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Children at Fountain

Date: 1905
Description: Children at fountain on Broadway and Superior. Two girls are sitting in a pony-cart, a girl is looking through a railing with a dog, while a boy is filling...
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Walking in the Rain

Date: 1957
Description: A woman in business attire walking with an open umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Milwaukee. To her left is the Civil War monument, "The Victorious Charg...
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Capitol Grounds Gate

Date: 1880
Description: View of the gate to the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds, looking out to the street. On the left on the opposite side of the street is a building with a sig...
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Gundry, Gray and Company Store

Date: 1875
Description: The Gundry, Gray and Company store. The building was erected in 1841 and the dog on the sign was added in 1871.
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Julius Schadauer Store

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Description: View from street towards a man standing in front of the doorway to the Julius Schadauer's tobacco store on a street corner at 101 State Street. A man is on...
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Havana Parade, Cuban Revolution

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Description: Parade celebrating Fidel Casto's arrival in Havana at the end of the Cuban Revolution. 26th of July Movement soldiers are riding on top of a captured Sher...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. Near a streetcar is the city's Civil War memorial, erected in 1898 by John Conway.
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Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. A streetcar and a horse-drawn wagon are coming up the avenue. There are monuments in the median.
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Disembarking at Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view looking down gutter of roof towards the British volunteer forces parading in Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia right before they disembarked fr...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t...
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TWA Dogs Exhibition

Date: 1982
Description: Elizabeth Was is crouching inside two triangular walls open on one side. In front of her are two painted signs lying on the grass and read: 'Step Here' and...
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Man Posing with Truck

Date: 05 28 1925
Description: Man posing in front of the passenger door of an International Motor Truck which is parked on a street. In the background on the right is a monument of a ma...
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First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Crowds in front of the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914, after Germany had made the decision to declare war.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in front of the Dom (cathedral) in Berlin.
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Victory Arch

Date: 1918
Description: Crowds of people are standing on either side of a street, with a model of an arch spanning the street. On top of the arch is a statue of Victory. American ...

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