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Silver Dollars

Date: 07 22 1954
Description: A table full of silver dollars where bank workers are preparing them to be sent to American Can Co., a Milwaukee-based company which plans on paying its em...
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Art Borowiak with Toy Poodle

Date: 03 13 1989
Description: A smiling man is petting a dog held by a woman. Caption reads: "Art Borowiak patted Buttons, a toy poodle owned by Ann Turney."
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Hawaiian Night, Sky-View Nursing Home

Date: 03 29 1962
Description: Three women with leis around their necks. Caption reads: "It was Hawaiian night Wednesday for patients at the Sky-View nursing home, 901 S. 3rd St. Mrs. Ca...
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Farmer Protest

Date: 01 28 1985
Description: Close-up of two men who are sitting in a group of men and holding a sign which reads: "Farmers Have to Survive for Rural America to Stay Alive." A sign on ...
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New Emblem Club Officers

Date: 04 27 1956
Description: Four women wearing gowns and are gloves. One of the women is handing a gavel to another. Caption reads: "New officers of Emblem Club No. 44 of the Milwauke...
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Dr. Carleton Washburne

Date: 02 10 1955
Description: A man is showing a folded sheet of paper to three women and is gesturing toward it with his pipe. Caption reads: "An educational expert, Dr. Carleton Washb...
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Four Ukranian Brothers

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Four men standing together and smiling at each other. Two of the men are shaking hands. On the wall behind them is a Christmas card held in place by a smal...
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Railroad Executives at Dinner

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Four men in tuxedos smiling and talking to each other. Drapes are in the background. Caption reads: "Among others at the dinner were (from left) W.W. Brown...
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Mixing Dough for Puerto Rican Pasteles

Date: 12 08 1966
Description: A woman is pressing her hands into dough in a large pot while another woman is looking on. Other containers are on the table, and at least one includes cho...
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Fran and Samuel Kozel

Date: 09 21 1989
Description: A woman is holding a boy who is scooping an ingredient out of a container into a mixing bowl. Caption reads: "Fran Kozel and her son, Samuel, 2, measured c...
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Jodi, P.J., and Nicki Colosimo

Date: 09 21 1989
Description: A woman is holding a plate over a bowl while a girl is scraping food from it into the bowl. A small child is sitting on the woman's lap. Caption reads: "Jo...
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Larry and Sherry Hawkinson

Date: 06 21 1983
Description: Close-up head and shoulders portrait of a man and a woman. Caption at bottom reads: "Larry & Sherry Hawkinson," with Larry and Sherry circled.
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Frank and Louise Rombalski

Date: 04 07 1985
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man and woman posing together. They are both wearing jackets, and snow is on the ground, and a barn is in the background. Caption rea...
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UWM Protest Against Apartheid

Date: 12 10 1977
Description: Several people wearing coats, hats, and gloves are walking in a circle outside a building. One person is holding a sign that reads: "Drop the Holdings, Est...
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Quentin and Winfield Krafka

Date: 07 30 1961
Description: Two man are holding part of the framework for a car chassis, which is set on sawhorses and is being disassembled. Caption reads: "Bare bones are all...
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Graduation Barn Dance

Date: 06 09 1978
Description: Six children are standing and posing on a barn floor. Behind them in the hayloft, and sitting in the background near an open barn door are children and adu...
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Lathing a Cornet

Date: 04 07 1960
Description: A man is working on a metal horn on a lathe. Several similar horns are stacked behind him. Caption reads: "A cornet slowly takes shape on a lathe at...
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Isaac Coggs with Police Poster

Date: 1965
Description: Two African American men smiling while holding a poster. The poster includes a drawing of two smiling police officers and the text: "Milwaukee Policemen ar...
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Meeting of the City Police and Fire Commission

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Slightly elevated view of several people sitting around a table with papers in front of them. Caption reads: "Meeting of City Police and Fire Commission. 7...
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Donald Howard

Date: 04 16 1962
Description: A man lifting a bag either into or out of a shed holding several identical bags. Caption reads: "Each spring Donald Howard, Sussex, makes a trip to ...

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