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Sinclair Service Station

Date: 1938
Description: Three uniformed employees of the Sinclair Oil Company Service Station, located at 501 East Broadway, standing in front of the station's gas pumps. Two life...
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Waiting out the Rain

Date: 06 21 1987
Description: Shoppers take refuge in the open doorway of a shop during a downpour.
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Waukesha's Primitive Airfield

Date: 1924
Description: A barnstorming pilot and curious onlookers at a field on the outskirts of Waukesha that served as a primitive airport. Technically, the term barnstorming s...
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Waukesha Aviation Club Youth Outreach

Date: 1945
Description: A demonstration of parachute handling for members of a local YMCA by the Waukesha Aviation Club. The club considered such educational activities for young ...
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Cut Fence

Date: 09 10 1963
Description: A boy repairing the fence at the Golden Guernsey Dairy cooperative McKerrow Farms.
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Apple Stand

Date: 10 09 1963
Description: Couple arranging varieties of apples and jugs of cider at their roadside stand near Mukwonago.
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Railroad Depot

Date: 11 1941
Description: View across railroad tracks of the Wisconsin Central Railroad depot at Sussex (formerly known as Templeton). Two cars are parked near the depot and a bagga...
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Waukesha Street Railroad

Date: 05 1950
Description: View across street of street railroad car #63. The car was built by the Cincinnati Car Co., and purchased from the Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Co. by Milw...
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Dousman-Dunkel House

Date: 1933
Description: Front view of the former Dousman-Dunkel house with a gasoline pump and a woman sitting on the front porch. The Elmbrook Historical Society currently occupi...
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1936
Description: View from the east of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, with a person sitting on the porch. There is also a second floor porch. Posters are posted on a pole i...
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First Presbyterian Church with Sign

Date: 1960
Description: View of the church from the front, with the sign in the yard. The chimney on the right has a cross on it.
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Waukesha Freeman Building

Date: 1919
Description: Front view of the Waukesha Freeman building, where an abolition paper was published in the 1850's.
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National Hotel

Date: 1900
Description: View of National Hotel on Main Street.
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Town Hall

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of the town hall.
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Five Points, Waukesha

Date: 1907
Description: View towards an intersection in downtown Waukesha. Caption reads: "Five Points, Waukesha, Wis, on Waukesha Line, T.M.E.R. & L. Co."
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Freight Station

Date: 03 22 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul freight station.
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Weaver Barn

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Weaver barn in which the first Episcopal church services were held between about 1842 - 1845.
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Vanderpool Farmhouse

Date: 1930
Description: Front entrance detail of the Vanderpool farmhouse. A ruler is mounted on the left door frame, and a sign on the right at the base of the doorframe reads: "...
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Baptist Church

Date: 1936
Description: Entrance detail of a Baptist church. A ruler is mounted on the left door frame, and a sign on the right at the base of the doorframe reads: "WIS-12".

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