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Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight."
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The Christopher Columbus Passing through Broadway Bridge

Date: 08 30 1906
Description: A screw passenger excursion vessel or whaleback, the Christopher Columbus, passing through the Broadway Bridge.
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Plankinton House

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Description: Elevated view of exterior of Plankinton House from across the street.
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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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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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Muddy Street in Milwaukee

Date: 1901
Description: A man tips his hat to a passing woman as horse-drawn carts and pedestrians navigate through the dirt and mud of Milwaukee streets, thereby illustrating tha...
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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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Boy Scout Parade

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view. As part of Boy Scout Day at the Wisconsin State Fair, a contingent of scout flag bearers marches over the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge over the M...
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Soldiers Home with Flag

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Description: Exterior view of the Soldiers Home with a flag flying from the spire.
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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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National Avenue Parade

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view looking west on W. National Avenue from about S. 6th Street, towards a parade marching down National Avenue with a crowd of people watching, ...
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Mitchell Park

Date: 07 04 1917
Description: A crowd gathers for the dedication of the flag pole at Mitchell Park. The conservatory is in the background.
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Parade in Kosciusko Park

Date: 10 06 1918
Description: Elevated view of Polish parade in Kosciuszko Park at W. Becher and S. 8th Streets, with St. Josaphat's Basilica in the background. The Kosciuszko statue wa...
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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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Colosseum at the State Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Crowd of individuals at the Wisconsin State Fair, with a view of the Colosseum in the background.
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Amusement Rides at the Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Crowds of people walking, with amusement rides in the backround. Presumably the Wisconsin State Fair.
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State Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Elevated view of the State Fair and surrounding neighborhood.
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Submarine in Milwaukee River

Date: 08 08 1919
Description: Elevated view up the Milwaukee River from Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A World War I submarine travels down the Milwaukee River. A crowd is gathered at the riv...
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Kolmar Laboratories

Date: 07 31 1944
Description: Kolmar Laboratories and surrounding commercial area on the east side of N. Broadway between E. Chicago and E. Buffalo Streets. There are parked automobiles...

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