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Railroad Employee Outing

Date: 08 26 1908
Description: Elevated view of the third annual outing of the employees of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMERL) at Waukesha Beach.
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Views on Ethelwyn Farm

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Description: Ethelwyn Farm (The Teachers' Country Club), on Lake Monona.
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Breakwater, Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Long wooden pier with people fishing along the pier. Three males with their fishing poles and buckets are walking toward the viewer. A person next to a b...
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Henry Vilas Park

Date: 1918
Description: Henry Vilas Park, with two bridges and Lake Wingra in the background.
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Ice Skating on the Manitowoc River

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of a winter scene with a large group of people skating on the frozen Manitowoc River between the 8th and 10th Street bridges. A dog trots acr...
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A Park Playground

Date: 1915
Description: Children playing in a park playground, mainly on a large swing set.
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Men with Two Small Bucks

Date: 1910
Description: Bringing in two small bucks, dead and loaded on a sled behind a team of horses, Old Camp 2. The third man from the right is Clarence Deitz.
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Sig Olson and Wilderness Guides

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Description: Sigurd Olson (second from the left), his two sons on the right, and two unidentified men, thought to be wilderness guides who worked for his Border Lakes O...
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Number Nine Public School

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Description: View of children playing at the Zabriskie Playground outside Number Nine Public School. The playground is found at the intersection of Mercer and Wayne St...

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