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Boxers Posing with their Coach

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Description: Six fighters in pugilistic poses, in the boxing ring with their coach. The Milwaukee Urban League provided community activities, like boxing, for children ...
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Steelworkers Costume Party

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Members of Local 1114, United Steelworkers of America (Harnischfeger Corporation) at a holiday costume party.
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Reunion of the Iron Brigade

Date: 09 1887
Description: A group portrait of Civil War veterans and their families pose in front of the Milwaukee armory building at the reunion of The Iron Brigade.
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Panoramic Group Portrait of Wisconsin Medical Association

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic group portrait of the Wisconsin Medical Association outside of the Layton Art Gallery.
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State Bar Association in front of New Pfister Hotel

Date: 1929
Description: Panoramic group portrait of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin outside of the newly-built Pfister Hotel.
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Life Saving Service

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Description: Group of men of the Life Saving Service posing in front of their boat.
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Group Portrait of Milwaukee Brewers

Date: 1909
Description: Group portrait of the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association on a field with a stadium in the background. Some of the players have their gloves with...
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Civil War Veterans at Soldier's Home

Date: 12 23 1938
Description: Two unidentified Civil War veterans at soldier's home on December 23, 1938, along with two representatives from the American Legion. The veterans are both ...
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Wolcott Post of the Grand Army of the Republic

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of members of the Wolcott Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Members of the 11th Wisconsin Volunteers

Date: 1895
Description: Group portrait of the members of the 11th Wisconsin Volunteers, and some family members, posed on the steps of what appears to be the old Milwaukee County ...
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Veterans of Company I, 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 1887
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the Veterans of Company I, 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at a Grand Army of the Republic reunion. Center group, standing, fr...
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United Steelworkers Convention Resolutions Committee

Date: 08 24 1946
Description: Posed group shot of the United Steelworkers of America District 32 Convention Resolutions Committee. The men wear suits and are all sitting or standing aro...
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Masquerade Group, Turnfest Club

Date: 02 25 1931
Description: Masquerade Group, Turnfest Club, Milwaukee Gymnastic Association. Five men and eleven women are dressed up in masquerade clothing, and all are wearing head...
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Herold Team of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 09 21 1886
Description: Twenty-seven young men and George Brosius posing outdoors with sporting equipment. The young men are dressed in short sleeved shirts and pants (possibly an...
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Acrobatic Gymnastics Club of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 1866
Description: Acrobatic Gymnastics Club of the Milwaukee Turners, posing in a studio wearing their gymnastic clothing.
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Men Performing Handstands

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Description: Six men from Milwaukee Turners doing handstands on parallel bars in a gymnasium. A seventh man stands to the right. All are wearing uniforms.
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Group Portrait of Women Gymnasts

Date: 04 26 1928
Description: Group portrait of women gymnasts from the Milwaukee Turners in a gymnasium. They are wearing uniforms with middy blouses.
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Group Portrait of Men Gymnasts

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Group portrait of men gymnasts from the Milwaukee Turners in a gymnasium. They are wearing uniforms.
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Cast of a Play

Date: 1941
Description: Female cast members of the play “How the Story Grew” performed during the Milwaukee Turners Winterfest.
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Ladies Auxiliary

Date: 1943
Description: The Ladies Auxiliary of the Milwaukee Turners posing indoors. They are wearing dresses. An American flag hangs behind them.

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