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Hillcrest Inn — Exterior

Date: 11 02 2001
Description: "The Hillcrest Inn is a short distance south of Theresa, at the intersection of Highway 33 and Cty Tr P."
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Paladin's Saloon and Cookhouse

Date: 01 31 2003
Description: "This is Paladin's Saloon & Cookhouse at 107 N Milwaukee Street in beautiful downtown Theresa."
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NJ's — Interior

Date: 07 25 2008
Description: "At NJ's Amanda was our waitress." From left to right; Amanda, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Shirley Widmer, and Richard Yehl.
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Office of Police Chief Bernard Adelmeyer

Date: 02 06 1978
Description: "Police Chief Bernie Adelmeyer explains duties to rookie officer, Mike Mansfield. Adelmeyer has been chief for seven years, but had previous experience in ...
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Downtown Theresa

Date: 02 24 1978
Description: "Downtown Theresa on a Friday night."
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Russ Bandlow Hardware

Date: 02 01 1978
Description: "Russ Bandlow Hardware. Russ purchased the building in 1950 and has operated the store since that time. His uncle, Arthur H. Bandlow, operated the store fr...
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Dr. Gregory P. Langenfeld

Date: 02 21 1978
Description: "Dr. Gregory P. Langenfeld, Theresa's fine family doctor. Greg received his M.D. in 1941, after graduating from Northwestern University. He followed in the...
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Consolidated Catholic School

Date: 02 08 1978
Description: "Consolidated Catholic School, Theresa. Mrs. Delorme, teacher, and third grade."
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Lions Club at Lomira Legion

Date: 02 14 1978
Description: "Dr. Arnold W. Boegel is feted for his many years of faithful service to Theresa by the local Lions Club at the Lomira Legion."
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Ye Olde Village Inn

Date: 02 1978
Description: "Ye Olde Village Inn. Ed Paulus, Prop. This was formerly the Arndt property."
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Street Scene

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: View of Theresa main street including water tower. "The telephoto lens compresses the distance between telephone and light poles."
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Theresa Village Board

Date: 02 06 1978
Description: "Theresa Village Board. (l-r) Ray Guelig, Leroy, Gerald Musack, Jim Leisk, Pres. Gordon Neitzel, Clerk-Treas. Ralph Ruecker, Jack Burns, and Harold Adelmey...
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Beck Motor Sales

Date: 02 1978
Description: "Beck Motor Sales. This fine 1917 Dodge Roadster is on display in the showroom. Reuben Beck (with phone) and his brother, Gerald, (center) are the propriet...
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Theresa Library

Date: 02 28 1978
Description: "Library. Situated above the firehouse. Librarians Nancy Koll and Judy Scheirer estimate that they have about 5,000 books and periodicals."
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Postmaster Paul 'Skip' Trauba

Date: 02 03 1978
Description: "Postmaster Paul 'Skip' Trauba. Skip has been a postal employee since 1950 and served as postmaster since 1966. The Third Class office presently has 220 lo...
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Baker Canning Company

Date: 02 23 1978
Description: "Robert O. Baker, president of Baker Canning Company. They pack peas and corn and are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fall River Canning Company."
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Focus On Theresa

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Description: Cover of Jim Widmer's "Focus On Theresa" series. Text reads, "How we looked in the late 1940s & 1950s."
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Rolleiflex Camera

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Description: "The vast majority of these pictures were taken with the above camera. This twin-lens Automatic Rolleiflex was purchased in 1947. At that time this camera...
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Main Street

Date: 1948
Description: "Main (Milwaukee) Street. At this time Hwy 41 was still routed through the village."
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Campaign at Widmer Cheese

Date: 1972
Description: "As Mayor John Lindsay leaves the bus, he is mobbed by onlookers, and greeted by John Widmer."

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