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Caning Chairs

Date: 10 17 1968
Description: An elderly man and woman make new cane seats for chairs at the Cedar Lake Home for the Aged.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of West Bend

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of West Bend, looking west. Milwaukee River flows across image just below center, with fairgrounds at bottom right and Maple street at top ...
Photograph

Model Train

Date: 03 03 1987
Description: Members of the Kettle Moraine Railroad Club operate an HO gauge railroad on a 7x25 foot platform at a weekend model railroad show.
Postcard

Washington County Court House

Date: 1910
Description: View towards the court house. Caption reads: "Washington County Court House, West Bend, Wis."
Postcard

Washington County Court House

Date: 1910
Description: The Washington County Court House. Caption reads: "Washington County Court House, West Bend, Wis."
Postcard

West Bend

Date: 1910
Description: View of West Bend featuring the Washington County Court House in the distance. Caption reads: "South View, West Bend, Wis. Showing Court House and Jail."
Photograph

Maxon Farmhouse

Date: 1936
Description: The front entrance to the Maxon farmhouse.
Photograph

Maxon Farmhouse

Date: 1936
Description: The Northwest elevation of the Maxon Farmhouse.
Postcard

Catholic Church

Date: 1918
Description: A Catholic Church in West Bend. Caption reads: "Catholic Church, Parsonage and Sister Home, West Bend, Wis."
Photograph

Delbert J. Kenny

Date: 03 04 1944
Description: Delbert J. Kenny, Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, running against incumbent Walter S. Goodland in the Republican primary election.
Photograph

Wisconsin Chicken Farm

Date: 
Description: The chicken farm of Alfred Ruf on State Highway 3.
Photograph

West Bend Public Library

Date: 
Description: Interior view of the West Bend Public Library. The library was located in the City Hall. The room has an arched ceiling. In the foreground are reading tabl...
Photograph

West Bend Public Library

Date: 
Description: Interior view of the West Bend Public Library. The library was located in the City Hall. Reverse of photograph reads: "Interior West Allis Public Library -...
Photograph

Settler's Cabin

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: Exterior view of an early settler's log cabin. The cabin resides on private property, in downtown West Bend. The steeple of a church is in the background.
Print

Lithia Beer Label

Date: 
Description: Label for Lithia Beer with the company logo at left.
Print

Aerial Blight Control Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Aerial Blight Control, Inc., with a man using a hoe while a crop duster sprays the field. Farm buildings and clouds are seen in the distance....
Poster

"Vote Republican" Poster

Date: 11 08 1938
Description: Political poster urging voters to elect Republican candidates. Each candidate appears with a quarter-length portrait. Text at the top, "Vote Republican." I...
Photograph

Exterior View of West Bend Insurance Company Building

Date: 1961
Description: Exterior view of the rear corner of a building of the West Bend Insurance Company.
Photograph

Men Leaving for War

Date: 1918
Description: Group of men from Washington County posed with flags leaving for Camp Grant and Army training for service in the first World War.
Map or Atlas

Map of West Bend: In Township 11 Range 19, Washington County, Wisconsin

Date: 
Description: This map shows land parcels, streets and parks in the city of West Bend. The Milwaukee River is labeled on the left side.

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