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Neda Mine Bat Hibernaculum

Date: 11 1996
Description: "What was a thriving iron ore mine at Neda is now home to some 500,000 bats. The steel cage keeps humans out, but allows access for the bats."
Historical Essay

Brandel and Jones Family Gallery - Image Gallery Essay

Snapshots of Daily Life
Study this collection of family photos and see a natural, simple view of everyday life in early 20th-century Randolph, Wisconsin.
Postcard

Park Avenue

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard view down the sidewalk of a tree-lined street in a residential neighborhood. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk in the front of what may be...
Photograph

Bride and Groom Enter Photo Studio

Date: 06 30 1951
Description: Bride and Groom enter the photo studio on Bride Street in Mayville.
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Portrait of the Bride

Date: 06 30 1951
Description: Oliver watches his bridge Dorothy being photographed at Docter's Studio.
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Leaving the Church

Date: 11 09 1957
Description: Jim and Shirley Widmer get the "rice treatment" at their wedding at Saint John's Lutheran Church.
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Lions Christmas Party

Date: 12 1979
Description: Kathy Benter receives a gift from Santa at the Lions Christmas Party. Her husband is at the left. Lions members are Silver Polster and Ollie Weninger.
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The Newlyweds Depart

Date: 04 1980
Description: Shortly after their wedding at Saint Theresa Catholic Church, Eugene Bodden and his bride, Linda Johnson prepare to leave the church in a manure spreader.
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Leaving the Wedding

Date: 06 1981
Description: Eileen Wenninger and Mark Lifke ride off after their wedding at Saint Theresa's Catholic Church.
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Joey Bernhard and His Aunt

Date: 04 1985
Description: Six year-old Joey Bernhard and his aunt Sara run the Half Mile Fun Run.
Postcard

Depot at Fox Lake

Date: 1913
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the railroad depot, with several passengers standing on the platform. An automobile is parked at the curb. Caption read...
Postcard

Peerless Hotel

Date: 1908
Description: Slightly elevated view toward the Peerless Hotel, mostly obscured by trees. A group of women are in the park in the foreground. Caption reads: "Peerless Ho...
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A.M. Koch Store

Date: 1908
Description: View from road looking towards a Victorian house with a turret on the left, and a storefront with front porch behind the trees on the far right. Along the ...

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