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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue looking west, with the RKO Riverside Theatre on the right, and a large Christmas sign on the corner of a building on th...
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McCormick Works Illuminated on December Night

Date: 12 21 1928
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's McCormick Works lit up on a December night. A very large lit Christmas tree is on the roof of the building. A si...
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Woman Seated in Touring Car

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Description: A woman dressed for winter weather and seated in the back of a touring car, looks coyly at the photographer. She is surrounded by holiday gifts and package...
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Capitol Square

Date: 1933
Description: Two police officers, one on a motorcycle with sidecar on the corner of Mifflin and Carroll Street, on the Capitol Square. A large Santa Claus cutout is lo...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard with a young woman driving an open automobile with Santa Claus in the back, who is holding gifts in his left hand. He is wearing a red sui...
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Christmas Shopping

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Natalie Schwartz, 137 Talmadge Street, admiring a Christmas tree outdoors.
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Grant Park

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of Grant Park through a window of the offices of International Harvester on Michigan Avenue. Trains are passing in the background behind a la...
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Roundy Coughlin Receiving a New Car

Date: 12 01 1949
Description: A crowd gathers around Roundy Coughlin, Wisconsin State Journal columnist, as he receives a new car from the Rounders' Club.
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Rennebohms Moving to New Governor's Residence

Date: 12 13 1949
Description: Sixteen employees of the Rennebohm Drug Company carry miscellaneous furnishings from the old executive residence to the new one in Maple Bluff. The "moving...
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Front Street Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card or postcard with view of Front Street. Business signs read: "First National Bank," "John Wernecke Merchant Tailor," "Moore's," "Sal...
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard showing Santa Claus behind the steering wheel of his motorized sleigh. Holly fills the front and pine boughs fill the back. He is wearing ...
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"Merry Christmas"

Date: 1928
Description: Holiday card depicting a view of the front of an automobile with a couple inside driving down a snow-covered road at night. Two crystals are glued to the h...
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Seasons Greetings

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card of the history of the State of Wisconsin, 1848-1948. Shows a map of Wisconsin with many historical and themed elements. Image was created by w...
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Neverland, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1965
Description: Holiday card with a drawing of a vacation home on the front, and a picture of the family in front of their Volkswagen bus on the inside. The family has a C...
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Santa Driving a Car

Date: 12 21 1909
Description: Embossed postcard with a drawing of Santa Claus wearing driving goggles and driving an automobile. A Christmas tree and several toys are loaded in the back...
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Eagle River Street Scene

Date: 01 1972
Description: Winter scene on Wall Street. Two women cross the street and many cars are parked at the curb. Men appear in the background. Many business signs can be seen...
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Christmas Eve

Date: 12 24 1981
Description: "Christmas Eve in Theresa."
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Billboard Christmas Greeting

Date: 12 19 1958
Description: Employees at the Madison division of the Borden Company arrange for a billboard to deliver Christmas greetings to their general manager, Henry A. Soldwedel...
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Christ Presbyterian Church Service League House Tour

Date: 11 07 1960
Description: Service league members of Christ Presbyterian Church prepare their "Home for the Holidays" tour, boutique, and bake sale. Many of the items to be shown in ...
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Santa Claus in Downtown Hillsboro

Date: 1955
Description: A man dressed as Santa Claus leans down from an open car to hand sacks of candy to a crowd of warmly-dressed children and parents. Santa's visit took place...

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