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Milwaukee Bathing Beach

Date: 1910
Description: Popular bathing beaches like this one on Lake Michigan offered relief from the heat as well as the opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions of the 191...
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Two Women on Rainy Street

Date: 1910
Description: Several pedestrians cross a city street on a rainy day.
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1910
Description: View along top of hill in the park toward a woman and child sitting on a bench near the monument. At the bottom of the hill on the left are railroad tracks...
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Lake Park Shoreline

Date: 1910
Description: Path along Lake Michigan beach. Below are people walking along the shoreline. Further down the path is a small group of people. Pilings are in the water in...
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Layton Art Gallery

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the classical-style building. The facade has fluted columns, decorated capitals, ornate railings, and a wide stairway leading to the entra...
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Milwaukee College

Date: 1910
Description: The central gothic structure was built around 1852 for the Milwaukee Female College and the wings were added at a later time. Later this building was used...
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Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of brewing company. A sign for Schlitz is suspended between two of the buildings. Pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-drawn vehicles are on the ...
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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1910
Description: Grand Avenue at 4th Street looking east. The Alhambra Theatre is on the left. Pedestrians are on the streets and sidewalks, and horse-drawn vehicles are on...
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Group on Lawn at Washington Park

Date: 1910
Description: A group is sitting on the lawn at Washington Park. Louis Oto Stauff is wearing the bowler hat. The women behind him are identified as Ella Augusta Reinhard...
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Women Wearing Hats on Street

Date: 1910
Description: Four young women are walking down a city street across cable car tracks wearing coats and very large hats. Two of the women have fur muffs on their hands, ...
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Women with Straw Hats on Sidewalk

Date: 1910
Description: Young ladies with large straw hats standing on the sidewalk. One woman is holding a basket, while another woman is crouching down holding a purse. A child ...
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Group Posed Sitting on Curb

Date: 1910
Description: A young man and two women are sitting on a curb. Both women are wearing large hats.
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Women Sitting In Park

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down hill towards two ladies sitting on a park bench. They are looking down the hill which is surrounded by trees, watching children playing n...
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Suffragists Handing out Literature

Date: 1910
Description: Milwaukee Suffragists are holding small flags and handing out literature on a downtown street corner. A woman and a man are both wearing pin-back buttons t...
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Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View down platform towards a railroad depot, with automobiles and several horse-drawn vehicles. A group of people are standing on the platform.
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Group Riding in Automobile

Date: 1910
Description: Two men are sitting in the front, and two women are sitting in the back seats of an early automobile riding on a residential street. The car's roof is retr...
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Thekla Wollaeger

Date: 1910
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Thekla Wollaeger (Mrs. George Frederick) Brumder. She is wearing a dress with beaded trim and a pearl necklace.
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Ida Merker

Date: 1910
Description: Ida Brumder Merker is standing and admiring spring flowers arranged in a basket with a large ribbon bow. She is wearing a fancy dress and is holding a flow...

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