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Substandard Housing in Milwaukee

Date: 03 1909
Description: Sandlot baseball game in front of a house and several outbuildings, all in dilapidated condition.
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Milwaukee Bathing Beach

Date: 1910
Description: Popular bathing beaches like this one on Lake Michigan offered relief from the heat as well as the opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions of the 191...
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Unemployment Conditions

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Description: Man sitting outdoors surrounded by children on Pulaski Street.
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Girls Jumping Rope

Date: 1900
Description: Two young girls with bows in their hair jump rope as a boy watches.
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Skate Boarders

Date: 08 16 1977
Description: Skateboarders take a break.
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Winter Basketball

Date: 02 11 1955
Description: A winter scene with boys playing basketball in the snow, with temperatures around 10 below zero.
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Skating at Humboldt Park

Date: 01 11 1920
Description: Crowd in Humboldt Park watching an ice skating race. Caption on glass plate reads: "Municipal Skating and Hockey Association, Inter City Meet".
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Children Standing on Pier

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Description: A group of children, possibly J. Robert Taylor's sons and daughters, playing on a pier. Three of the children are lined up in diving poses getting ready to...
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At the Beach

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Description: A woman and three children, all wearing hats, dresses, and shorts, are at the beach, playing in the sand. Two of the children have toy buckets. Behind them...
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Boys Playing in Water

Date: 1931
Description: Three boys playing in the water near the shoreline with their pants rolled above their knees. A fourth boy is squatting on the grassy shore, poking one of ...
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Women Sitting In Park

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down hill towards two ladies sitting on a park bench. They are looking down the hill which is surrounded by trees, watching children playing n...
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Children Wading in Water

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Description: Large group of children wading in the water in a small pool. The girls are holding up the edges of their skirts, and the boys are pulling up their pants. A...
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Girls in Running Race

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Description: Five young girls in skirts and dresses running. In the background, a crowd is watching the race.
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Children in Rowboats on Shoreline

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Description: Along a wooded shoreline, three children (probably J. Robert Taylor's two daughters and son)are in two boats playing. In one boat a young boy in white is ...
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Boys in Woods

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Description: A group of four boys in a wooded area. Two boys are standing on a small bridge, and the other two are walking along a small creek.
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Play Director Organizing Game

Date: 1915
Description: A play director wearing a hat and long dress is organizing a game with a group of children, mostly girls wearing dresses, one of which is holding a ball. T...
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Children Playing with Flying Rings

Date: 1915
Description: A group of children, mostly boys wearing caps, playing with flying rings outside at a playground in front of a brick building.
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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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Playground at the State Fair

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Description: Children playing on the playground at the State Fair. The children form lines to climb up the two tall ladders to slide down a pole. Several children are n...
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Young Boys Playing a Game

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Description: A group of young boys gathered at the steps at the front of a house engaging in some kind of game, perhaps a game of chance. One boy is sitting above them ...

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