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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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Workers at Schlitz Brewery

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of workers on the bottling line at the Schlitz Brewery.
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Parishioners Outside New Fellowship Church of God

Date: 1939
Description: Parishioners gather at the entrance outside New Fellowship Church of God In Christ at North Eighth Street.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Tours the Allis-Chalmers Plant

Date: 1940
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil, and other officials touring the Allis-Chalmers plant.
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Milwaukee Grain Exchange Room

Date: 1910
Description: Sample tables in the Grain Exchange Room of the Chamber of Commerce Building. The Milwaukee Grain Exchange was a pioneer in grain trading with their develo...
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Stroboscopic Photography Technique

Date: 04 1950
Description: A girl on a swing is the subject of photographers demonstrating a technique using high speed flash.
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Card Players

Date: 03 20 1965
Description: Several men engaged in a serious card game at the Milwaukee Municipal Social Center, one of several centers devoted to social and recreational programs for...
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Family Cleaning their Motorboat

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: An industrious family cleans their motorboat which is parked in the driveway.
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Coaching Party Departing for Scottish Games

Date: 08 31 1909
Description: A coaching party of festively clad men, women, and children departing for the Annual Scottish Games sponsored by the St. Andrews Society. Some participants...
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Downriver from Grand Avenue Bridge

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Description: Schooners docked on river. The view is downriver from the Grand Avenue Bridge.
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Reverend Richard Kiefer Plays Bingo

Date: 08 06 1934
Description: Reverend Richard Kiefer of Sacred Heart monastery in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, joins in the bingo competition at a Catholic picnic, as women and children a...
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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
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Crime Scene Investigation

Date: 05 11 1955
Description: Chalk lines in the foreground mark the spot where White Elephant Bar owner was shot. Police and detectives conferred in the background after assembling inv...
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Salmon Fishing

Date: 10 07 1977
Description: Man and woman napping on the rocks with their hats down over their eyes as they fish for salmon.
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Harley-Davidson

Date: 1912
Description: Man in car loaded with milk cans and a large pumpkin or squash looks at man on Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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Garbage Truck

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Description: The Greendale Department of Public Works used this truck to collect trash.
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Man Practicing Archery

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Description: Man holding bow during archery practice.
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Young Man on Motorcycle

Date: 1910
Description: A young man sitting on a motorcycle.
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Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Date: 1905
Description: A man crouches down for a close look at a 1905 model Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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UAW-CIO Local 75 Election

Date: 12 1946
Description: Members of the United Automobile Workers union, Local 75, line up outside the local's headquarters, 308 E. Center Street, to vote on delegates to the union...

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