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Popcorn Eaters

Date: 08 16 1941
Description: Eugene Barter, Jack Rosenthal, and Roland Small snack on popcorn on Children's Day at Wisconsin State Fair in 1941.
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Weary Fairgoers

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Description: Two weary fairgoers catch a nap on a convenient bench at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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C. & N. W. Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Depot, with train shed and clock tower. In the foreground is a landscaped area with flowers. In the background is Lake Mich...
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Row of Houses with Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: View down row of back of houses. The backyards have gardens, and on the far left is a row of trees.
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Samuel Marshall and his Dog, Mac

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Description: Samuel Marshall is seated on a bench outdoors with his dog Mac at his side. Marshall is wearing a hat and has a white beard.
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WMVS-TV Mobile Unit Filming Roy Rogers and Dale Evans

Date: 1961
Description: The operators of the mobile unit of WMVS-TV, a community station out of Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools, film an interview with Roy Rogers and Dale ...
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Pond at Bracken Brae, Country Home of John Johnston

Date: 1888
Description: Several adults, two children and a dog enjoying a pond at Bracken Brae, the country home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker. Hilda...
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Willms Home, Milwaukee

Date: 1918
Description: View from street of Willms home, 2025 S. 31st Street, Milwaukee. Home of Kunigunde (Dorn) Willms (1857-1941) and her daughters Anna (b. 1881) and Emma (189...
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Gustav Willms holding his twin daughters

Date: 1894
Description: Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seated outdoors holding twin daughters Marge and Emma (b. December 27, 1893), who are wearing dresses...
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George Brumder, Sons and Friends

Date: 1890
Description: An outdoor group portrait of George Brumder, sitting in a bent willow chair at far left; Dr. Herman Duemling, sitting in the center, and Julius Andrae, sit...
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Brumder Brothers

Date: 1890
Description: A group of five young men and boys, all sons of George and Henriette Brandhorst Brumder, sitting on a bentwood settee. A hammock and awning form the backgr...
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Wedding Preparations

Date: 07 1917
Description: Japanese lanterns have been strung in preparation for the supper celebrating the wedding of Gertrude Merker and Clifford F. Messinger, which took place Jul...
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Wedding Preparations

Date: 07 1917
Description: In preparation for the supper to celebrate the wedding of Gertrude Merker and Clifford F. Messinger, tables with tablecloths and chairs have been placed in...
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Mother and Son

Date: 1918
Description: Margaret Bouer (Mrs. Herbert P.) Brumder holding her year-old son, Herbert Edmund Brumder, on her lap as he is reaching towards the family dog sitting on t...

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