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Wisconsin Four Lane Highway

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view of a newly opened divided four lane highway.
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Bradford Beach

Date: 06 21 1957
Description: View along shoreline of crowded Bradford beach.
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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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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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Proxmire Supporters Celebrate

Date: 08 28 1957
Description: Jubilant Proxmire supporters dance in the streets in Milwaukee after Democrat William Proxmire won the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the...
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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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Pulling a Hearse out of the River

Date: 04 01 1958
Description: An antique 82-year-old horse-drawn hearse, pushed by pranksters into the Milwaukee River near the North Avenue bridge, being pulled out by a tow-truck, as ...
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Children Racing "Automobiles"

Date: 1957
Description: Small boys on cement track racing small battery-powered “automobiles” around a curve.
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Hubert P. Buglass

Date: 1955
Description: Portrait of Hubert P. Buglass.
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Industrial Smoke Towers

Date: 1957
Description: Unidentified industrial district with smoke billowing from many smokestacks.
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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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Milwaukee's Air Terminal

Date: 06 21 1955
Description: Night view of the air terminal at Mitchell Field. In the foreground is the wing and propeller of a large airplane.
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Here Kitty, Kitty...

Date: 04 20 1959
Description: An electrical or telephone lineman, is using a burlap bag while attempting to rescue a cat perched on a power pole.

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