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Rexall Drugstore

Date: 12 14 1977
Description: Man sweeping the walkway and entrance of the Rio Rexall Drugstore. The windows are decorated for the Christmas holiday.
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Golf Game

Date: 04 26 1967
Description: Women golfers on the course.
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Children Sledding

Date: 1975
Description: A winter scene with excited children on a toboggan.
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Bradford Beach

Date: 06 21 1957
Description: View along shoreline of crowded Bradford beach.
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Final Flight

Date: 01 31 1971
Description: View of the cockpit as Lt. Col. Joseph Bourassa and co-pilot Leonard Dereszynski of the 440th Tactical Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve at General Mit...
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Confederacy of Dunces

Date: 10 12 1984
Description: Men wearing Ronald Reagan masks and dunce caps make their way through a crowd.
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Parking Meters for Sale

Date: 10 04 1983
Description: A man looks over parking meters that are some of the items for sale at the first Milwaukee County Recycling Center sale.
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On Watch

Date: 09 1958
Description: Silhouette of a guard patrolling while wearing a helmet and carrying a bayonet.
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Cook's Choice

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: A chef wearing a toque removes a roast from the oven.
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Milwaukee Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 17 1963
Description: Elevated view of Grand Champion soap box coaster crossing the finish line.
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Easter Bonnet

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: Woman assists a senior resident of Little Sisters of the Poor with her new Easter bonnet.
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William Proxmire's Victory

Date: 08 27 1957
Description: William Proxmire, his wife, Ellen (to Proxmire's right), and his supporters celebrate his victory in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated u...
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Delegates and Signs at the Democratic National Convention

Date: 09 12 1984
Description: Delegates hold up Mondale/Ferraro signs at the Democratic National Convention. Two are hand-drawn signs, "Hitler/Bush in '84, Rockin' Central America" and ...
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Brothers Playing in the Snow

Date: 01 11 1963
Description: Winter scene with two young boys playing in the snow in front of their home. Milwaukee Journal January 12, 1963 original caption: "The same snow tha...
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Portrait of John H. Brokopp

Date: 10 05 1957
Description: Informal outdoor portrait of John H. Brokopp.
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Hubert P. Buglass

Date: 1955
Description: Portrait of Hubert P. Buglass.
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Trade Show Home

Date: 04 03 1957
Description: Elevated view of demonstration “ranch” type frame residence under construction within an auditorium, presumably in Milwaukee, for some type of trade show. ...
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"Rustic Keyboard"

Date: 09 1958
Description: Slightly elevated view of a boy in a baseball cap peeking over a fence. There are several sets of hands curling over the top of the fence on either side of...
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Clearing a Path with a Snowblower

Date: 01 12 1963
Description: Winter scene with teenage boy snow blowing the driveway of a house. His letter jacket has "64" on the sleeve. He is also wearing a stocking cap with pom-po...
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Camp Sidney Cohen Clean-up

Date: 05 22 1962
Description: Women are walking to and from a parked bus, some of them carrying boxes and bags of books. Caption reads: "Mrs. Theodore L. [Ann] Albert, 404 E. Apple Tree...

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