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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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Two Children Holding Puppy

Date: 04 28 1968
Description: Two children holding a puppy.
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Swimming Race at Camp Wakanda

Date: 1923
Description: Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda.
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Kids on Roller Skates

Date: 06 26 1986
Description: Kids make a "train," with the bicyclist in the front pulling three girls on roller skates along a sidewalk.
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Turkey-drawn Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: A boy is driving two turkeys yoked together that are pulling his small wagon loaded with vegetables. Painted on the side of the wagon: "Birdsell, South Ben...
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Little Girls in the Sun

Date: 1890
Description: Two small girls dressed in ruffles and bows sit on a woven carpet outside in the sun.
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Children Sledding on North Pinckney Street

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene with children sledding down 400 block of North Pinckney Street, Madison, Wisconsin, including 10 boys on a coasting bobsled. Three houses are ...
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Three Children Singing

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Description: Three children sitting on a porch singing together and playing pattycake.
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Fun with an Old Nail Keg

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Description: A boy named Henry rolling down a hill in an old nail keg. Part of the Highlander Folk School nursery. There is also a girl in the background with another ...
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600 Block South Brearly Street and Walker Mansion

Date: 1918
Description: Children in the backyard of the Walker mansion. Buildings along the west side of the 600 block of South Brearly Street including Monona Apartments can be ...
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Boys Playing With Guns

Date: 1920
Description: Two young boys sitting in a car wearing hats and sunglasses, play cops and robbers. One of the boys is thought to be Reginald Jackson, Jr., of Madison. App...
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Little Boy in Curls

Date: 1912
Description: Reginald Jackson, Jr. is posed on the sidewalk in front of the family home, 415 North Carroll Street, dressed in his winter coat. The portrait is notable f...
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Kids Running

Date: 1915
Description: A group of four girls runs through a yard toward the camera on the east side of Madison.
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Lloyd Jones Children on Platform Swing

Date: 1917
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones, Florence Lloyd Jones (Bis or Bisser) and Jenkin Lloyd Jones outside on a platform swing.
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Biss and Dick in Coaster Wagons

Date: 1915
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones and his sister Florence Lloyd Jones (Bis or Bisser) each sit in separate coaster wagons.
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Dick in Sandbox

Date: 1914
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones in a sandbox with a toy train car.
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Jenk on Pony

Date: 1917
Description: Jenkin Lloyd Jones sits on a pony calmed by his mother, Georgia Lloyd Jones. His younger sister, Florence (Bis) is in the background.
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Jenk and Dick with Bikes

Date: 1917
Description: Jenkin and Dick Lloyd Jones stand with their bicycles on Walker Court.
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House at 1513 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of house at 1513 Hooker Avenue. Two children are playing in the driveway. The garage door is open and an automobile is parked inside. The hou...
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House at 1717 Fremont Avenue

Date: 1947
Description: View across street towards the house at 1717 Fremont Avenue. Two small children are riding tricycles in front of the house.

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