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Woman Adjusts Motorcycle

Date: 1915
Description: A woman adjusts her motorcycle in the middle of a street. A motorcycle is parked next to her.
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Semi-Pro Baseball

Date: 1915
Description: Two men playing baseball for semi-pro teams in a Milwaukee ballpark.
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Workers at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works

Date: 1915
Description: Employees working on cream separator(?) components at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company u...
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The Latest Fashion

Date: 1915
Description: A woman models a chic outfit with split-leg skirt and stylish coat and hat.
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Milwaukee Works Shop School Baseball Team

Date: 1915
Description: Group portrait of International Harvester's Milwaukee Works shop school baseball team.
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Milwaukee Journal Pathfinder Car

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of Robert Taylor's car, which he used for his work as the Milwaukee Journal's first photographer. A sign displayed across the spare tire r...
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Gymnastics Class

Date: 1915
Description: Five young women in a dance-like pose for a gymnastics class in one of Milwaukee's Social Centers.
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Crowd Ice Skating in Park

Date: 1915
Description: Crowd ice skating in a park, possibly Kosciuszko Park.
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Cawker Buliding

Date: 1915
Description: The northeast corner of the Cawker Building at W. Wells Street and N. Plankinton Avenue.
Postcard

Chesebro's

Date: 1915
Description: A tea shop and a women's apparel shop, located at 236 Prospect Avenue. The building has a corner turret, a front porch, and vines growing up the sides. Ca...
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Unidentified Street

Date: 1915
Description: A horse and wagon for the Milwaukee Brewery Co. and a car are parked on the road near the curb. The road is lined with residences.
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Out-Freight House No. 7

Date: 1915
Description: Horse-drawn and motor freight vehicles at the Out-Freight House No. 7 of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.
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Fire Engine and Fire Fighters

Date: 1915
Description: A small group of fire fighters fight an unseen fire with three fire hoses. Smoke obscures the fire, and on the right, a fire engine has smoke billowing fro...
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Men, Women and Children Playing in Lake

Date: 1915
Description: Group portrait of a small group of men, women, and children standing waist-deep in the water.
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Cameramen at Train Station

Date: 1915
Description: Group of cameramen waiting at train station, with American flags and banners set up in the background.
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Woman in Feathered Hat

Date: 1915
Description: A woman wearing a large feathered hat is standing and looking down at her shoe which she has rested on a step. She is wearing a split skirt.
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Steinbacher's Saloon Interior

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of the saloon owned by Rudolph Steinbacher at 16th and St. Paul Avenue. The photograph shows the large mural behind the bar and five people....
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Man Working on Load-Brake Ratch

Date: 1915
Description: Man assembling a load-brake ratch on a type "A" trolley, possibly at the Pawling and Henry plant. The man is leaning over, and behind him is a drop cloth.
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August McGraw

Date: 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of August McGraw, Milwaukee company president.
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Play Director Organizing Game

Date: 1915
Description: A play director wearing a hat and long dress is organizing a game with a group of children, mostly girls wearing dresses, one of which is holding a ball. T...

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