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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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Wisconsin State Fair Midway

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Description: Crowds jam the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Automobiles in Parking Lot for Chief Kahquados Ceremony

Date: 05 29 1931
Description: A large numbers of cars are shown parked at Peninsula State Park during the reburial ceremony for Potawatomi Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados. A crowd of p...
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Baseball Stadium

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Description: View of Milwaukee County baseball stadium showing parking lot in foreground and including view of stadium seating and field with players.
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WPA Exhibit

Date: 1937
Description: Opening ceremonies for a Work Progress Administration (WPA) exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Aerial View of County Stadium

Date: 1952
Description: Home baseball park for the Milwaukee Braves baseball team. The field is on the upper left, with the rest of the image taken over by the full parking lots.
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Aerial View of Milwaukee County Stadium

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Description: Home field of the Milwaukee Braves baseball team. The field is in the center, and is surrounded by a parking lot full of automobiles.
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Bustling Street Scene

Date: 1905
Description: Busy street with automobiles, pedestrians and a horse-drawn cart. Streetcar tracks are in the center of the street. Business signs read: "W.A. Gill Co.," "...
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Horse Racing at Lima Driving Park

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Description: Elevated view of racing trotters lined up on the track at Lima Driving Park as spectators look on from the grandstand. Automobiles are parked near the judg...
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Boating on the Woodmont River

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Description: Several varieties of boats crowd Woodmont River and crowds gather along the shoreline. Houses are in the background and automobiles are parked along the ro...
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Beach Boulevard

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Description: Elevated view down Beach Boulevard, a boardwalk-like street with gift shops and carnival events facing the beach and harbor. Crowds of people are on the si...
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4th of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1915
Description: Handwriting on reverse reads: "Uncle John Doll leading 4th of July Parade in 1915." A man on a horse leads a parade of automobiles, trucks and tractors dow...

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