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Registering to Vote

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: A group of newly naturalized citizens registering to vote at City Hall.
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Polo Game

Date: 07 24 1957
Description: Elevated view of a polo game in action.
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Vel Phillips Riding a Bicycle

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Description: A group of bicycle riders on the street, with a smiling Vel Phillips in the lead. She is wearing a sweater, scarf, gloves, slacks and lace up shoes. Other ...
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Fishing Contest

Date: 1940
Description: View of large crowd of boys and girls fishing along the shoreline with bamboo poles at a lake. Very likely a sponsored "fishing contest." There are a few p...
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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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Gary Kolb Scores

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Description: Elevated view of home plate umpire, Chris Pelekoudas, watching as Milwaukee Braves outfielder Gary Kolb slides into home ahead of the tag from Pirates catc...
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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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Lunch in the Police Car

Date: 1954
Description: Patrolman Stanley Szczepanski eats lunch while sitting in his police car.
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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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Children Examining a Pocket

Date: 1955
Description: Three children examining the contents of an apron pouch.
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Albert Roszek with Farm Equipment

Date: 05 1959
Description: Albert Roszek, wearing overalls, posing with farm machinery. There is a barn in the background.
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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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Evacuation Route Out of Milwaukee

Date: 1961
Description: Evacuation route out of Milwaukee. View from the side of the road looking downhill towards the rear of a Wisconsin State Patrol cruiser parked on the right...
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Governor Nelson Dewey and a Group of Wisconsin Legislators

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Description: Group portrait of men standing under the porch of a brick building. Nelson Dewey is the second man from the right in the front row with a long white beard ...
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Children Gathering Eggs

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Description: A boy and a girl are in a chicken coop gathering eggs. The children are dressed warmly in coats, scarves and hats.
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Group Camping Out for Tickets

Date: 1958
Description: Three men wrapped up in blankets waiting at a stadium box office for tickets to go on sale. The man in the middle is reading a book. The man on the right h...
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Gene Autry, His Horse Champion, and a Boy

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Description: Indoor portrait of cowboy star Gene Autry, helping a boy to sit up in the saddle of his trick-riding horse, Champion. Both Gene Autry and the boy are dress...
Map or Atlas

Where They Settled in Wisconsin

Date: 1982
Description: This map shows the location of major settlement regions for various ethnic groups. Includes a legend in lower left hand corner. Sparse settlement is repres...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Upper Fox River Historic Marker

Date: 10 07 1957
Description: Mrs. Steve McNamara (left), granddaughter of Nathan Strong, the founder of the city of Berlin, then named Strong's Landing, spoke at the dedication ceremon...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Last Covered Bridge Historic Marker

Date: 05 23 1965
Description: One of the last covered bridges in Wisconsin, located in Cedarburg, received an official state historical marker. The Last Covered Bridge historical marker...

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