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Industrial Sector

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, from cotton mill tower, Beaver Dam, Wis." Two churches are in the background, and there are smokestacks and a water tower n...
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Mill Street, Fox Lake

Date: 
Description: View of an intersection of dirt roads, with a large building, possibly an inn or apartment building on the right corner. A carriage or car is parked near t...
Photograph

Sitting on the Porch

Date: 1920
Description: A woman and a child sit on a railing and look out from the porch of their house. A man is in the background approaching from a car parked in the street.
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Woman with Max the Dog

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Description: A woman kneels down next to Max, the family dog. Another woman stands on the sidewalk holding a hat, and a car can be seen in the background parked on the ...
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Mary Brandel Posing on Log

Date: 1924
Description: Mary Brandel posing on a weathered log, with fields, fence, and buildings in the background.
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Mrs. Brandel before Cutting her Hair

Date: 1925
Description: A view from behind of Mrs. Brandel, wife of E.W. Brandel, before she cut her long hair. She is outdoors near a road and small outbuildings.
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Main Street

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Description: A view down middle of Main Street. In the background is the Hotel Grand, and on the right is a dry goods store. Automobiles and bicycles are parked on the ...
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Steinbach Barn — Alternate View

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Description: The Steinbach farm was purchased by Emil Steinbach from his uncle Car Schley in 1899. He passed the property to Arnold, the father of Bill and Werner, the ...
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Pieper's Fruit Farm

Date: 
Description: Color postcard of an aerial view of Pieper's Fruit Farm. The apple orchards are behind the farmhouse and outbuildings.
Postcard

Wooded Scene, Burnett Junction

Date: 04 30 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of a wooded scene in Burnett Junction. A dirt road is lined with large trees, and homes are in the background. Caption reads: "W...
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Theresa Village Marker

Date: 02 01 1978
Description: "In the early morning hours, a new month dawns on the small village of Theresa. The village is now in the 130th year of its existence." The village marke...
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New Subdivision

Date: 02 02 1978
Description: "The camera looks to the new subdivision and beyond."
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Children Boarding School Bus

Date: 02 24 1978
Description: "School children boarding bus #14 after school."
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Village View

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "Village of Theresa, looking north."
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Valentine's Day

Date: 02 12 1978
Description: "With the approach of Valentine's Day, the camera looks through the decorated windows of the Bob Bernhard home. Brenda watches her brother, Scott, playing ...
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Train Derailment

Date: 02 01 1959
Description: "Train derailment. Photo taken from North Pole Road. Hwy 28 can be seen in the distance (left)."
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Crop Dusting Plane

Date: 06 16 1949
Description: "This crop dusting plane crashed and burned on the Lucy Firk's property on the north end of the village."
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Doyle Road

Date: 1962
Description: "This is Doyle Road, looking north, near where it intersects with Allen Road." Taken through the windsheild of the photograhper's car.
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Fields and Farmland

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Description: View of rows of field crops surrounded by other farmland.
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Houses on Church Street

Date: 04 12 1949
Description: "These houses on Church Street were photographed from the intersection of Henni & Wisconsin Streets. Note the outhouses!"

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