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| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A holiday postcard depicting the traditional image of St. Nicholas walking on foot garbed in a long green robe and carrying a bunch of switches for naughty... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard with Santa Claus with a walking stick, carrying a sack and holding a Christmas tree on his shoulder. He is in front of a snow-covered hous... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Advertising greeting card which reads "Handsome Christmas Card in Every package of Lion Coffee, November 5 to Christmas Day." The card depicts Santa Claus ... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Ceremonial performers in traditional Indian costume pose near a steamboat. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Santa Claus surrounded by children at a Christmas Party sponsored by the United Automobile Workers Local 121 of Janesville. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Trade card advertising a cream separator manufactured by the DeLaval Company. Features color illustration of the implement. The card dates to the company'... |
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| Description: | Man wearing an Uncle Sam costume plowing with a team of horses for an agricultural extension demonstration. It is likely the event took place during World... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Four women in Swiss costume, three of whom are holding flags, at the Wilhelm Tell Festival. |
| Date: | 07 04 1905 |
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| Description: | Children dressed as literary characters on a 4th of July float. Some children hold banners promoting the library. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Five young women in a dance-like pose for a gymnastics class in one of Milwaukee's Social Centers. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Gloria Swanson and Bobby Vernon in a scene from "Haystacks and Steeples". |
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| Description: | Hand-colored studio portrait of women and children in Swiss costume. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Iva and Otto Rindlisbacher standing with various musical instruments. Otto is in Swiss costume. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Two women in Swiss costume, possibly for the Wilhelm Tell Festival. |
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| Description: | Group of Caucasian individuals dressed up as African Americans, in blackface and eating watermelon. |
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| Description: | A young boy poses in a costume from the late nineteenth century, while sitting on a small chair. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Dancers in elaborate costumes and huge headdresses perform onstage in "Glorifying the American Girl," a 1929 Paramount musical. The heads of some pit music... |
| Date: | 10 01 1956 |
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| Description: | Original caption from the Milwaukee Journal: "Manager Fred Haney, wearing an Indian headdress, reached out to shake the hand of a greeter at Gen. Mi... |
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