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Mifflin Street on Capitol Square

Date: 1953
Description: View looking northeast along Mifflin Street near its intersection with Carroll Street on the Capitol Square.
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Boy at Rootbeer Stand

Date: 1953
Description: Young boy with a rootbeer float moustache standing in the parking lot of a rootbeer stand.
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Aerial View of Lincoln Memorial Drive

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view looking north from the foot of Milwaukee's main thoroughfare, Wisconsin Avenue. Lincoln Memorial Drive winds its way along the lagoon in Juneau...
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Memorial Hospital

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior of hospital in winter, with four cars parked in front.
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Don't Buy Cudahy

Date: 1953
Description: View from across street of various representations of the "Don't Buy Cudahy" boycott campaign outside the Packinghouse Workers headquarters: cartops, women...
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Colored Entrance at Malco Theater

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view of the segregated entrance for African-Americans at Malco Theater. There is a fire escape on the side of the building. Several cars are parke...
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Snow in the Night

Date: 1953
Description: Winter scene of a Milwaukee residential street corner with snow at night.
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Parkway Theatre and City Hall

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view from sidewalk of City Hall, located at the intersection of West Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue. The Parkway Theatre, featuring the films...
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Executives with Snapping Turtle

Date: 1953
Description: Two executives standing in a parking lot behind the Gisholt Machine Company. The man on the left is standing with his hands behind his back. The man on th...
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Muir Locust

Date: 1953
Description: A man and three women standing at the base of a large tree, identified as the Muir Locust. The tree grew along Observatory Drive on the University of Wisco...
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8th Street, Looking North, Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1953
Description: Slightly elevated view of 8th Street, looking north in a central business district. Cars are parked along the curb, and other cars are moving down the stre...

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