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Paul or Schoebel Barns — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: These barn buildings are owned by Ken Schoebel, who lives up the West Bend Road.
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Schmitt Barn — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: Ron and Sandy Schmitt stand in the doorway of their barn.
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The Boondocks

Date: 03 24 2000
Description: "The Boondocks is just North of Mayville on City. Tr. V. Carly & Parker Hren are our guests." The restaurant sign reads, "best fish fry in the country." Fr...
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The One-Room Schoolhouse on the Priestaf Property

Date: 2004
Description: This old one-room schoolhouse is on the Priestaf property. Called the "Good Road School," it was closed in the 1950s. The Priestaf house is a log building.
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Haddy Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Glenn and Carol Haddy live at N9654 Cty Tr AY (Section 4). They purchased the farm in 1963. The last time cows were milked here was 1997.
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Dogs Granary — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This farm, at N8139 Hwy P (Section 22), has been in the Dogs family since 1937. Norbert and Hertha purchased from William Benter in 1937. They sold the far...
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Giese Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This barn, at W2208 Hwy AY (Section 31), stands isolated in a field between the farms of brothers Lloyd and Loren Giese. Lloyd Giese and his son, Andy, are...
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City View from Water Tower

Date: 02 02 1978
Description: "Groundhog Day... A view from the water tower, looking northwest. The 20mm lens provides a very wide angle of view."
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Milwaukee Street View

Date: 02 02 1978
Description: "View from the water tower looking north up Milwaukee (Main) Street."
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Zimmel Implement

Date: 02 1978
Description: "Zimmel Implement has been located at 202 Mayville Street since 1946. They previously spent 11 years at 113 North Milwaukee, the building now occupied by ...
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Village View

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "Village of Theresa, looking north."
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Widmer Milk Truck

Date: 1958
Description: "Digging out the milk truck in the Breitag Road."
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Bulk Truck

Date: 1958
Description: "This was an early bulk truck for picking up milk. The box had room for a whey tank, to return whey to the farm."
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Widmer Cheese Factory

Date: 06 24 1948
Description: "Leroy Koll removes milk cans from the conveyor at Widmer's Cheese Factory."
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Saint John's Church

Date: 1974
Description: "In 1974, Lomira had a tornado that damaged St. John's Church."
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Widmer Cheese Factory

Date: 1968
Description: "Paul Koll loads empty milk cans at Widmer Cheese Factory."
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Flooding Street Scene

Date: 1974
Description: "Flooding on Mayville Street."
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Ridge and Furrow Disposal System

Date: 05 1980
Description: "On a hillside off McArthur Road, waste water from Widmer Cheese Factory is dumped into a ridge & furrow disposal system."
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Silo Fire

Date: 07 1980
Description: "Theresa firemen respond to a silo fire at the Henning farm on County P."
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Truck Fleet

Date: 10 1978
Description: "Ken & LaVerne Schoebel pose with their fleet of trucks."

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