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Bentz Tavern

Date: 1936
Description: The Bentz Tavern, located at 3076 N. 12th Street, photographed for the WPA Writers' Project.
Photograph

Benjamin Church House

Date: 1936
Description: View from the southeast. House is one story, with a larger building behind it. The porch has four fluted columns and siding along the walls. A side room ...
Photograph

Milwaukee-Downer College

Date: 1936
Description: Merrill Hall and other smaller buildings from across the street.
Photograph

J. Robert Taylor with Camera

Date: 1936
Description: J. Robert Taylor standing in the middle of a street, holding a large camera. On the left, a car is driving by, and a person is walking on the sidewalk in t...
Photograph

Divers Testing New Breathing Mixture

Date: 1936
Description: Dr. Edgar End, Max Gene Nohl and John Craig (the "human guinea pigs") are shown inside the decompression chamber located at the Milwaukee County Emergency ...
Photograph

Max Wellington Babb

Date: 1936
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Max Wellington Babb, Milwaukee manufacturer.
Photograph

Man Delivering Milk with Truck

Date: 1936
Description: Man getting out of an International M-3 truck owned by the Golden Guernsey Dairy. The truck is parked on a residential street, and the driver is carrying a...
Photograph

City Hall from Bridge

Date: 1936
Description: View from bridge of City Hall at North Water, North Market, and East Wells Streets, and East Kilbourn Avenue.
Photograph

St. Josephat's Basilica

Date: 1936
Description: View down street of St. Josephat's Basilica and the surrounding streets.
Photograph

Brewing Kettles

Date: 1936
Description: View from above of brewing kettles in the Pabst brewery in Milwaukee. There are workers standing on the ground floor, and in the far background is a large ...
Photograph

Registering for Unemployment Compensation

Date: 1936
Description: View of the atrium of Milwaukee's City Hall with a crowd of people gathered to register for unemployment compensation.
Photograph

The Wisconsin Club

Date: 1936
Description: An exterior view of the Wisconsin (formerly the Germania) Club.
Photograph

Sitting on a Sidewalk

Date: 1936
Description: Five people sitting on a sidewalk outside of a building. A woman stands on a stoop in the doorway.
Photograph

Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1936
Description: An elevated view of Milwaukee Harbor with railroad station looking towards Lake Michigan.
Book or Pamphlet

International C-50 Truck Brochure

Date: 1936
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for an International C-50 truck. Features a photograph of men unloading cases of beer from a C-50 truck owned by Miller Br...
Print

Five O'clock Club Beer, Label

Date: 1936
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Five O'clock Club Beer, A. Gettelman Brewing Company." The label features the silhou...
Print

Wiscona Beer, Label

Date: 1936
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. The label is cut in the shape of a parallelogram. "Wiscona Beer, Herman Bottling Work...
Print

Old Milwaukee, Beer Label

Date: 1936
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Old Milwaukee Beer, Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co." At the center of the label is an image...
Historical Object

Reverse Side of Dionne Quintuplets Fan

Date: 1936
Description: The reverse side of a promotional cardboard and wood fan featuring an image of the Dionne quintuplets. This back side of the fan is printed with an adverti...
Map or Atlas

Street Railway, Trackless Trolley, and Motor Bus Guide

Date: 1936
Description: Street map of the City of Milwaukee and surrounding suburbs indicating various mass transit lines. There is an index to Milwaukee streets at the right of t...

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