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Safety Cadet Team

Date: 02 21 1985
Description: The Auer Avenue School's safety cadet team standing in front of the school building.
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Halloween

Date: 11 01 1963
Description: A line of elementary students dressed up in Halloween costumes at school. Women are standing and sitting in the background.
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Milwaukee Commercial School

Date: 04 01 1915
Description: Northwest corner of 3rd and Wells Street, facing the Milwaukee Commercial School. A police officer directs traffic in the foreground, with pedestrians on t...
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German-English Academy Building

Date: 1974
Description: 1020 North Broadway, main facade photographed from the Northwest. Building right next to the Milwaukee School of Engineers. Signs labeling the buildings a...
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Milwaukee Academy

Date: 1920
Description: Corner of Van Buren and Oneida Streets. An ornate iron and glass lamp post is in the center of the image between two trees.
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Milwaukee Normal School

Date: 1956
Description: Exterior of building, which was first occupied in June 1885. It stood at the corner of 18th and Wells Streets.
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Milwaukee Normal School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the school with a man standing on the sidewalk in front of the three-story building spraying the lawn with a hose. A group of people are in fr...
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Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools

Date: 1940
Description: Central Building. Six-story building with cars along the road next to it. In the lower foreground is a parking lot with a sign listing parking as 15 cents.
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Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of Central Building. Seven story building with a walkway connecting to the second floor over the road on the right. Cars are parked in front...
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Pulaski High School

Date: 03 06 1948
Description: Aerial view of High School, in the upper half of the image, with fields, trees, and roadways surrounding it. In the lower half is a residential neighborho...
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Walter Allen School

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior of Walter Allen School, with a woman in a carriage parked in front. The Walter Allen School was an elementary school located at 1657 South Third S...
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Original Location of Second Ward High School

Date: 1920
Description: First location of the high school at 301-303 Fifth Street. Consists of two house-sized buildings, with the entrances close to each other. Sign on front of ...
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Football Game

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Description: View of men on field during football game. Possibly taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the background a crowd is watching on stands in front of a large bric...
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Children Boarding International D-300 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Children standing in line, boarding an International D-300 bus near what appears to be a school building. This bus was equipped with 165" Hicks body.
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Children Boarding International D-300 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Children standing in line, boarding an International D-300 bus near what appears to be a school buiding. This bus was equipped with 165" Hicks body.
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Sixth District School No. 2, Fifth Grade Class

Date: 1901
Description: Milwaukee Public school, Sixth district School no. 2, Fifth grade class. teacher Miss H. Kather, Patrick Shaunnessy Principal. Boys: Emil Dankert, Charles ...
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Richard E. Green

Date: 11 15 1967
Description: A young man in a Milwaukee N.A.A.C.P. Youth Council t-shirt is standing and talking to a group of children. Caption reads: "Richard E. Green, 22, of 3233 N...
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Mt. Vernon Playground

Date: 1938
Description: A view, looking south, at the intersection of West Mt. Vernon Avenue and North 65th Street. In the foreground is a shallow pool where children are playing,...
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Brother Norbert Karpfinger

Date: 06 08 1989
Description: A man is smiling and leaning against a school desk. Caption reads: "Brother Norbert Karpfinger will be leaving Milwaukee."
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Milwaukee Public Schools Black Pupil Walkout

Date: 10 01 1977
Description: Several African-American teenagers are standing outside a building, some wearing coats and some under umbrellas. A sign reads: "Fight for the Right." Capti...

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