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First Methodist Church

Date: 1950
Description: View of the First Methodist Church, with two women standing on the church steps, and another woman standing on the sidewalk. The church was built in 1854 b...
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Women's Auxiliary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 06 06 1957
Description: A group of well-dressed men and women are sitting at tables in a well-decorated room. Caption reads: "Kohler, Wis. June 6, 1957. Members of the Women's Aux...
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Civil War Re-Enactor and Horse

Date: 09 1994
Description: A young woman civil war re-enactor pets a horse. More horses can be seen in background.
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Mexican Migrant Workers

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: A Mexican woman and her six children are standing on the porch of the multiple-family housing provided to them by the pea cannery for which their husband a...
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Terry Andrae State Park Recreational Grounds

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Description: Recreational grounds near the beach at Terry Andrae State Park. A woman and a child are on a swing set. There are teeter totters on the left.
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Cooking on the New Stove

Date: 1905
Description: A woman is stirring a pot on what looks like a new stove. It is a gleaming Acme, from Newark Stove Works. There is a warming closet in the top half. The ca...
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German Grandmother Spinning Yarn

Date: 1941
Description: Side view of German grandmother using spinning wheel to spin yarn.
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Basswood Eagle Carving

Date: 1961
Description: Basswood carving of an eagle, inspired by "Old Abe" of the Civil War 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, in the American Club Restaurant of the Kohler Compan...
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Lucy Rothstein Baras

Date: 12 16 1980
Description: Holocaust survivor Lucy Rothstein Baras in her residence.
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Mrs. A.C.G. Gysbers Scholten

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Description: Mrs. A.C.G. Gysbers Scholten, who sang Dutch songs for collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Chulew Family Swimming at Schwartz's Resort

Date: 1959
Description: Chulew family (from left): Marcia, Natalie, and Manny at Schwartz's Resort.
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Civil War Reenactment

Date: 09 1993
Description: "Civil War reenactors stand at attention at Greenbush."
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Old Wade House

Date: 1970
Description: Two people are walking on the brick courtyard at the Old Wade House, a Wisconsin Historical Society site. The Old Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoac...
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Charles Pfeifer, Deutsche Apotheke (German Apothecary)

Date: 1888
Description: Charles Pfeifer stands on the entrance steps to the drugstore with his wife Emma Pfeifer, who holds a baby. Other children and adults pose with them.
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Lucy Rothstein Baras and Family at Baras Residence

Date: 1950
Description: From left: Lucy Baras, Sylvie Baras (sister-in-law), Edward Baras (husband), Fishel Gelbtuch (Sylvie's father); Baras residence.
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Carriage at Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum

Date: 07 05 1968
Description: Grand opening of the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. Side view of a carriage with a fringed shade, pulled by a horse, traveling in front of the museum on t...
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Lena and Alma Herling at their Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Lena and Alma Herling at their farm with a horse and a wheelbarrel. In the far background are farm buildings and what appears to be a church.
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Anna Fiebelkorn Playing Carrom

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Description: Anna Fiebelkorn sits at a table playing carrom with her husband William. One of her sisters is watching while sitting in a rocking chair on the left.
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Kohler Arts Center

Date: 1968
Description: Interior view of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, with two individuals on stage, and a scene set.
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S.A. Tifft and Co. Bicycle Livery

Date: 06 1899
Description: Two men and a woman pose on a wooden sidewalk in front of a bicycle livery with three bicycles. An awning is folded above the storefront, and signs and mer...

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