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Axtell House

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Description: Exterior view of the Axtell House with Walker's Point Bridge in the foreground.
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Ships in Harbor

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Description: View of ships docked at the foot of Clinton Street.
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Old Hulks and Elevator A

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Description: View of old sailing boats at a shoreline with elevator A in the background.
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T.A. Chapman's New Store

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Description: Elevated view of T.A. Chapman's new store with a horse and carriage next to it.
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Edward N. Farber

Date: 09 06 1957
Description: Edward Farber, a prominent Milwaukee druggist, double checks a prescription order on the day before he retired. Farber operated his popular drugstore, loca...
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Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight."
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J.M. Alcott & Company Drugstore

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior of the drugstore of Joseph Mabbett Alcott at 90 Wisconsin Street. Pictured are Charles Alcott (left), his son, and store helpers.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Janke

Date: 11 14 1957
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Janke taking care of last minute details in their prescription department before closing their drugstore's doors at 1658 W. Hopkins permanentl...
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The Christopher Columbus Passing through Broadway Bridge

Date: 08 30 1906
Description: A screw passenger excursion vessel or whaleback, the Christopher Columbus, passing through the Broadway Bridge.
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Milwaukee Public School Board Walk Out

Date: 01 21 1964
Description: Lloyd Barbee, NAACP state president, walking out of a Milwaukee Public School Board meeting when Chairman Harold W. Story refused to allow the participatio...
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Compounding Prescriptions

Date: 11 26 1940
Description: A trio of druggists busy themselves in the laboratory with compounding materials for patient prescriptions. The pharmacists were employed with "The Pharmac...
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The Pere Marquette 18

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Description: The screw rail ferry, Pere Marquette 18, entering the harbor. Caption reads: "Pere Marquette Steamer Entering, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Northwest Airlines Pickets

Date: 07 09 1970
Description: Picket line of striking Northwest Airlines ticket agents and office workers who were represented by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks.
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Parade Troopers

Date: 08 1958
Description: A group of people watching a parade along a sidewalk in the rain.
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Warren Spahn

Date: 1953
Description: Warren Spahn, famous left-handed pitcher of the Milwaukee Braves baseball team, completes a pitch to the batter.
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Eddie Mathews Slides into Home

Date: 07 07 1957
Description: Eddie Mathews, third baseman for the Milwaukee Braves baseball team, sliding into home plate. Chicago Cubs catcher Cal Neeman is applying the tag as Braves...
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Crowd at Baseball Game

Date: 1955
Description: Two men sitting in the stands review the Milwaukee Braves official program during a game.
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Fans at Baseball Game

Date: 1960
Description: Close-up of fans shouting at a Milwaukee Braves baseball game.
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Sherman M. Booth

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Description: Sherman M. Booth, anti-slavery editor, shown seated reading newspaper.
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Naturalization

Date: 09 18 1984
Description: Jennie Youn Haeng Seider, 4, of Milwaukee, used her father Jeffrey Seider's back to display her new certificate of naturalization.

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