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Staying Cool Outside

Date: 06 22 1983
Description: Woman stays cool by sitting in a small plastic pool while pouring cups of water on her head.
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Raking Leaves

Date: 10 18 1984
Description: Young boy and girl make the autumn chore of leaf-raking fun.
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Family Farmers Market

Date: 07 27 1988
Description: Cousins set up a road-side stand to sell fruits and vegetables grown by their grandfather.
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Candy Maker

Date: 10 11 1981
Description: Jim Niemann decorates dipped chocolates at his family's business, Niemann's Home Made Chocolate Shop.
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King Kong Car

Date: 10 30 1984
Description: A five-story tall inflatable gorilla attracted potential buyers to a special sale at the Uptown Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Wauwatosa. Although the pres...
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Youthful Republicans for Barry Goldwater

Date: 09 22 1964
Description: Three young men displaying some campaign materials outside their own GOP headquarters in a garage at 8608 W. Meinecke Avenue in Wauwatosa. They are, from l...
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Boarded-Up Gas Station

Date: 03 10 1981
Description: Exterior view of a boarded-up Amoco gas station at 6731 W. North Avenue.
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A Girl in her Flowered Hat

Date: 1967
Description: Lori Miller, 5, wearing one of her mother's “flowered” (ribbon bows) hats.
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Wauwatosa Cafeteria and Custodial Workers Protest

Date: 06 13 1968
Description: Several people are walking down a sidewalk carrying signs. Some of the signs read: "Tax Dollar Wasted by Tosa Board," "Wauwatosa School Board Unfair," and ...
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Finding Recreation in the Kitchen

Date: 11 18 1971
Description: Two women are working in a large industrial kitchen. One woman is holding a tray and smiling, and the other woman is reaching for bowls while holding a spa...
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Walter and Judy Rasner

Date: 05 08 1979
Description: Portrait of a man and woman sitting together on a sofa, with curtains framing windows behind them. Caption reads: "Walter and Judy Rasner relaxed in their ...
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Roy and Loretta Mulvey

Date: 05 16 1979
Description: Portrait of a man and woman posing together. Caption reads: "Roy and Loretta Mulvey divide their time between Wauwatosa and St. Lucia."
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Courtney Thomey and Jenni Pemberton

Date: 04 12 1989
Description: A young man in a tuxedo and a young woman in a dress are posing on a staircase, with a bamboo plant behind them. Caption reads: "Courtney Thomey and Jenni ...
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Marshmallow Winter

Date: 02 1963
Description: Snow covered rocks in a stream are covered thickly with snow and appear to be marshmallows. The trees and shrubs on the opposite shoreline are reflected in...
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Demon Frolicking with Football

Date: 1979
Description: A boy dressed as a demon with a cape and holding a football is running in front of a brick wall.
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Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 05 1977
Description: A uniformed man wearing sunglasses is standing and looking to his right. Sitting on the curb next to him are two children, who are also wearing sunglasses....

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