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Madison City Railways Crew

Date: 1911
Description: Streetcar and crew of the Madison City Railways Company. The streetcar number is #50 and the route sign says Wingra Park.
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Milwaukee Electric Railway Ticket Collector

Date: 1917
Description: A ticket collector for the Milwaukee Electric Railway is sitting at her station.
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Armistice Day in Milwaukee

Date: 11 11 1957
Description: Uptown Post #400 Drill Team in formation firing a salute on Armistice Day while passers-by pause to pay their respects.
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Prison Cook Preparing Food

Date: 03 26 1968
Description: Slightly elevated view of prison cooks preparing dinner for inmates.
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Crime Scene Investigation

Date: 05 11 1955
Description: Chalk lines in the foreground mark the spot where White Elephant Bar owner was shot. Police and detectives conferred in the background after assembling inv...
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Dairy Exterior

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Description: Exterior view of a dairy. Two cars and a horse-drawn wagon loaded with milk cans are parked in front of building.
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Harry McDaniels' Motorcycle and Bike Shop

Date: 1912
Description: Men on Harley Davidson motorcycles lined up in front of Harry McDaniels' Bicycle and Motorcycle shop at 111 State Street.
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Dow Chemical Demonstration

Date: 1967
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students clash with riot police during campus demonstration to protest Dow Chemical involvement in the Vietnam conflict. He...
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Dow Chemical Demonstration

Date: 1967
Description: Overhead view of large crowd of demonstrators being beaten back by police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the Dow Chemical demonstration on c...
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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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McDrum Drug Company

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Description: Customers pose at the soda fountain counter. Clerks are behind the counter.
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O.N. Falk

Date: 1948
Description: Stoughton druggist, O.N. Falk, sorts the mail with a smile.
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Eddie Mathews Slides into Home

Date: 07 07 1957
Description: Eddie Mathews, third baseman for the Milwaukee Braves baseball team, sliding into home plate. Chicago Cubs catcher Cal Neeman is applying the tag as Braves...
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Trolley

Date: 02 27 1930
Description: Six men posing with the first trackless trolley. Wisconsin Valley Electric Company #4.
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Children's Baseball Team

Date: 05 31 1979
Description: Young female baseball/softball team and young boys of opposing team sit on the sidelines. The girls are holding a sign that reads "Girls do it better."
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Safety Cadet Team

Date: 02 21 1985
Description: The Auer Avenue School's safety cadet team standing in front of the school building.
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Majorettes

Date: 11 03 1962
Description: Majorettes dancing in a parade. They were members of the Milwaukee Continentals marching band.
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Girl Scouts Making Punch

Date: 11 14 1966
Description: African American junior Girl Scouts pouring fruit juice into a punch bowl as they prepare to entertain their parents.
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Working on a Chain-Gang

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Description: African American prison inmates working on a road chain-gang in Florida or Georgia.
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Anti-Civil Rights Protester

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Description: American Nazi protesting the rights of African Americans.

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