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Wisconsin Central Railway Locomotive no. 221

Date: 1898
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive no. 221, the first "big engine" on the Wisconsin Central. Built by the Brooks Locomotive Works in 1898, and later ren...
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Light Show at the Fair

Date: 07 26 1966
Description: Several young people pause behind the fence to look at a midway ride in action at the Washington County Junior Fair.
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Slinger Grade School

Date: 05 15 1902
Description: Students of the Slinger Grade School, pictured with their teachers, Miss Margaret O'Connell who taught grades one through five, and Mr. H.T. White who taug...
Postcard

Stork's Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of the Stork Brewery facilities. The image includes the brewery buildings along a hillside and railroad tracks in the foreground. There is a sign ...
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Vim Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for the Vim tractor, manufactured by the Vim Tractor Company of Schleisingerville, Wisconsin. A side view illustration of the tractor is acco...
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Storck Brewery

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the Storck Brewery in Schleisingerville (now Slinger). The brewery buildings are along a hillside, and railroad tracks are in th...
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The Old Stone Church

Date: 09 01 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "The Old Stone Church, Schleisingerville, Wis." Built around 1863, the stone church is set on a hill with a long set of steps with rai...
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Public School

Date: 03 21 1919
Description: Text on front reads: "Public School, Schleisingerville, Wis." A brick and stone school building, with a belfry and two large chimneys, surrounded by trees ...
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Depot

Date: 09 24 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Depot, Schleisingerville, Wis." A railroad depot with a train station, grain elevators and other buildings. The sign reads: "Schleisi...
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Union Depot

Date: 08 09 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Union Depot, Schleisingerville, Wis." A railroad station with a train on the tracks. A man with a cart is standing near the baggage c...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 11 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Schleisingerville, Wis." An unpaved street lined with businesses and homes. The sidewalks are both cement and wooden boa...
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Service Flag Dedication Day Parade

Date: 02 18 1919
Description: Text on front reads: "Service Flag Dedication Day Parade, Schleisingerville, Wis." Uniformed nurses are leading a parade down the street, holding a Red Cro...
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Birdseye View of Schleisingerville

Date: 10 31 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Birdseye View of Schleisingerville, Wisconsin." Elevated view from a hillside of a small town with hills on the horizon. The name of ...
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Peter Schuck General Store

Date: 09 14 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Peter Schuck General Store, Schleisingerville, Wis." Diagonal view of a general store with three large windows at the street. There a...
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Graded School

Date: 09 11 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Graded School, Schleisingerville, Wis." A brick schoolhouse with arched windows and entrance, also a large belfry and ornate chimney....
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Beautiful Nook of Oak Lodge

Date: 03 23 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Beautiful Nook of Oak Lodge." A striped tent is pitched in the center of a clearing in the trees, surrounded by log cabins and a cone...
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Street Scene

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Street Scene, Schleisingerville, Wis." Buildings run along both sides of an unpaved street. One side has sidewalks, the other, a boar...
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Service Flag Dedication

Date: 11 01 1918
Description: Text on front reads: "Service Flag Dedication, Schleisingerville, Wis." The people of the town and uniformed nurses are watching as the soldiers are standi...
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Mayer Farms

Date: 12 14 1972
Description: Text on the reverse reads: "Mayer Farms. Dick and Fritz Mayer Families. Registered Holsteins. Visitors Always Welcome. Located 2 miles south of Slinger, Wi...

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