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Picket Line at Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 09 23 1946
Description: Public Workers Strike - Milwaukee members of the United Public Workers, tiring of a series of stalls on their legitimate wage demands, take to the street a...
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Town Hall and Church

Date: 1932
Description: Photographic postcard view of a man sitting on the steps of Town Hall. The Catholic church is in the background. Caption reads: "Town Hall and Church, La P...
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Registering to Vote

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: A group of newly naturalized citizens registering to vote at City Hall.
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Community Polio Vaccine

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Description: Tables are set up at a City Hall basement lobby as a venue for public access to the polio vaccine.
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Beating the Bug

Date: 12 13 1968
Description: A firefighter gets a flu shot made available to city workers in the lobby of the municipal building to avoid contracting the Hong Kong flu.
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Mayor Law and Chic Sale

Date: 07 20 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law presenting the keys of the city to Chic Sale, former Dane County land owner and character impersonator performing at the Orpheum Theater...
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Mayor Law Sitting at Desk

Date: 12 01 1932
Description: Mayor James R. Law sitting at a desk signing a document in City Hall, 2-4 W. Mifflin Street.
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Pierceville Mothers' Club Players

Date: 01 18 1932
Description: Pierceville Mothers' Club players in costume for the play "Sons of Soil," taken on the stage of the Sun Prairie parish hall after the group won the first D...
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Columbus City Hall

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Description: View down street towards City Hall, and some nearby buildings. Two horse-drawn wagons are on the street, along with a horse and riders. There are pedestri...
Postcard

Merrill City Hall and Library

Date: 1910
Description: Merrill's City Hall and Library. Men are posing in front.
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Construction of City Hall

Date: 1888
Description: View across unpaved road towards construction workers at the site of the new city hall. William Waters, architect.
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Election Board

Date: 09 1925
Description: The Clear Lake election board inside the town hall.
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Mary Janet Hall Registering to Vote

Date: 02 24 1948
Description: Mary Janet Hall, (at left) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hall, registering at City Hall as a new voter, and City Clerk A.W. Bareis (at right.)
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City Hall

Date: 1939
Description: Wells Street Bridge occupies the bottom center of the image, with City Hall in the center background. Three men are walking on the bridge.
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City Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Street view; City Hall is in background. Taken on the edge of a street with horse-drawn carriages, and buildings lining the street, and a man wearing a ha...
Postcard

City Hall and Pabst Building

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Description: Hand-colored view from the water. Buildings are in the background, a boat and bridge are in the center. A small boat with people in it are in the foregroun...
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Truck Parked at City Hall

Date: 12 05 1925
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck parked in front of an old "City Hall" building. There is a cannon displayed on the front lawn.
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South Main Street and City Hall

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Description: South Main Street and City Hall. On the left side of the street, a business sign reads: "The Daily Mail." Caption reads: "South Main Street and City Hall, ...
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City Hall

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Description: A view of the side and front facade of the city hall. Three people and a dog are standing under the arch on the left. Caption reads: "Published by Norton D...
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Town Hall

Date: 1919
Description: View of the town hall, made primarily of brick, with two arches on its facade. A man in overalls is standing on the steps.

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