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Fire Fighter Training

Date: 03 17 1987
Description: Fire fighters use a board game to simulate conditions at a fire scene as part of their training.
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Beach Reflection

Date: 07 20 1988
Description: Two men walking along the edge of Lake Michigan.
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Cook's Choice

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: A chef wearing a toque removes a roast from the oven.
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The Great Train Robbery

Date: 1903
Description: Robbers, guns drawn, escort the engineer from the locomotive in a scene from The Great Train Robbery.
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Man and Woman Smoking in Audience

Date: 09 02 1965
Description: Avant garde patrons smoke and listen to poets, singers and guitarists.
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Relaxing in the Barber Chair

Date: 06 1971
Description: Barber Mike Godsell sitting back and relaxing in his shop.
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Milwaukee Road Repair Crew

Date: 09 1980
Description: View down tracks of a repair crew working on Milwaukee Road tracks, near Rothschild, using a crane to help lift a rail. An unidentified highway bridge over...
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Muskego Fair Souvenirs

Date: 08 28 1967
Description: Gary Ksicinski is surrounded by stuffed animals and other souvenirs as he waits for customers at his concession booth at the annual Muskego VFW fair.
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Alice in Dairyland with Luci Baines Johnson

Date: 08 16 1964
Description: Beth Bartosh of Burlington, the 1964 Alice in Dairyland, walks along the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair, accompanied by a large group of people, incl...
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Kraut Fest Celebrities

Date: 07 26 1981
Description: Maynard Entringer of South Milwaukee is awarded the World Championship of the Kraut Eating Contest by the Queen of the Kraut Festival, Sharon Kerkman of Bu...
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Smokey The Bear, Woodsy Owl and Kids

Date: 06 05 1989
Description: People costumed as Smokey The Bear and Woodsy Owl play outdoors with children as a forest service worker looks on.
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Soggy but Fun

Date: 08 03 1981
Description: Despite rain and fog, people turned out to enjoy a street festival sponsored by the Guadalupe Center at 239 W. Washington Street in Milwaukee. There were e...
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Wounded Marine

Date: 02 1945
Description: Corporal William (Bill) Fenton lays badly wounded, waiting for medical treatment. There is a note on his shirt that reads "urgent." Fenton survived the inj...
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Sgt. Vincent Brencick, Injured Soldier

Date: 1945
Description: Sgt. Vincent Brencick, USMC, IV Division, commander and sole survivor of the crew of the General Sherman tank Capetown, set afire by a mine. Sgt. Br...
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Fair Concessions

Date: 07 10 1985
Description: People, including a very eager little girl, stand around a concession stand to buy popcorn, peanuts, cotton candy, snow-cones, and other snacks at the 50th...
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Marquette ROTC Annual Review

Date: 05 14 1967
Description: Members of Marquette University's naval ROTC line up on campus for their annual review.
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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright shortly after he arrived in Chicago.
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 22

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a black, masquerade suit with a purple and red cloak created for Cary Grant and John Williams in "To Catch a Thief".
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 23

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a black, masquerade suit with a purple and red cloak created for Cary Grant and John Williams in "To Catch a Thief".
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 24

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a black, masquerade suit with a purple and red cloak and a purple, red, and gold turban with white plumes. This sketch was created for C...

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