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Syl at Reservoir Park

Date: 08 28 1898
Description: Syl playing with toy boats at a small pond at Reservoir Park. Other children and adults are around the pond which is on a hill. In the background below the...
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Syl at Reservoir Park near Small Waterfall

Date: 08 28 1898
Description: Syl playing with other children at reservoir park near a small waterfall. Toy boats are in the pond.
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Fishermen on Pier

Date: 1898
Description: Fishermen fishing off of a long pier. Industrial buildings are across the water in the background.
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Syl at Reservoir

Date: 05 28 1899
Description: View down gravel path towards Syl seated on a bench along the edge of a reservoir on a hill. There is a brick building, perhaps a pumphouse, built over the...
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Group on Steamer

Date: 07 16 1899
Description: A group of children and adults sitting outdoors on the steamer "Sheboygan." Three women and four children, one in a stroller, are gathered near the railing...
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Syl at Soldier's Home with Aunt Helen

Date: 07 30 1899
Description: View across pond of Syl at Soldiers Home with aunt Helen standing on a landing near a boat and a flagpole. There is a large group of people gathered around...
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Syl on Horseback

Date: 12 1901
Description: Side view of Syl sitting on the back of a small horse, while a handler stands behind him holding the reins. In the background is a wooden fence, with the t...
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Group Seated on Front Stoop

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Description: View over fence of a group of people and one dog seated on steps leading up to the door of a house. Syl is seated on the far right of the group wearing a h...
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Boys With Bicycle on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: Syl stands holding an umbrella near an unidentified boy who is leaning on a bicycle on the edge of a cobblestone street. Storefronts are along the street o...
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Horse-Drawn Wagon in Parade

Date: 1900
Description: Men ride in a large horse-drawn cart or wagon in a parade. The cart has a sign on one side that reads as follows: "Die liederkranzler mit starken fungen...
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Returning Soldiers Crowd Entrance to Large Hall

Date: 1898
Description: View from across street of the exterior of a large hall with plate glass windows welcoming returning troops from the Spanish-American War. Soldiers and oth...
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2nd Wisconsin Regiment Lines a City Street

Date: 1898
Description: Soldiers from the second Wisconsin regiment line a city street upon returning from Puerto Rico.
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Washington Monument

Date: 1898
Description: A monument to George Washington located in Milwaukee's Court of Honor on the median between the lanes of West Wisconsin Avenue between 8th and 10th Streets...
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Soldiers Monument

Date: 1898
Description: Women congregate near "The Victorious Charge," a monument to Soldiers who fought in the Civil War located in Milwaukee's Court of Honor on the median betwe...
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House on Jones Island

Date: 1898
Description: View across road of Syl standing in front of a three-story duplex house on Jones Island.
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Small Sailboats in Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1898
Description: Small sailboats in Milwaukee Harbor with buildings on the far shoreline in the background. There is a large sign on a roof that readsin part: "L.J. Petit.....
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Crowd with Excursion Boat

Date: 01 20 1901
Description: A crowd gathers at Milwaukee Harbor standing on ice around the Julius Goll Jr. excursion boat.
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Four Sailboats in Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1898
Description: Four sailboats in Milwaukee Harbor, one of which, The Kim, has Syl on board. In the background are railroad cars and industrial buildings.
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Sailboats In Milwaukee Bay

Date: 1898
Description: View across water of sailboats in Milwaukee Bay. One of the boats, The Kim, has Syl on board. In the background are industrial buildings, one of whi...
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Rowboats in Small Lake

Date: 06 09 1901
Description: View across water of rowboats and canoes on small lake, perhaps Lake Park. On the far shoreline a large crowd is gathered, and on a hill behind them a buil...

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