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| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A group of children, boys and girls, reading at tables in a sunny reading room in the public library. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seating cap... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A group of children sit at tables in a library reading books and magazines while a librarian looks on from her circulation desk. When it opened in 1938, th... |
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| Description: | An unknown man is posed on a couch holding a book that has been renamed "Goon History, Volume 3." |
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| Description: | Portrait of Gauer at typewriter in the Brady Street "Lab. A similar one was taken of Bloch, then one was reversed and printed together to show Bloch and Ga... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library. Sign on librarian's desk reads: "Low speaking will be appreciated." Signs on bookshelves read: "Natura... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library. A sign on a table reads: "Story Hour Saturday 11 A.M." There is a large, brick fireplace along the far... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Milwaukee Public Library, showing reading tables on the ground floor, and balconies and railings of two levels above. Large stone colu... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Milwaukee Public Library. Note below the image reads: " Milwaukee Public Library, Children's Room." There are reading tables and chair... |
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| Description: | A group of fun-loving friends pose together. In the front row, from left to right, are Harold Gauer, Marion Bloch, Victor Ehr, Mary Jo Vonier and Robert Bl... |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat sits in profile in a darkened room with a bookshelf behind his back. |
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| Description: | Robert Bloch, standing next to shelves of books, in front of a door covered with cardboard. He is wearing the gaudy costume of the King Geek for a photo sh... |
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| Description: | Robert Vail, dressed up as a Monk, subtly caresses the thigh of Angie Vail. Vais is smoking and wearing only a tuxedo jacket with a bow tie, hat, and shoes... |
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| Description: | "Formal" full-length portrait of Bedard in the Brady Street "Lab." Harold Gauer states she was, "...a sweet and reserved girl, with no pretense whatsoever.... |
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| Description: | Robert and Angie Vail pose with drinks at a nautical themed costume party. |
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| Description: | Interior view of a room in the Bradley house, including paintings, a globe, fine furniture, a bookcase, and a large, ornate mirror over the fireplace. |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Inside of the People's Bookstore. Bookshelves, counters and cabinets of leftist books. Some titles are visible including Battle for Asia, Women i... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | John Johnston (1836-1904) sits with his feet up on a hassock in his library while reading a paper. Johnston, a successful Milwaukee banker, lived at 645 Fr... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Library in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The dining ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Dining room in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The lib... |
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