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Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Date: 2007
Description: This map of Cedarbug is a bird's-eye map with 8 inset views and an index. The map is a print out of the original map dated 1892 held at the Cedarburg Cultu...
Postcard

Washington Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: North view down Washington Avenue. Caption reads: "'Washington Ave., North' Cedarburg Wis."
Drawing

Martin H. Meyer Birthplace

Date: 1870
Description: Martin H. Meyer's birthplace. Reproduced from a lead pencil sketch made in 1870.
Photograph

Bonniwell House

Date: 1933
Description: The William T. Bonniwell house, viewed from the southwest.
Photograph

House on Grand Avenue

Date: 1966
Description: House on Grand Avenue, built about 1836. "Few people who drive by this house on Port Washington's Grand Avenue daily realize that it is possibly the city's...
Photograph

Blake House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Blake House (north elevation, front). The house was razed prior to 1952.
Photograph

Blake House

Date: 1935
Description: A view of the Blake house showing the detail of the side porch. The house was razed prior to 1952.
Photograph

Mequon Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: This contemporary station and convenience store was built in 2004 but harkens back to the early decades of the twentieth century when communities pressured...
Postcard

Light House, Port Washington

Date: 1911
Description: Tinted postcard view of the lighthouse at Port Washington. A U.S. flag flies above the roof at the upper left. Caption reads: "Light House, Port Washington...
Photograph

Bridge Construction

Date: 1906
Description: Steel span railroad bridge under construction over Cedar Creek.
Postcard

Bird's-Eye View of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored bird's-eye view down the center of a main street in Cedarburg. Horse and buggy traffic is in the street, with dwellings and buildings on the l...
Postcard

Washington Avenue South

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Description: Hand-colored view down center of Washington Avenue, facing south, towards a church building on the horizon. The street is lined with sidewalks, buildings a...
Postcard

Washington Avenue

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view down unpaved Washington Avenue. A clock on the sidewalk on the left is in front of a musical instrument shop. Snow is on the gro...
Postcard

Portland Place

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Description: Photographic postcard view across intersection towards Portland Place, a five-story stone building. There are pedestrians on the sidewalks on the left and ...
Postcard

Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 1891
Description: Hand-colored view of Trinity Lutheran Church on Columbia Road, a stone building with a clock in the bell tower/steeple. Arched windows are on the front and...
Postcard

Washington Ave. Looking North; Bruss Building

Date: 1907
Description: View of Washington Avenue on a snowy day. The A.F. Bruss Building is on the right. Horse-drawn carts and sleighs are in the street. Caption reads: "Washing...
Postcard

Panorama of Cedarburg

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Description: Hand-colored panoramic view of Cedarburg. Dwellings and green space in the foreground. A commercial street running through the center. A windmill is on the...
Postcard

Hotel Hilgen Spring

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Hotel Hilgen Spring with an automobile parked in front. Caption reads: "Hotel Hilgen Spring, Cedarburg, Wis."
Photograph

Hilgen Spring Park Dance Pavilion

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Description: Interior view of the Hilgen Spring Park Dancing Pavilion. Chairs are along the walls, and flowers are hanging from the ceiling.
Postcard

Looking North from Bridge

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of the Cedarburg skyline from a bridge over Cedar Creek. There are dwellings in the foreground. Caption reads: "Looking North from Bridge, Ce...

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