Title: Mayville Historical Society Photographs
Inclusive Dates: 1910-1935, circa 1950-1988

Creators:

• Mayville Historical Society
• Mueller, Edgar G.

Call Number: M2003-064

Quantity: 1.4 c.f. of photographs (1 record center carton and 1 archives box)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Four photographic collections donated by the Mayville Historical Society (MHS): 1) black & white prints, circa 1950-1988, documenting Mayville and its surrounding area that were taken by Edgar G. Mueller (1913-2001), a photographer for the Mayville News and a stringer for the Milwaukee Journal; 2) “Busheys,” a homemade photo album, documenting the activities of students at Bushey Business College in Appleton during the 1920s; 3) an album with views of the Solvay Coke plant in Milwaukee, circa 1920; 4) two travel albums, circa 1910-1935, probably related to the Vernon Engel family, depicting attractions in the western and southern U.S., and Wisconsin, including Wisconsin Dells and Milwaukee.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2003064

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Four photographic collections donated by the Mayville Historical Society. The first consists of black & white prints, circa 1950-1988, of Mayville and its surrounding area that were taken by Edgar G. Mueller (1913-2001), a photographer for the Mayville News and a stringer for the Milwaukee Journal. In addition to his news photography, Mueller was also known for his wildlife photography which appeared in Field and Stream magazine and once on the cover of Life magazine. His photographs also illustrated Robert Gard’s books on the Horicon Marsh. Subjects here include the full spectrum of small town news: automobile accidents, fires, road construction, athletic competitions and sporting events, and the activities of local churches, schools, and patriotic and civic organizations. There are few documentary views of the built environment. Although well identified with caption information, few photographs are dated. Mueller's early photographs are professionally printed although later images, which are more numerous, are not.

“Busheys,” a homemade photo album, is the second collection and documents the activities of students at Bushey Business College in Appleton during the 1920s. A separate album contains 12 interior and exterior views of the Solvay Coke plant in Milwaukee, circa 1920. Two additional albums of unknown origin were donated to MHS by Mrs. Vernon Engel and were likely created by an Engel family relative. They contain views of travel, circa 1910-1935, to scenic attractions in the West, in Tennessee, and in other southern states, as well as many views of camping and scenery in northern Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Dells area. Urban views document Darlington, Grafton, Mellen, Sheboygan, Tigerton, and Wittenberg, Wisconsin. Views of Milwaukee include scenes of state fairs and the Washington Park Zoo. Pre-1900 views were donated by MHS either because they did not document Mayville or were unidentified. These photographs have been separated to appropriate locations in the Archives Name, Place, and Classified Files.

Access Restrictions

The photographs in this collection are not numbered. Consult the Visual Materials Archivist for proper handling of these materials.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the Mayville Historical Society, Mayville, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M2003-064

M2003-064	Edgar Mueller photographs
Box   1 Folder   1	Accidents and automobile crashes
Box   1 Folder   2	Alice in Dairyland
Box   1 Folder   3	American Legion / VFW
Box   1 Folder   4	Archery
Box   1 Folder   5	Auctions
Box   1 Folder   6	Awards
Box   1 Folder   7	Baseball
Box   1 Folder   8	Basketball
Box   1 Folder   9	Bike registration
Box   1 Folder   10	Bowling
Box   1 Folder   11	Buildings
Box   1 Folder   12	Buses and bus drivers
Box   1 Folder   13	Car washes
Box   1 Folder   14	Chamber of Commerce
Box   1 Folder   15	Cheerleaders
Box   1 Folder   16	Children
Box   1 Folder   17	Choral music
Box   1 Folder   18	Christmas
Box   1 Folder   19	Disabilities
Box   1 Folder   20	Dodge County government
Box   1 Folder   21	Dodge County parks
Box   1 Folder   22	Dodge County Technical College
Box   1 Folder   23	Easter
Box   1 Folder   24	Elementary schools
Box   1 Folder   25	FFA
Box   1 Folder   26	Famous people
Box   1 Folder   27	Farms and farmers
Box   1 Folder   28	Field trips, School
Box   1 Folder   29	Fires and firefighters
Box   1 Folder   30	4-H
Box   1 Folder   31	Football
Box   1 Folder   32	Generations of families
Box   1 Folder   33	Girl Scouts
Box   1 Folder   34	Graduation
Box   1 Folder   35	Health
Box   1 Folder   36	Herman
Box   1 Folder   37	High school
Box   1 Folder   38	Horicon Marsh
Box   1 Folder   39	Human interest
Box   1 Folder   40	Hunting and fishing
Box   1 Folder   41	Instrumental music
Box   1 Folder   42	Jaycees
Box   1 Folder   43	Kekoskee
Box   1 Folder   44	Kettle Moraine Youth camp
Box   1 Folder   45	Kindergarten
Box   1 Folder   46	Library Board
Box   1 Folder   47	Lions Club
Box   1 Folder   48	Maxwell Street Days
Box   1 Folder   49	Memorial Day
Box   1 Folder   50	Middle school
Box   1 Folder   51	Migrant camp (Mexican party)
Box   1 Folder   52-57	Miscellaneous churches, events, groups, individuals, organizations and sports
Box   1 Folder   58	Motorized sports
Box   1 Folder   59	Mueller photography
Box   1 Folder   60	Music competitions
Box   1 Folder   61	Nature
Box   1 Folder   62	Newcomers / Homemakers
Box   1 Folder   63	Nursing homes and the elderly
Box   1 Folder   64	Oakfield
Box   1 Folder   65	PTA and school board
Box   1 Folder   66	Parades
Box   1 Folder   67	Parks
Box   1 Folder   68	Plays
Box   1 Folder   69	Proms and homecoming
Box   1 Folder   70	Roads and streets
Box   1 Folder   71	Rotary Club
Box   1 Folder   72	St. John's Lutheran Church
Box   1 Folder   73	St. Mary's Catholic Church
Box   1 Folder   74	St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Box   1 Folder   75	School buildings
Box   1 Folder   76	Stores
Box   1 Folder   77	Swimming
Box   1 Folder   78	Tornado damage
Box   1 Folder   79	Track and field / Cross country
Box   1 Folder   80	Tree planting
Box   1 Folder   81	United Methodist Church
Box   1 Folder   82	Utilities
Box   1 Folder   83	Vandalism
Box   1 Folder   84	Weddings and anniversaries
Box   1 Folder   85	Winter
Box   1 Folder   86	Wrestling
Box   1 Folder   87	“Busheys,” photograph album regarding Bushey Business College
Box   1 Folder   88	Solvay Coke plant album, circa 1920
Box   2 Folder   1-2	Engel family albums