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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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Wauwatosa Railroad Station

Date: 10 30 1944
Description: View across railroads tracks towards the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad station. A number of children and adults are standing around the station. S...
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Young Girl with Purse and Hat

Date: 1944
Description: Jo-Claren Maurin (b. 1942) sitting on the stoop of her house in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin wearing a red straw hat and holding a matching red straw purse. She is...
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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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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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Lefeber Brothers Company Store

Date: 08 24 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Lefebre [sic] Bros. Co.'s Store. Wauwatosa, Wis." A two story, brick building with a parapet and large display windows with transoms ...

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