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Sailboat in Harbor

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Description: Several people are standing aboard a sailboat sailing in the harbor. A small boat is tied to the back of the sailboat.
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Golf Game

Date: 04 26 1967
Description: Women golfers on the course.
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Mitchell Airport Farewell

Date: 06 1963
Description: Children, adults, and a Northwest Airlines Boeing 707 jetliner on the tarmac at General Mitchell International Airport. The children, all first graders fro...
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Postal Employees Demand Higher Wages

Date: 08 1919
Description: View down long line of workers from the United States Postal Service demonstrating for an increase in salary to meet war-time cost of living increases.
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Apollo 8 Honors

Date: 02 20 1969
Description: Astronaut James A. Lovell accepting a gift of cheese from Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles during a gathering in Lovell's honor. A model of the Apollo ...
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I Like Ike

Date: 11 10 1956
Description: Bet winner and Eisenhower supporter Edwin L. Warner enjoys his payoff from bet loser and Adlai Stevenson backer John Shaat, as Shaat tows Warner along the ...
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Fair Housing March

Date: 08 29 1966
Description: Father James Groppi leading a fair housing march.
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Parade of the 32nd Division

Date: 1919
Description: Parade celebrating the return of the 32nd Division after World War I.
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Juneau Park

Date: 05 30 1914
Description: Juneau Park looking north from approximately E. Mason Street, with the Chicago and North Western railroad tracks on the right. The Lake Michigan shoreline ...
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Celebration in Kosciusko Park

Date: 10 06 1918
Description: Crowd gathering in Kosciusko Park to celebrate the first anniversary of the formation of the Polish Army in France. Caption on glass plate reads: "Celebrat...
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Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort on the shores of Lake Michigan, with crowds of individuals walking up the numerous paths that lead to the resor...
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 08 01 1914
Description: Milwaukee Yacht Club, located at the foot of E. Layfayette Street on Lake Michigan. Numerous sailboats are in the harbor, and individuals are on the pier.
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International Harvester Tent at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior of the International Harvester Company tent at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Women and Girls in front of Church

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Description: A group of women and girls wearing white dresses and waving American flags are standing at the curb in front of a church. Three police officers are standin...
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Parade with Marching Band

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Description: A small marching band is at the head of the parade with a military group marching behind them. Crowds are standing on the sidewalk.
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Men Walking in Parade

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of a group of men marching down the center of the road with two cars decorated with flags following close behind. Both sidewalks are full of ...
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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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Men on Athletic Field

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Description: Elevated view of a line of young men walking across an athletic field. In the left corner is a group of onlookers, some of which have markings on the back ...
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Motorcycle Racing

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Description: Two motorcyclists are racing by while several men are watching from behind a railing. One man standing on the track in the foreground is holding a flag.
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Pathfinder on Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards the Milwaukee Journal Pathfinder car parked on a bridge. Under the bridge is a stream with a small waterfall. Two women are sta...

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