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Workers Begin Assembling a Stove

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Description: Two workers at the Malleable Iron Range Company begin assembling a stove. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 13 The beginning of the building process. The ...
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Polishing Machine

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Description: A man operates the polishing machine at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 11 One of the automatic polishing machines which s...
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Workers in the Polishing Room

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Description: Workers prepare castings for further assembly at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 10 One section of the polishing room,...
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Packing Castings to be Annealed

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Description: Two men pack castings to be heated in the annealing oven. Caption on stereograph reads, "No.8 Packing hard-iron castings in the annealing pot preparatory t...
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Pig Iron Storage Yard

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Description: A worker in the pig-iron storage yard at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 1 A section of the pig-iron storage yard, Monarch...
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Moulders Filling their Ladles

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Description: Four workers gather around the malleable iron furnace and fill their ladles. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 5 Moulders filling their ladles at the mall...
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Men Working at Furnace

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Description: View of the furnace at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 4 One side of the Malleable Iron furnace. Note the provision for sk...
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Workers in Warehouse

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Description: Two workers stock the warehouse at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 17 A corner of the warehouse where immense stocks a...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Packing

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Description: Each Brick Cheese is packed in an airtight bag. A machine draws all the air out of the bag and a clip is applied. By dipping each package in hot water, the...
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Polishing Machine - Anaglyph

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Description: A man operates the polishing machine at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads: "No. 11 One of the automatic polishing machines which s...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars

Date: 02 10 1978
Description: "Widmer's Cheese Cellars. (l-r) Harvey Kamrath, Ralph, Joe, and John Widmer scoop brick cheese curds out of the vat. Widmers are now in their 56th year of ...
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Lomira Legion Building

Date: 1974
Description: "The Lomira Legion building is framed in the arch of the Highway 67 overhead."
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Snow Blowing Sidewalk

Date: 1963
Description: Winter scene of Ralph Widmer, the photographer's brother, using a snow blower. Caption: "Ralph Widmer blows snow off the sidewalk along Wisconsin Street....
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Snow Blower

Date: 1963
Description: Winter scene of Ralph Widmer, the photographer's brother, using a snow blower to clear a walkway on Wisconsin Street, Theresa, Wisconsin. Written on back,...
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Widmer Cheese Factory

Date: 1968
Description: "Paul Koll loads empty milk cans at Widmer Cheese Factory."
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St. Theresa Catholic School

Date: 1974
Description: "Dismantling St. Theresa Catholic School."
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Ice Storm Aftermath

Date: 03 1975
Description: "Crews begin the cleanup after the ice storm."
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Widmer Cheese Factory Chimney

Date: 03 1979
Description: "With the Catholic Church steeple looming in the background, Schuster Construction men work on the Widmer Cheese Factory chimney."
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Applying Shingles

Date: 10 1983
Description: "High over the rooftops of Theresa, Jim Polster and son, Kieth, have the scary job of applying new shingles on the building that houses the fire department...
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Fuller & Johnson Gas Engine Model

Date: 08 1985
Description: "Arnold Hartmann, Mayville, displays a 1/3 scale model Fuller & Johnson gas engine. The engine was machined by Arnie in his elaborate machine shop."

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