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Salmon Fishing

Date: 10 07 1977
Description: Man and woman napping on the rocks with their hats down over their eyes as they fish for salmon.
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Steelworkers Costume Party Winners

Date: 11 08 1947
Description: Prize winners at a costume dance sponsored by Local 1114, United Steelworkers of America (Harnischfeger Corporation).
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Lithographers Drinking Beer After a Union Meeting

Date: 12 11 1954
Description: Members of Local 7, Amalgamated Lithographers of America, relaxing after a union meeting.
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Presenting Door Prize at Lithographers' Dance

Date: 04 23 1955
Description: Presenting an outboard motor door prize at the annual dance of Local 7, Amalgamated Lithographers of America.
"Howie Roth presented the prizes with the ...
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College Dorm

Date: 08 27 1971
Description: Deborah Weishapl of Union, NJ tosses a stuffed Snoopy doll to new roommate Kathy Vokaty of Edina, MN as they move into their dorm in O'Donnell Hall at Marq...
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Card Players

Date: 10 29 1956
Description: Men playing cards.
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Foosball Game Room

Date: 12 30 1976
Description: Elevated view of young people playing foosball in The Game Room, a former pizza restaurant, owned by Rosemary Mantekas at 2655 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue.
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Workers Relaxing Outside Milwaukee Works

Date: 1914
Description: Workers relaxing outside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. One group is crowded around a stage listening to a band while others are playing baseba...
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Quitting Time

Date: 08 25 1967
Description: Construction workers enjoying a beer after pouring concrete for a bridge structure.
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Man Bobbing for Apples

Date: 11 10 1963
Description: A college male successfully plunges for an apple while a college female looks on.
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Quiet Moment

Date: 05 14 1987
Description: A couple holds hands and reads together while sitting on a bench.
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Family Night Watching the Tube

Date: 09 30 1967
Description: A woman sits with her ten children surrounding her and watches TV.
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Sewing Group

Date: 05 31 1964
Description: A circle of women talk, sew and thread needles around a Singer sewing machine.
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Group on the Grass

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Description: A group of well-dressed people at repose on the grass, possibly having a picnic. Second from left is Alma Reinhardt Taylor.
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Relaxing at Downer College

Date: 1933
Description: Two women casually reading in a dorm room at Milwaukee-Downer College. A map of Milwaukee hangs on one wall.
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the courthouse, with several trees. People are sitting at various benches and tables in the space in front of the courthouse, and pigeons ar...
Postcard

Lake Park Shoreline

Date: 1910
Description: Path along Lake Michigan beach. Below are people walking along the shoreline. Further down the path is a small group of people. Pilings are in the water in...
Magazine or Periodical

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1870
Description: Magazine illustration of the home, titled: "Soldiers' National Asylum at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The building is in the background, and in the foreground ar...
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Group of People in Two Boats

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Description: Two boats next to each other on an unidentified body of water. One boat has a roof similar to that of a tour boat. Sitting in the front boat is a family wi...

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