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German Farmers

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Description: German farm couple returning from the fields, crossing railroad tracks.
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Group Posing Near Motorcycle

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Description: Four people posing in front of a storefront with an advertisement for Schreier beer. A woman in the group is holding two flags. There is a motorcycle on th...
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Motorcycle Crowd

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Description: A group of motorcyclists and enthusiasts gathering outside of a barn.
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Children Wading in Water

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Description: Large group of children wading in the water in a small pool. The girls are holding up the edges of their skirts, and the boys are pulling up their pants. A...
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Girls in Running Race

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Description: Five young girls in skirts and dresses running. In the background, a crowd is watching the race.
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Maypole Dancers

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Description: A group of women in white skirts and wearing caps are dancing around a tall maypole. A crowd is watching in the background, and a dog is running in front o...
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Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen to the right and below. The lake, bluffs ...
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Unidentified Man and Woman Near Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: An unidentified man and woman posing in front of a Lawson Air Liner. Several men are pushing the plane backwards by the wings.
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Alfred Lawson and Group of Men and Women

Date: 1919
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Alfred Lawson posing with large group of women, and a few men. They are standing in front of what appears to be the Lawson Airpla...
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Official Marker; The Old Wade House

Date: 1953
Description: The Historical Marker for the Old Wade House State Park. A man and woman are standing in front of the sign, and in the background are picnic tables on a la...
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Conference Point, Croquet Grounds

Date: 1914
Description: Photographic postcard view of young people playing croquet on a court surrounded by trees. Men and women are standing on the right watching. There are auto...
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Sunday on the Porch

Date: 1923
Description: Clifford Frederick Messinger is sitting on a swinging bed with his wife, Gertrude Merker Messinger. He is holding the comics section of a newspaper; Gertru...
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Cousins

Date: 1925
Description: Barbara Brumder, left, posing with her cousins Mary Baldwin Messinger, center, and Joanne Beecher Messinger, right. The girls are wearing similar ethnic Ge...
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Margaret Brumder

Date: 1928
Description: Margaret Bouer (Mrs. Herbert Paul) Brumder posing sitting outdoors on a rustic lawn chair. She is wearing a broad headband, sweater, and short skirt, with ...
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Woodward Avenue School Faculty

Date: 09 1919
Description: Teachers and administrators at Woodward Avenue School posing for a group portrait in front of the brick school building. Jeannette Holt is sitting in the f...
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Children in Costume

Date: 1929
Description: Two girls dressed as flappers with cloche hats, right, are being held at gunpoint by a boy and girl dressed as outlaws wearing cowboy boots. The boy is Phi...
Postcard

The Pike, "Wonderland" Milwaukee

Date: 1906
Description: Tinted postcard showing crowds of people standing in and near shops. Behind the shops is a roller coaster. Caption reads: "The Pike, 'Wonderland' Milwaukee...
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Picnic

Date: 04 29 1934
Description: Mararet Bouer (Mrs. Herbert P.) Brumder, far left, and her son Philip, third from left, join other friends or relatives gathered around a large fallen log ...
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Brumder Family Christmas 1948

Date: 12 1948
Description: Margaret Bouer (Mrs. Herbert P.) Brumder, holding a cigarette, far left, is posing standing with family members in the living room of her home at 2030 East...
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Sailing on Pine Lake

Date: 1922
Description: An unidentified young woman, left, is holding Barbara Brumder on her lap in the stern of a sailboat. A second young woman is holding a sheet (rope) with as...

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