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This press badge belonged to Henry A. Youmans, nephew of the Waukesha Freeman editor Henry M. Youmans, and noted suffragist and journalist, Theodora W. Youmans. As a teen, Henry worked in the “back shop” of the Freeman, sweeping floors and setting…

This small kit bag belonged to Dr. Maybelle Park. Dr. Park was one of the first women physicians in Waukesha. Born in Vernon, WI, she attended Carroll College and then the University of Wisconsin. She earned her medical degree from Women's Medical…

Financial services are an important part of a city’s growth and development. Represented here are the First National Bank of Waukesha and Waukesha State Bank. Their still bank, or “piggy” bank, promotions encouraged savings from young, future…

Name recognition is a key to a business’ success. Small novelties were a cost effective way for businesses to get their name into customers' homes. Some items related to the business directly - like a water cup from a spring water business. Others…

This plate from Friday, July 14, 1972 was used to print the last "Waukesha Freeman" edition using hot metal type and lead printing plates.
It was just one piece of an involved process. First, a linotype machine and hot metal injection was used to…

This heavy cast metal platform scale was used at the Moor Mud Baths. Originally opened as the Grand View Health Resort, the baths became a popular resort destination in the first half of the 20th century.
John Weber Sr. built the Grand View on the…

This piece of scalloped wooden shingles was a section of the Bethesda Springhouse roof, built in 1893. The springhouse took on many forms over the years. Originally, it was a simple wooden structure. In the 1880s, tents were used to cover the spring.…

This sign was salvaged from part of the Almanaris building. The site went on to house cheese production and storage, and later RTE Company.
Cliquot Club was a nationally franchised beverage company, with a trademark Eskimo drinking a bottle of pop.…

This promotional sign features one of the longest running American trademarks, the winged nymph Psyche. A painting, “Psyche at Nature’s Mirror” by Paul Thumann, displayed at the 1893 Chicago Exhibition caught the attention of White Rock’s owners, who…