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Children and Adults at Wading Pool

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Description: A group of children and adults at a wading pool in a park.
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Broomball Game

Date: 03 10 1980
Description: An outdoor broomball game in action in the snow.
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Frankfurters on the Grill

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: "Picnicking in Mitchell Park provided a pleasant afternoon recently for these senior citizens who participated in the Milwaukee County Park Commission's pr...
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Two Women Near Campers

Date: 04 07 1968
Description: Two women in bikinis are walking their dogs by a row of campers at Terry Andrae State Park.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye Views of Milwaukee, Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: Bird's-eye views of various sections of Milwaukee.
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Card Game

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: Group plays cards underneath the shady trees in Mitchell park.
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Sliding into Second Base

Date: 06 23 1963
Description: Boy hits second base while baseman comes down from catching a high throw.
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CM&SP Railroad Engine

Date: 1931
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #6414, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and purchased in 1931. The train is near the 26th...
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Family and Car

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Description: A car (possible a Model T) parked in the grass with a family sitting inside. There are other people with cars in the background under trees, and people sit...
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Soldiers Home Gazebo

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Description: Gazebo with a tree in front of it on the grounds of the Soldiers Home.
Postcard

Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1911
Description: The Whitefish Bay Resort and park. Caption reads: "Whitefish Bay Resort, Looking South, Milwaukee."
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Kunzelmann Esser Co. Parade Car

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Description: Kunzelmann-Esser Furniture Co. parade car parked in Kosciuszko Park at South 9th Street and West Lincoln Avenue.
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North Point Water Tower

Date: 06 19 1902
Description: Elevated view of the North Point Water Tower at the foot of E. North Avenue.
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Courthouse Square

Date: 08 20 1914
Description: Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) showing Milwaukee County Courthouse from E. Wells and N. Jackson Streets. Caption on glass plate reads: "Court hou...
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Mr. Henry Weber

Date: 08 20 1914
Description: Henry Weber, the president of the Park Board rides in an automobile in Lake Park. Caption on glass plate reads: "Mr. Henry Webster [sic], prest. Par...
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Pabst Park Beer Garden

Date: 07 1900
Description: A group of people enjoy a summer day in the Pabst Park beer garden at North 3rd Street and West Garfield Avenue.
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Park near Gimbels Building

Date: 11 29 1913
Description: Park near hotels and Gimbels building. Caption reads: "View N.E. from C. M. & St. P. Depot". Presently, it is Zeidler Union Square on W. Everett Street bet...
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Mitchell Park

Date: 07 04 1917
Description: A crowd gathers for the dedication of the flag pole at Mitchell Park. The conservatory is in the background.
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Pavilion and Row Boat

Date: 11 01 1916
Description: Pavilion at Kosciusko Park lagoon at W. Lincoln Avenue and S. 7th Street. A rowboat is floating in the lagoon.
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Crowd Ice Skating in Park

Date: 1915
Description: Crowd ice skating in a park, possibly Kosciuszko Park.

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