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Embarking on an Outing

Date: 08 26 1908
Description: In a festive mood, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company employees disembark from flag-decked trolley cars to enjoy a company-sponsored outing. The ...
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A Picnic

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Description: Men and women on an outing.
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Chief Oshkosh Remembrance

Date: 05 25 1926
Description: Menominee Indians eating lunch together on Chief Oshkosh Day, May 25, 1926, "the occasion of the removal of the chief's remains from an unmarked grave besi...
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Luncheon on Wilson's Island

Date: 1910
Description: Two women and a man sitting on the shore of Lake Superior, resting against a tree stump and boulders. One woman is reading, with a picnic basket at her sid...
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Church Picnic

Date: 1976
Description: A group of African Americans gathered at a picnic table for an outdoor church picnic.
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School Picnic

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Description: Mr. Spalding and Rev. Mr. Doane (with beard), posing outdoors with a group of children.
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Woman Sitting at Picnic Table

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Description: Woman sitting at picnic table outdoors.
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Picnickers in Pavilion

Date: 1890
Description: Pavilion with posed group of picnickers on one of the Apostle Islands.
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Group of People at Picnic

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Description: Men and women drinking tea around a picnic table at a park. The women are wearing fancy hats.
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Sunday School Picnic

Date: 1903
Description: Children on a decorated wagon during a Sunday school picnic of Caersalem Welsh Church.
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Pela Rosen Alpert, Richard Alpert, and Friends at a Picnic

Date: 06 1949
Description: Group portrait of Pela Rosen Alpert, Richard Alpert, and friends at a picnic.
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Salvator and Thelma Moshe Picnicking

Date: 1950
Description: Holocaust survivor Salvator Moshe and his wife, Thelma, picnicking at Southshore Park.
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The Bar at a Milwaukee Picnic

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Description: Three men wearing hats are standing in front of the bar at a Milwaukee picnic. Behind them are a large group of men wearing black suits crowded around the ...
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Closing Day Exercises in District #15, North Lancaster

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Description: A large group of children and adults pose in a field around trees. There is a tent in the background with flags, and two women sit in a carriage on the lef...
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Picnic Dinner

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Description: Children and adults seated at a large make-shift picnic table in a field near a tree. In the background on the left is a carriage, and on the right a horse...
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Scrapbook Page from Dousman Family

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Description: Page from scrapbook of Dousman family.
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Picnicking on Tables in the Woods

Date: 1910
Description: View of groups of people picnicking on picnic tables in the woods. A pavilion is in the background.
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Grove-Putnam Park

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Description: Elevated view across road towards Grove-Putnam Park. A short, stone wall separates automobiles parked on the road near the park. People are sitting at picn...
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Picnic with the Nofsingers

Date: 06 01 1929
Description: Bernard Arms (standing), uncle of Lewis Arms, shares a picnic with his neighbors Mr. and Mrs. (Betsy) Nofsinger.
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The Bloomer Gals

Date: 09 01 1913
Description: Group of women known as The Bloomer Gals singing at a Labor Day picnic. Several children are seated in the foreground. The women are identified as Ida Rath...

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