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Winter Traffic

Date: 1956
Description: Elevated view looking on downtown street with traffic, in winter.
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Waiting at the Courthouse

Date: 1955
Description: Unidentified people waiting or conferring, possibly lawyer and clients at a courthouse.
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Donald A. Buchanan in Profile

Date: 08 03 1957
Description: News portrait of Donald A. Buchanan of Minneapolis. Buchanan, then living at the Rescue Mission in Milwaukee, was overcome by gas while he was trying to re...
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King and Queen

Date: 04 1957
Description: Costumed figures placing crowns on the heads of two children in wheelchairs, probably as king and queen at an institutional party.
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Woman Presenting Makeup Techniques

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Description: Woman on stage with microphone and visual props, apparently demonstrating eye and other makeup techniques.
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Boys' Marching Band

Date: 1956
Description: Uniformed boys' bugle corps passing along a street in a parade. A group of people watch from the sidewalk across the street.
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Wisconsin State Fair at Night

Date: 1957
Description: Illuminated wheel at night, probably at the Wisconsin State Fair, photographed by time exposure so that it appears as a whirl of light.
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Elderly Woman

Date: 1960
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified elderly woman, wearing a shawl, seated in an antique chair.
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Group of Four Women

Date: 1965
Description: Group of four standing women conversing informally at a social occasion.
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Banquet Guests

Date: 1967
Description: Guests enjoying themselves at a banquet of the Executives' Secretaries, Inc.
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Two Elderly Women in Fur

Date: 1963
Description: Two elderly women at a reception at the Pabst Theater.
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Architectural Views of City Buildings

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of a detail on the Marshall & Ilsley Bank building, under construction. There is a crane on the roof. On the left is the tower of St. John's ...
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View from the Top

Date: 1965
Description: Overhead view looking down from a tall building at passing traffic and workmen on suspended scaffolding near the sidewalk.
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Card Party

Date: 1967
Description: Middle-aged woman seated at an outdoor table with refreshments. She is wearing a hat made out of newspaper. The occasion is a card party arranged for older...

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