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Kissing Babies

Date: 08 28 1962
Description: At Mitchell Airport, Senator Alexander Wiley greets the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Underborg of Waukesha with a kiss. Mrs. Wiley, holding a bouquet of ...
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Group Posed Sitting on Curb

Date: 1910
Description: A young man and two women are sitting on a curb. Both women are wearing large hats.
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Decorating Fourth of July Float

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Group of people decorating the Garden Queen float for a Fourth of July parade near a large garage. The float reads "Greendale-The Garden City," "Pop. 2800"...
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Syl and Aunt Helen under Willow Tree

Date: 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen stand underneath a willow tree. Octagon Cottage is in the background to the right and wildflowers are in the foreground. The edge of the...
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Alice Holloway's Engagement Trip

Date: 1930
Description: Alice Holloway standing in front of a flowering rose bush along the shore of Lake Michigan during a trip to Milwaukee to celebrate her engagement.
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 1948
Description: A woman in a uniform places a lei of orchids around Margaret McGuire's neck as she accepts the role of Centennial Queen on a stage at the Wisconsin Centenn...
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National Blower Works Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of National Blower Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturers of "Steam Hot Blast Apparatus." On the left is an Uncle Sam figure pointing to a...
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Milwaukee Lithographing Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee Lithographing Company, with a woman in classical dress holding a document in her lap and sitting amidst grass and flowers, a ri...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. Near a streetcar is the city's Civil War memorial, erected in 1898 by John Conway.
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Lily Pond

Date: 1900
Description: View of a lily pond in Mitchell Park. A man is working among the plants along the shoreline in the middle background.
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Ladies Inspecting a Garden

Date: 1958
Description: Group of ladies inspecting the gardens at the Harry Stratton residence.
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Milwaukee Harvester Co. Catalog Front and Back Cover

Date: 1885
Description: The front cover features a color illustration of a man and woman relaxing near a lake or river. The woman is sitting on a chair under an umbrella painting ...
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Frederick Layton in a Garden

Date: 1914
Description: Frederick Layton gave this hand-colored photograph of himself in his garden on Marshall Street to his niece Elizabeth Layton Fowle on August 8, 1914. He di...
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Bernice Lindsay with Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay posing with the street sign named after her. Part of the N. Lindsay Street Dedication ceremony. She is wearing a coat and a hat. Three unid...
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 08 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire receives a lei made of orchids in a ceremony making her the Queen of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition at the State Fair. The lei was fl...
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Inside the Mitchell Park Conservatory

Date: 1967
Description: A man and woman are walking along a dirt path near a gazebo. Flowers and trees and bushes are growing inside the horticultural conservatory.
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A Happy Reunion

Date: 02 25 1962
Description: A woman is smiling as a man kisses her; another woman on the right is smiling. Caption reads: "It was a happy reunion Saturday night for Mrs. Augusta Svajo...
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Schultz Wedding Anniversary

Date: 10 24 1955
Description: A man is pinning a corsage onto the lapel of an older woman, while another woman is looking on. Caption reads: "The 93 year old mother of one of the...

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