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Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Schlitz train and group of revelers, celebrating the end of prohibition in Milwaukee. Schlitz Engine #8027 departs to deliver the first Schlitz beer at 12:...
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Children and Adults Participating in Milwaukee Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 03 1945
Description: The 6th Ward Contingent represented a community on the march. Black men, women and children from the CIO and AF of L, from small business, brought a messa...
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Police Officer with Pedestrian

Date: 1900
Description: Police officer helping a young woman cross the street.
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Spring Fashion Show

Date: 03 31 1963
Description: A model walks down the runway during an Easter dress fashion show. Ticket sales benefitted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee community center.
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Fans at Sporting Event

Date: 03 15 1957
Description: High school fans in the bleachers cheer on their team during a night game.
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Walter Mondale

Date: 10 24 1984
Description: Walter Mondale campaigns for president in 1984 during his failed run against Ronald Reagan.
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Milk and Baseball

Date: 06 04 1956
Description: Milk is distributed at an Eau Claire Braves baseball game by Doris Olsen, a finalist in the "Alice In Dairyland" contest.
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William Proxmire's Victory

Date: 08 27 1957
Description: William Proxmire, his wife, Ellen (to Proxmire's right), and his supporters celebrate his victory in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated u...
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Joe McCarthy and Admirers

Date: 12 11 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy greets admirers at a Republican Party dinner that honored him.
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Crowd Ice Skating in Park

Date: 1915
Description: Crowd ice skating in a park, possibly Kosciuszko Park.
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Woman and Crowd of Young Boys

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Description: A crowd of young boys in an alley gathers behind a woman, possibly a suffragist, who appears to have thrown something. From the interior of the building on...
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Pedestrians Crossing to Street Corner

Date: 1908
Description: A large group of people are crossing to a street corner. The corner store has a sign saying: "United Cigar Store." The road is paved with cobblestones.
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Parade in Factory Yard

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Description: Elevated view of a parade crossing through a factory yard, where the workers are watching. Some are sitting on the roof of the building in the background. ...
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Pedestrians on Street Near Fire

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Description: A large cloud of smoke blankets the end of the road, and snow covers the ground. Pedestrians are the sidewalks. A woman is running across the street, and a...
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Asian Dignitaries

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Description: Asian dignitaries, including two women, amidst a crowd, perhaps at a railroad station.
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Children outside Theater

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Description: A large crowd of children are gathered outside the Alhambra theater. The children, all boys, fill the sidewalk, and are being herded by a man on the left. ...
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Girls in Running Race

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Description: Five young girls in skirts and dresses running. In the background, a crowd is watching the race.
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Crowd and Performers

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Description: A group of several performers, possibly singers, standing outside on a platform in front of a crowd.
Postcard

Sporting Event Spectators

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Description: A group of spectators including men, women, and children standing at a railing watching some type of sporting event in a field where a large crowd is gathe...
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Crowd on Bleachers

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Description: Crowd of men and women on grandstand bleachers watching a sporting event.

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