wis."
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Cedar Creek

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Description: Elevated view of Cedar Creek with a tree growing in the middle of it. There are buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Cedar Creek, Cedarburg, Wis."
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Union House; Washington Avenue

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Description: Photographic postcard of Washington Avenue featuring the Union House on the left, as well as a furniture store and garage. Automobiles are parked in the st...
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Unidentified Mill

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Description: Photographic postcard of a mill next to Cedar Creek. There is a bridge on the right, and a factory in the background..
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M.E. Church

Date: 1905
Description: Hand-colored view of the Methodist Episcopal Church on Portland Avenue. Cedar Creek flows behind it. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Cedarburg, Wis."
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English Lutheran Church

Date: 1919
Description: Photographic postcard of English Lutheran (now Advent Lutheran) Church, which is a stone building with a bell tower and an arched stained-glass window. Cap...

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