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| Great Clips, Madison, Wisconsin, December 13, 2009 |
Citgo Express Mart, Two Rivers, WI
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| Citgo Express Mart Convenience Store, Memorial Drive, Two Rivers, Wisconsin, September 28, 2010 |
Hotel Manitowoc, Manitowoc, WI
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| Historic Manitowoc Place, North 8th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, December 2009 |
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| Found: Hotel Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, copyright L. L. Cook Co. 1959 |
When we returned to Manitowoc to open our studio in 1989, the former Hotel Manitowoc (then the Villa Martime) had heavy metal drug traffic and people falling or jumping out of the windows. Far from the tranquil small town world we envisioned returning to. Subsequently the building was refurbished then reinvented as Historic Manitowoc Place Apartment Homes with a restaurant, 8th & York, at street level.
Found: "Would be glad to get a card from you too."
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| Found: Greetings from Sheboygan Falls, Wis., circa 1943 |
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| Found: Greetings from Sheboygan Falls, Wis., 1943 |
"I am collecting picture postal cards, same as you" wrote Mrs. Harold Voskuil to Mrs. Daisy Drawford. Post marked October 30, 1943 3:30 pm and mailed from Route 3, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin to Los Angeles, California, the card contains a full personal dossier more compact than a tweet. "We work a 114 acre farm and enjoy it" which the imagery on the post card reinforces. Decades later the card provides a glimpse into an idiosyncratic existence of a farm woman in rural Sheboygan.
Chief's Inlet, Beaver Dam, WI
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| Chief's Inlet Knives Swords No. 1, Business 151, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, December 12, 2009 |
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| Chief's Inlet Knives Swords No. 2, Business 151, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, December 12, 2009 |
Barn with Silo, near Brillion, WI
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| Barn with Silo, near Brillion, Wisconsin, 2010 |
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| Found: Barn 1905, location unknown, circa 1907 (on Kodak Azo paper) |
Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, WI
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| Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, August 9, 2010 |
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| Found: Rice Lake, near Spooner, Wisconsin by Don Bingham, circa 1965 |
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| Found: Benoit Lake, near Spooner, Wisconsin by Don Bingham, circa 1965 |
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| Found: Mallard Lake, near Spooner, Wisocnsin by Don Bingham, circa 1965 Caption: Relax and enjoy fishing, boating or swimming on this beautiful lake in the "Fish Bowl of Wisconsin." "I'm over lakes," pronounced a friend as we approached the picnic table situated along the Lake Michigan shore in Manitowoc. Cynics were perhaps compelled by the abundance of color lake photographs and general fawning over lake views. Such views were among the most predominant depictions of Wisconsin for decades--often featuring slogans like "the land of sky blue waters" or "Relax and enjoy fishing, boating or swiming on this beautiful lake." Lakes in the days of Medford, Wisconsin photographer Don Bingham were portrayed as spaces for recreational and visual pleasure and the staging ground of many a nostalgic memory as families retreated to their lake cottage for the summer. Twenty-first century lakes in Wisconsin, politicized by Nitrogen fertilizers, noise from Jet Skis, and over-development of the shoreline, are the primary source of drinking water for many cities. Lake Michigan, for example, supplies Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Chicago, and other cities with their water. The Great Lakes Compact established a management plan for preserving the water resource in the Great Lakes Basin as awareness of the fragility of lakes grows. |
Manitowoc Plumbing Supply, Manitowoc, WI
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| Manitowoc Plumbing Supply, York Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, December 2009 |
Found: The Demons Anvil, Wisconsin Dells, WI
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| Found: The Demons Anvil, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin copyright H. H. Bennett Studio, circa 1965 Verso Caption: In spite of its ominous name, the Demons Anvil holds no terror for the modern day camera fan. |
H. H. Bennett (1843-1908) settled in Kilbourn City in Wisconsin. He admired the landscape and made it the focus of his photographic practice in 1865 making glass plate pictures of rock formations and the land forms along Devils Lake and the Wisconsin River so much so that he began making photographs to show it off. Kilbourn City became Wisconsin Dells and the rest is history. Were it not for Bennett's photographs, the area may have remained a secret or perhaps another river side factory town. Bennett's restored studio space. a historic site, is not to be missed at 215 Broadway in Wisconsin Dells. Operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society, his darkroom, studio set up, storefront shop are preserved as they were at the time of his death in 1908. Multi-media exhibitions tell the story of photography's relationship with the growth of tourism and Bennett's relationship with native peoples. A recent book, H. H. Bennett, Photographer: His American Landscape (University of Wisconsin Press, 2010), by Sara Rath tells his biography and reproduces his photographs.
Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, WI
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| Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 2011 |
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| Found: Going after big fish, Sturgeon Lake, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, circa 1910 (on Kodak Azo paper) |
Lake Michigan at Two Rivers, WI
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| Lake Michigan, Two Rivers, Wisconsin, September 11, 2011, 9:11 am |
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| Found: Hartwell Resort, Crivitz, Wisconsin, circa 1909 (on Kodak Azo paper) |
Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, WI
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| Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, July 8, 2008 |
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| Found: Crooked Lake, New Mountain, Wisconsin, circa 1950 (on Kodak paper) |
Moonlight on Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, WI
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| Moonlight on Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, July 5, 2008 |
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| Found: Superior, Wis., Moonlight on Lake Superior Bay published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1907 |
 by Curteich, Chicago, circa 1930 |
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| Found: Moonlight on Lake Geneva, from Recreation Building, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, circa 1930 |
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| Found: Moonlight on Lake Monona, Foot of Monona Avenue, Madison, Wis. by E.A. Bishop Publishing, circa 1930 |
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| Found: Moonlight on Ellison Bay, Door County, Wisconsin by Ahrens News Agency, circa 1930 |
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| Found: Moonlight on Wisconsin River, Nelson Dewey State Park, Near Prairie Du Chien, Wis. circa 1931 Caption: "...Indeed it is difficult to imagine a scene more charming than the Wisconsin River by moonlight, as the quiet waters reflect the silvery rays on the pebbled beach and along the winding shores and wooded banks." |
| The melancholy moon shimmering on lakes and rivers appears a common theme circa 1930. In post-Great Depression America, the faraway moon touching the landscape creates a mystic escape. |
Plowed Field, near Forest Junction, WI
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| Plowed Field, Mancal Road, near Forest Junction, Wisconsin, 2009 |
Timeless Treasures, Manitowoc, WI
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| Timeless Treasures, N. 8th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 2011 |
The storefront recently closed, but the favorite destination has moved online.
Convent, St. Francis Church, Holland, WI
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| Convent, St. Francis Church, Holland, Wisconsin, November 27, 2011 |
Catholic Charities, Fond du Lac, WI
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| Catholic Charities and Tattoo, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, December 2009 |
Found: First Lutheran Church, Hayward, WI
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| Found: First Lutheran Church, Main Street, Hayward, Wisconsin, photographed by G.R. Brown Co., circa 1965 |
Masonic Lodge, Manitowoc, WI
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| Manitowoc Lodge 65 Free & Accepted Masons, Chicago Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 2011 |
Apartments, York Street, Manitowoc, WI
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| Apartments, York Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 2009 |
This small apartment building was razed to build a dermatology clinic in 2010
Plumbing Design Centre, Manitowoc, WI
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| Plumbing Design Center, N. 10th & York Streets, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 2011 |
Wally's Key-Lock Shop, Manitowoc, WI
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| Wally's Key-Lock Shop, York Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, March 2009 |
Found: Canning Factory, Theresa, WI
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| Found: Canning Factory, Theresa, Wisconsin, circa 1950 (on Kodak paper) |
Mirro Plant No. 15, Manitowoc, WI
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| Mirro Plant No. 15, North Franklin View, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 2009 |
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