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Vintage Decor
Victorian Era Furniture, Lamps Table Ware & Misc.
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Vintage German Roots
An assortment of family items related to and from the “old country”
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1931 Kaukauna High Yearbook
Selected photos of the senior class
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The Kaukauna News Villager, 1927-1938 News Snippets
Kaukauna Times 1920, 1927, 1934, 1937, 1938 FAMILY OF PAPER MAKER DROWNED IN FOX RIVER—Kaukauna, Wis. Sept. 6, 1900Disaster overtook the family of Henry Quade, an employee of the Union Bag and Paper Company last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Quade and his family, consisting of his wife, three girls and four boys were attending a picnic below…
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Quadine Zilles Wins Photo Award, Young Lady Local Talent, 1940
Quadine Zilles, 1941 Quadine’s Kaukauna High School achievements include activity in theater, operetta and piano recital. At Kaukauna High School Quadine had a 3.99 grade average missing class Valedictorian by a fraction of a point. She graduated June 6, 1931. She had a photographic memory along with a high IQ. She could type at least…
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Melting Pot
The photo of the Slavic woman dates back to about 1900. At that era getting your picture taken was a big deal—not to mention expensive. She looked into the mirror thinking “I’ve got to do my hair!” First she curled her hair up. Then set it with bobby pins while still wet. Finally! The hair…
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Christmas in the 1920’s
Celebration of Christmas in the 1920’s was very much like the Christmas season of today. There were Christmas trees, wreaths, garlands, lights, candles, goodies, toys, stockings, ribbons, bows, nutcrackers, cookies, cakes, pies, nativity sets, train sets Christmas villages and of course, Santa Claus. In the 1920’s, there was the local Department Store, Sear’s catalog, the…
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The Iceman
Head back to 1880. It’s January — time to cut blocks of ice out from rivers, lakes and ponds. Ice harvesting involved waiting until approximately a foot of ice had built up on the water surface in the winter. The ice would then be cut, with either a handsaw or a powered saw blade, into…