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Cabin Drawing in Thomas Steel Letter

Date: 01 12 1844
Description: A pen and ink drawing of a log cabin, pork casks, and a washtub, contained in a letter written by Thomas Steel, Waukesha County farmer and physician, to hi...
Photograph

One-Armed Woodworker

Date: 02 14 1958
Description: Elmer J. Schmidt makes furniture and toys in his woodshop even though he has only one arm to work with.
Photograph

Barrel Race on the Lake

Date: 06 26 1909
Description: Two men paddle barrels with their hands and feet while a third tips over on Pewaukee Lake at the Waukesha Beach recreation area. Other people watch both f...
Photograph

James D. Reymerts House and Printing Office

Date: 1910
Description: The house and printing office of James D. Reymerts.
Photograph

James D. Reymerts House and Printing Office

Date: 1910
Description: The house and printing office of James D. Reymerts at Denoon Lake.
Photograph

Waukesha Motor Works

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Waukesha Motor Works.
Print

Waukesha Woolen Mills

Date: 1880
Description: View of the Waukesha Woolen Mills buildings. Caption reads: "The picture above shows the Waukesha Woolen Mills buildings as they looked around 1880. At lef...
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Railway Shops

Date: 1890
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin Central Railway's Waukesha back shop. The elevated view is from the office of the superintendent.
Photograph

Man Milking Cows

Date: 1940
Description: Roger Thomas uses a McCormick-Deering milker on a Holstein cow at the Lee Thomas farm.
Photograph

Electric Wires and Railroad Tracks

Date: 03 1928
Description: Power lines along both sides of railroad tracks running through a rural area.
Photograph

Man with International A-5 Concrete Truck

Date: 1931
Description: A man is standing on top of an International A-5 truck which is parked beneath a concrete spout to fill the tank on the truck bed.
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Pouring Concrete Into International A-5 Truck

Date: 1931
Description: A man is standing on top of an International A-5 truck, filling a tank with concrete. A man wearing a hat is standing above him looking out of a window in ...
Photograph

Cement Truck

Date: 1931
Description: A man loading cement into the back of an International Model A-5 truck. The automobile is marked on the driver's side door with the words: "Cayll & Barrett...
Print

Oconomowoc Canning Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Oconomowoc Canning Company, with a can of Teenie Weenie Wisconsin peas featuring a label with Teenie Weenie figures emptying pods of peas...
Photograph

Front of Reymert's Printing Office

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of front of James DeNoon Reymert's printing office, built in 1847. This office printed the first Norwegian newspaper, the "Nordlyset," in the...
Photograph

Side of Reymert's Printing Office

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of side of the James DeNoon Reymert's printing office, built in 1847. This office printed the first Norwegian newspaper, the "Nordlyset," in ...
Photograph

Lake La Belle

Date: 06 1900
Description: View across Lake La Belle toward lakeside factories, residences, and churches.
Postcard

The Old Mill at Delafield

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of an old mill and stream. Caption reads: "The Old Mill at Delafield, Wis."
Photograph

Drilling for Water

Date: 
Description: A man is operating a drill to connect a house to a water supply.
Photograph

Well Digging

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Description: A man is operating a drill to create a well near a home under construction.

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