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Smith Brothers — Exterior

Date: 02 06 1998
Description: "We are at Smith Bros. in Port Washington. Original plans were to eat at No No's in Newburg but when they told us it would be a two hour wait, we continued...
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Theresa Station

Date: 02 19 1978
Description: "Theresa Station. Situated at the end of DD, the village was once known as Marshville. Two feed mills, a lumber yard, and the Soo Line tracks made for quit...
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Theresa Station

Date: 02 19 1978
Description: "Soo Line Railroad Station. Before the days of radio, some of the local men would huddle around the telegraph key as reports came over the wire of a prize...
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Street Scene

Date: 02 1978
Description: View of a downtown street featuring bars, restaurants, and a laundromat.
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Street Scene — Main Street

Date: 02 19 1978
Description: "Theresa Main Street (Milwaukee Street)."
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Church

Date: 02 1978
Description: Elevated view of the town's elaborate brick church featuring a central steeple.
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Gordon Loehrke's Auto Repair

Date: 02 09 1978
Description: "Gordon Loehrke's Auto Repair."
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Beck Funeral Home

Date: 02 15 1978
Description: "Lester Beck, Undertaker. In 1913, Lester's father, Fred Beck, and Robert Kietzer formed a partnership as undertakers and, in 1917, Fred went on his own in...
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Widmer Cheese

Date: 1972
Description: "Widmer Cheese was a campaign stop for New York Mayor John Lindsay as he looked for votes for president."
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Milk Delivery

Date: 1958
Description: "A sled was used to convey the milk cans. Shown are Ralph Widmer, Bill Breitag, and Ken Reimer."
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Memorial Day

Date: 1968
Description: "Memorial Day."
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Downtown Theresa

Date: 1956
Description: "A time exposure recorded car head and tail lights."
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Foti Drugstore

Date: 05 29 1949
Description: "The Foti Drugstore."
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Foti Drugstore

Date: 05 29 1949
Description: "Santo Foti posed outside the Foti Drugstore."
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Bridge Over Rock River

Date: 08 1948
Description: "Bridge over the Rock River in Theresa."
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Snow Storm

Date: 12 1968
Description: Winter scene of a snowstorm in downtown Theresa. One person is crossing the unplowed street; another digs out the sidewalk in front of Arty's Tap Bar.
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Snow Storm

Date: 12 1968
Description: View of a snowstorm in downtown Theresa.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 1970
Description: "Groundbreaking ceremony at St. Peter's Lutheran Church for parish hall & school rooms. Left to right: Dennis Schuster, Wayne Giese, Ronald Bernard, Marvi...
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 1970
Description: "Pastor Hahn takes a turn with the shovel at the groundbreaking at St. Peter's Lutheran Church."
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St. Theresa Catholic School

Date: 1974
Description: "Dismantling St. Theresa Catholic School."

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