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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Buildings and smokestacks along a riverfront. Sky darkened by the smoke. |
| Date: | 07 1952 |
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| Description: | Train cars are parked near a tall building with a fire escape. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View from the top of a warehouse at the south end of 6th Street. There is a traffic jam on both sides of the viaduct. On the left, one man is walking on th... |
| Date: | 08 31 1958 |
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| Description: | Two men using a fork lift to load cases of beer into a truck at the Blatz brewery. The two men are Edward Klem, guiding the fork lift truck, and Frank Le B... |
| Date: | 09 03 1955 |
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| Description: | Miller delivery man carrying a keg of Miller Beer on his shoulder. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | A campaign picture of Democrat Henry Reuss with his sleeves rolled up in a factory talking to a foreman while an African-American worker looks on. This was... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Men moving an iron lung. The machine has the logo for the March of Dimes imprinted on it. Iron Lungs were commonly used for the treatment of polio. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Unidentified industrial district with smoke billowing from many smokestacks. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | A man is working in a welding shop stick welding on a large bracket. He is wearing a welding helmet and leather gloves. On the left is an air exhaust pipe ... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Industries along the Milwaukee River, one of which is the Schlitz Brewery. |
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