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Children Boarding School Bus

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Description: Group of children boarding school bus.
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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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West Allis High School

Date: 1910
Description: An oval framed view of a high school in West Allis.
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Deaf-mute School, Saint Francis, Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of a school for the deaf and mute.
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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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Children Playing on Swing Set

Date: 1939
Description: Four children, one boy and three girls, playing on a a swing set outside of a brick building, probably a school.
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Teacher with School Bus

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Description: A teacher waiting for students in the doorway of a school bus parked in the driveway near a brick building. A driver and other adults are visible in the in...
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School Bulding with Smoke Stack

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Description: View across snow-covered lawn or field of a school building with a smokestack. Automobiles are parked nearby.
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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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School and Gymnasium

Date: 1943
Description: Photographic postcard view of brick school and gymnasium buildings. Caption reads: "School and Gymnasium, Cudahy, Wis."
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Atwater School

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Description: Exterior view from across street of Atwater School at 2100 North Capitol Drive. There are several people on the school front steps. A car is driving on the...
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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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Franklin School District Teachers Picketing

Date: 09 11 1984
Description: Several men and women are standing outside a building, many holding signs. Among the signs are: "Quality Education for Children but No Control," "Action fo...
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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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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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St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes

Date: 01 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "A vista, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis." An elevated view of the Institute grounds with buildings, streets an...

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