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Public School — Eagle

Date: 1920
Description: Photographic postcard view of the public school building. Caption reads: "Public School — Eagle, Wis."
Photograph

Oconomowoc Public Library

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library, located in both the half-timbered building (formerly the fire house) and the next building, with a museum o...
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Waukesha Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Waukesha Public Library in winter. Reverse of cardboard backing reads: "1904, cost $15,000, Carnegie, C.C. Anderson, Arch." Above the ...
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Oconomowoc Public Library

Date: 1924
Description: Interior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library. The library was funded by a combined gift of $4,500 from Mrs. Geo Bullen and Mr. P. D. Armour, Sr. Front of...
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Public School

Date: 1924
Description: View from the road facing the front and side of the public school built in 1905. A swing set is to the left of the school building. The building has an arc...
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Oconomowoc Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library. The library was funded by a combined gift of $4,500 from Mrs. Geo Bullen and Mr. P. D. Armour, Sr. Photogra...
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Charles Broughton and James Farley

Date: 08 06 1937
Description: Charles Broughton and James Farley at an event in Oconomowoc.
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Dedication of Service Flag and Honor Board

Date: 08 18 1918
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd in a public space. A man wearing a suit is standing on what may be a wagon, and he appears to be addressing the crowd. A ...
Photograph

Waiting in Line to Vote

Date: 02 21 1989
Description: Seven men wait for the polls to open Tuesday morning at the New Berlin Administration Building.
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Margaret Hutton Abels

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Description: Vignetted profile portrait of Margaret Hutton Abels, a Waukesha native, member of the State Board of Control 1924-1927, and author on topics related to lab...
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Air Show Crowd

Date: 09 11 1955
Description: The crowd at "Air Progress Day," an air show sponsored by the Waukesha Aviation Club.
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Patients at Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanitorium

Date: 1908
Description: View of a group of men dressed in winter clothes, under blankets, sitting in an outdoor porch at the Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanitorium in Wales. Capt...
Postcard

Street Scene

Date: 1920
Description: View down center of unpaved street, showing storefronts on the right, with a metal railing between the street and sidewalk. There is a gas pump at the rail...
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Waukesha Depot Historic Marker

Date: 05 24 1952
Description: The Wisconsin School for Boys Band, under the direction of Arnold Krueger, provided the musical entertainment for the dedication ceremony of the Waukesha D...
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Anniversary

Date: 08 07 1946
Description: Outdoor group portrait of members of the Brumder family at the celebration of the forty-fifth wedding anniversary of George Frederick Brumder (1878-1961), ...

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