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Young Boy in Blizzard

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: Winter scene with close-up shot of a young boy in hat and scarf, covered in snow.
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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Pickled Peppers

Date: 11 21 1963
Description: A variety of canned and fresh peppers is artfully displayed by the woman who serves them to her family and gives them as gifts.
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Punch Pressing Handles

Date: 11 27 1967
Description: A machinist running a punch press at Res Manufacturing Company.
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Cook's Choice

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: A chef wearing a toque removes a roast from the oven.
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Sweet Pastry

Date: 11 15 1963
Description: Pastry maker removes oil with baster from pan of baked baklava against the backdrop of a map of Armenia.
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Rock Show

Date: 05 12 1963
Description: Three boys take a break from baseball to view the Wisconsin Geological Society's rock, gem and mineral show at Wauwatosa's Hart park recreational building.
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Fish Bait

Date: 08 02 1963
Description: Contestant baits her hook in Washington Park at the annual Milwaukee county park commission's fishing rodeo.
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Stuffed Toy Clown

Date: 11 05 1963
Description: A young girl handles a stuffed toy clown during the Milwaukee-Downer seminary alumnae holiday bazaar.
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Girl with Freckles Eating Ice Cream

Date: 08 19 1963
Description: Close-up of a girl with cartoon-decorated balloons eating ice cream at a social.
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Tree Placement

Date: 06 03 1963
Description: Members of the Brown Deer beautification committee plant trees along the boulevard.
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Reading Circle

Date: 08 06 1963
Description: A mother reads stories on her front steps to children from around the block.
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Students with a Skeleton

Date: 09 10 1963
Description: Three freshman students inspect a skeleton at the Marquette University medical school.
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St. Paul A.M.E. Church

Date: 1960
Description: St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, East Dayton Street. From 1902 to 1928 this church building was located at 625 E. Dayton Street, having been ...
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Milwaukee Home for Aged Lutherans Piano Player

Date: 1967
Description: Miss Lydia Henie, 76 years old, playing the piano in the devotional room of the Home for Aged Lutherans, 7500 West North Avenue.
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Card Player; Esther Lewis

Date: 07 11 1968
Description: Close-up of a woman wearing a newspaper hat playing cards. Identified as Esther Lewis playing with the Golden Agers club members in Washington Park, Milwau...
Historical Object

"The Great Society" Comic Book

Date: 1966
Description: Cover of a comic book about Lyndon B. Johnson as a superhero named "Super LBJ." The cover features a full-color illustration of a man wearing a red and whi...
Photograph

Bronwyn Jones

Date: 09 11 1963
Description: A woman is smiling while posing with her right leg lifted. She is wearing a dress and standing in front of a fireplace and wood-paneled wall. Caption reads...
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The Brewery and the Brewer

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of the brewing kettles at the Pabst Brewery. A brewery worker is walking up the stairs in between the kettles.

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