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Milwaukee Fender Bender

Date: 1956
Description: Passers-by help move a disabled vehicle after an automobile accident on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Milwaukee County War Memorial Center

Date: 1956
Description: A monument to Milwaukeeans killed in the Second World War and the Korean Conflict. Night view, with building lit internally.
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Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) in Backyard

Date: 1956
Description: Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) in backyard of her home on Farwell Avenue.
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Checking the Oil

Date: 1956
Description: Woman in polka dot dress is looking on as a service station worker checks the oil in her car.
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Winter Traffic

Date: 1956
Description: Elevated view looking on downtown street with traffic, in winter.
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Boys' Marching Band

Date: 1956
Description: Uniformed boys' bugle corps passing along a street in a parade. A group of people watch from the sidewalk across the street.
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Milwaukee Welcomes You!

Date: 1956
Description: Intended for tourists, this brochure features a map of Milwaukee's central business district as well as general information about parking, beaches and othe...
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Breach of Time

Date: 1956
Description: A stone barn, tree and another building. The remains of a ladder is leaning against the foundation of the barn.
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Modes of Yesterday

Date: 1956
Description: A man carrying an umbrella is gazing into the display window of Levinger's Antique Shop, Jefferson and East Main Street.
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Frosting

Date: 1956
Description: Snow is mounded on top of pilings on the edge of the Milwaukee River.
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Autumn Hush

Date: 1956
Description: A walking trail in a ravine through the woods.

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