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This 8mm film was shot by Dave Brouchoud. It details flooding on Main Street in Mishicot, Wisconsin on December 28, 1959, and the deadly explosion and fire that broke out at the home of George W. Schmidt as a result of the high water. Read more about the flood and fire here.

Tags: 1959, dave brouchoud, fire, flood, george schmidt, main street, holst home, video

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#1959 #daveBrouchoud #fire #flood #georgeSchmidt #holstHome #mainStreet #video

This is a large postcard and correspondence collection from the Levenhagen family of Mishicot, Wisconsin. The majority of the correspondence is addressed to Elsie Levenhagen and Leona Levenhagen. Charles Levenhagen built and operated the Opera House at 239 East Main Street, and the business remained in the Levenhagen family for many years.

Read more Opera House history here.

Postcard face and unrelated empty envelope.

Easter postcard and note tucked into sticker on face.

Tags: 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1921, 1924, leona levenhagen, elsie levenhagen, louis levenhagen,
marie skarda, milwaukee, bucyrus company, washington park, kirby house, lighthouse, kosciusco park, kewaunee, easter, holst home, main street, mount mcclellan, minneapolis, scheffman fountain, oshkosh, state normal school, christmas, manitowoc, birdseye view, detroit, water works park, levenhagen

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#1903 #1905 #1906 #1907 #1908 #1909 #1911 #1916 #1921 #1924 #birdseyeView #bucyrusCompany #christmas #detroit #easter #elsieLevenhagen #holstHome #kewaunee #kirbyHouse #kosciuscoPark #leonaLevenhagen #levenhagen #lighthouse #louisLevenhagen #mainStreet #manitowoc #marieSkarda #milwaukee #minneapolis #mountMcclellan #oshkosh #scheffmanFountain #stateNormalSchool #washingtonPark #waterWorksPark

Three undated postcard photos of homes on Jackson Street in Mishicot, Wisconsin. One postcard is mislabeled Elizabeth Ave. Another postcard has a handwritten annotation on the back: “Holst’s, Nic Scheuer’s & Halberg Home.” Another postcard has a handwritten annotation on the back: “Old Nick Scheuer Home 314 Jackson & Glenn Klein.”

Tags: halberg, jackson street, holst, nic scheuer, wilde

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Early postcards and photo scenes of Main Street in Mishicot, Wisconsin.

Tags: 1906, 1911, 1915, dufek, funeral home, furniture store, flagpole, halberg, mueller, badger hotel, badger state house, central hotel, chas. a. wojta general merchandise, pfingstens, wilde, holst home, holst cheap cash store, krajnik, holst store, main street, magic, opera house, terens building, water street, ruth holst, skwor meats, tavern

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#1906 #1911 #1915 #badgerHotel #badgerStateHouse #centralHotel #chasAWojtaGeneralMerchandise #dufek #flagpole #funeralHome #furnitureStore #halberg #holstCheapCashStore #holstHome #holstStore #krajnik #magic #mainStreet #mueller #operaHouse #pfingstens #ruthHolst #skworMeats #tavern #terensBuilding #waterStreet #wilde