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Menominee Performers

Date: 1958
Description: Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. The group is standing in front of a building with a sign th...
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1010 Walker Court, Boys' Bedroom

Date: 1918
Description: The boys' bedroom of the Richard Lloyd Jones residence, 1010 Walker Court (now 1010 Rutledge Court). Several pennants decorate the walls, including those o...
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Poster for the LOFT Youth Center

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: A young woman and a young man with a poster announcing the '48-'49 opening of the LOFT on September 18, with Don Voegeli's 15 piece orchestra.
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Pabst Theatre Stage Entrance

Date: 1968
Description: Exterior of stage entrance. The state door is below a fire escape that connects to a white balcony to the right. Below the balcony is a poster for the Mil...
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Remertsen's Boarding House

Date: 1900
Description: A pioneer Scandinavian immigrant hotel on Clinton Street, south side, built before the Civil War. Posters are a board on the left side of the house, and a...
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McCormick-Deering 6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 1935
Description: Three ladies and four men examine a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler at a dealership or branch house. The photograph was taken in a large well-lit room ...
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Matthias Stein Residence

Date: 1884
Description: Subheading states the center building to be the oldest house in Milwaukee, and built by Matthias Stein in January 1838. The home is only two stories tall,...
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Streetcar Terminal

Date: 1900
Description: Streetcars are lined up in front of the buildings on the right. On the left people are walking down the sidewalk. A poster hangs from the front of the trol...
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Commercial Area near Lake Michigan

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view over rooftops looking towards Lake Michigan shoreline. Seaman's Furniture and Rooms building is surrounded by other commercial buildings. The...
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Wisconsin Conservation Department Display

Date: 10 06 1948
Description: Wisconsin Conservation Department Display.
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Anne Braden and Ben Chavis

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Description: Anne Braden and Rev. Ben Chavis at an SOC (Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Human Welfare) event. Braden and Chavis were founding members a...
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King Street Decorations for Fifty Year Celebration

Date: 1898
Description: Flags and posters are displayed over King Street for the fifty year celebration. One banner reads: "1848 Wisconsin 1898." Pedestrians are on the streets an...
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Winners of the Firemen's Poster Contest

Date: 11 09 1948
Description: Group portrait of the winners of the Madison Fire Fighters union poster contest, held in conjunction with the annual Firemen's ball. Left to right in the f...
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Madison CARE Committee

Date: 11 16 1948
Description: Seven members of the Madison CARE committee looking at a poster about CARE Week. Left to right are Rev. W.B. Waltmire, Madison Council of Churches; Rabbi ...
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Group Posing with Motorcycles and Cars

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Description: Eleven motorcyclists wearing sashes are standing in between two news service cars in front of the Milwaukee Journal building. Another row of men are...
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Children outside Theater

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Description: A large crowd of children are gathered outside the Alhambra theater. The children, all boys, fill the sidewalk, and are being herded by a man on the left. ...
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Child Looking at Kneser Family Record

Date: 1977
Description: Young girl standing in front of a large document of family history displayed on a board. There is a large group of people in the background.
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CIO School Banquet

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Description: Members of the CIO School at a banquet. Fifth from left, Bill Kornhauser, Antioch student, later professor of sociology. Zilphia Horton, extreme left foreg...
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Berg's Sporting Goods Window

Date: 12 11 1948
Description: Berg's Sporting Goods window at the corner of 2123 Atwood Avenue and Division Street, featuring Thompson boats and Evinrude motors.
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"Citizen Kane"

Date: 1941
Description: Orson Welles on podium in front of giant 'Kane' backdrop, in scene still for "Citizen Kane".

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