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Father Groppi and Demonstrators

Date: 1968
Description: Father James Groppi (1930-) and school desegregation demonstrators marching in. Milwaukee holding signs that read "Stop School Segregation"
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
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Antique Cars on Display

Date: 08 18 1987
Description: At a Hartford antique show, a man looks over a well-maintained Model T Ford. In the background other people inspect more vintage automobiles.
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Polishing the Chrome

Date: 09 14 1987
Description: A man polishes his 12-cylinder Lincoln Coupe as part of a classic car show at Rank & Son Buick-GMC Truck.
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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
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Daisy Bates, the Little Rock Nine and the 101st Airborne Division

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Daisy Bates looks out from her front window as members of the 101st Airborne Division prepare to escort members of the "Little Rock Nine" to Central High S...
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King Kong Car

Date: 10 30 1984
Description: A five-story tall inflatable gorilla attracted potential buyers to a special sale at the Uptown Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Wauwatosa. Although the pres...
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Late Night Car Wash

Date: 01 20 1987
Description: Self-service car wash at Slattery's Amoco Service Station. A late evening customer takes advantage of a break in the normal January temperatures to wash r...
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Snowy Traffic Jam

Date: 02 02 1967
Description: Winter scene of a snowstorm that hit Milwaukee just at rush hour creating a traffic headache for homebound commuters (seen here at Wisconsin and Milwaukee ...
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Man Washing his Suzuki Motorcycle

Date: 04 05 1984
Description: Corky Barker washing down his motorcycle in front of his home at 2734 South Superior Street.
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Rod Serling Sitting on Car

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Description: Rod Serling sits shirtless on the hood of a car.
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Cityscape near Lake Michigan

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of the city looking north along the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Northwest Milwaukee

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of a northwest section of the city.
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Rudolph Valentino with Voisin Car

Date: 1923
Description: Rudolph Valentino and his wife Natacha Rambova pose with their Voisin automobile.
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Breaking the Blockade

Date: 05 05 1949
Description: Several days before the Berlin Blockade was to be lifted, Russian authorities permitted this West Berlin couple to purchase potatoes in the eastern sector....
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Clara Kimball Young, an Automobile, and a Chow Dog

Date: 1918
Description: The silent film actress Clara Kimball Young, dressed for a drive in a military-styled coat with patch pockets and a dark straw hat, stands beside a car wit...
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Gaston Glass in his New Car

Date: 1922
Description: French-born silent film actor Gaston Glass at the wheel of a touring car with a spare tire mounted on the running board. Glass later became an assistant di...
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Douglas Fairbanks and a Stutz Bearcat Automobile

Date: 1918
Description: Silent film star Douglas Fairbanks stands in the cockpit of a Stutz Bearcat roadster.
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Cullen Landis in a Racing Car

Date: 1921
Description: Goldwyn silent film star Cullen Landis behind the wheel of a racing car with 1921 California license plates. Original caption: "Here's Cullen Landis in...

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