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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Parishioners Outside New Fellowship Church of God

Date: 1939
Description: Parishioners gather at the entrance outside New Fellowship Church of God In Christ at North Eighth Street.
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Gridley Dairy Milk Wagon

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Description: A man holding a bottle of milk is standing and posing next to a horse-drawn Gridley Dairy milk wagon. Two other men are standing on the left near a brick b...
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Schooner Leaving Milwaukee Harbor

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Description: Leaving Milwaukee harbor via tugboat, this was the final voyage of the Lucia B. Simpson. Made in 1928, the Simpson was the last of the lake lumber s...
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School Desegregation Pickets

Date: 1964
Description: A woman and child carry CORE picket signs protesting school segregation.
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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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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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Postmen

Date: 1880
Description: Group portrait of postmen from the Milwaukee Area.
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Children Dressed in Halloween Costumes

Date: 1920
Description: Five children dressed in Halloween costumes with jack-o-lanterns hanging overhead. Two of them are Robert J. Taylor's daughters, Ellen and Donna Taylor.
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Family Greeting

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. (Mrs. Joseph) Smith, third from right, with family members on the porch, wave as two men at the bottom of the steps doff their hats.
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Fish Flying

Date: 1912
Description: A Wright Model B Flyer at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Although unidentified, this is believed to be the aircraft that Farnum Fish flew at the fairgrou...
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Residential Housing

Date: 1936
Description: View down road of mass-produced residential housing with farm in background.
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First Milwaukee Railroad Depot

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the first Milwaukee railroad depot, which was used by the Milwaukee & Waukesha and the Milwaukee & Mississippi railroads. The Milwaukee &...
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Boat in Harbor

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Description: "Conrad Starke" (possibly a tugboat) cruising on the water near a bridge in an industrial area. The waterway is probably connected to Lake Michigan. Three ...
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Family and Car

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Description: A car (possible a Model T) parked in the grass with a family sitting inside. There are other people with cars in the background under trees, and people sit...
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Railroad Train near Hiawatha City Yard

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Description: View across multiple sets of railroad tracks towards two locomotives at a railroad city yard in Milwaukee (probably the Hiawatha). There is a dense cloud o...
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Christopher Columbus Cruise Vessel Accident

Date: 06 30 1917
Description: Damaged ship on the Milwaukee River. The Christopher Columbus was a popular cruise vessel launched in 1893 and used to traverse the Great Lakes. On ...
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Prize Waterfowl

Date: 1955
Description: Two young boys and their prize-winning ducks at the 1955 Wisconsin State Fair.
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Amusement Rides

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Description: Crowds wandering among the amusement rides at the Wisconsin State Fair. In the background is the ride known as the "Rocket Bomber."
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Centennial History Building

Date: 08 1948
Description: The History Building at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The building was one of several new buildings, all of a modern, forward looking design, comple...

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