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Embarking on an Outing
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In a festive mood, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company employees disembark from flag-decked trolley cars to enjoy a company-sponsored outing. The company hired trolley cars to Waukesha Beach. Recreation included picnicking, ball games, and potato races.
August 26, 1908
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W014A8L
WHi 1974
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People milling about between a trolley car and the main entrance to the State Fair Park.
Employee Outing
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Women employees of Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. (TMERL) competing a foot race at the third company outing.
Railroad Employee Outing
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Elevated view of the third annual outing of the employees of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMERL) at Waukesha Beach.
Family and Car
A car (possible a Model T) parked in the grass with a family sitting inside. There are other people with cars in the background under trees, and people sitting at picnic tables.
Salvator and Thelma Moshe Picnicking
1950
Holocaust survivor Salvator Moshe and his wife, Thelma, picnicking at Southshore Park.
Punch Table, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. Outing
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Exterior view of the punch table at a company picnic under trees. A man stands in the foreground looking at the camera while holding a knife, and the woman standing behind him is cutting up lemons....
