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Interior of Seminary Chapel

Date: 
Description: Hand-tinted postcard showing the interior of a seminary chapel [Saint Francis de Sales Seminary], with pews, nave, altar, altarpiece, altar rail, statue, a...
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Enjoying the Concert

Date: 09 30 1971
Description: A man is leaning back in a theater seat with his eyes closed, holding a paper bulletin. Caption reads: "ENJOYING THE CONCERT — Arthur Van Dale closed his e...
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Hotel Room Dedication

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: A man wearing a suit and bow tie is standing at a podium, speaking and gesturing with his hands. A lectern scarf is draped over the podium with the word "P...
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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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Kevin Kramasz and Daughter

Date: 04 09 1989
Description: A man is smiling and sitting next to a girl, who is holding a balloon, among the seats in a stadium. They are both holding cups in their hands. Caption rea...
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Sisters Can Enjoy Baseball

Date: 04 17 1970
Description: Two women smiling and looking towards where one of them is pointing. They are holding a large flyer (a scorecard?) and are sitting among other women in a s...
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Taste Test

Date: 1950
Description: Five men, each with a small dish in front of them, are sitting around a table in the chemistry laboratory of the Robert A. Johnston Company. Several of the...
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The Nautical Look

Date: 02 15 1989
Description: Three children are posing together on a wicker bench. Caption reads: "The nautical look is an important spring theme in children's wear, and it could mean ...
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Floral Print Dresses

Date: 02 15 1989
Description: Three girls are sitting on a wicker chair, and wearing floral print dresses. The middle girl is holding a parasol over the three of them. Caption reads: "F...
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"High Society" Dress

Date: 06 05 1956
Description: A woman is modeling a dress with a shawl and a train. Behind her women are sitting at tables watching her go by. Caption reads: A dress worn by actress ...
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Swimwear

Date: 02 15 1989
Description: Two girls are posing while wearing swimsuits and sandals; one girl is sitting on a wicker bench, and the other girl is siting on a towel in front. Caption ...
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Kappa Alpha Theta Coffee

Date: 10 16 1982
Description: View through a doorway towrads three women sitting and standing at a table. A child and other people are sitting nearby. Caption reads: "Miss Barbara Ch...
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Tense Moment

Date: 1956
Description: A tense moment in a night baseball game played at the Dorothy Enderis Playground. Two men are standing and watching the game through the chain link fence.
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Swearing-In New Citizens

Date: 11 21 1962
Description: Several people are standing in a room, raising their right hands. In the foreground a person's hand is raised. Other people are standing in the background....
Postcard

Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 01 01 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Interior, Schlitz Palm Garden, Milwaukee." A very ornately decorated space with a barrel vaulted ceiling. Skylights and arched window...
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Recession Hearing

Date: 03 15 1961
Description: A man is standing and holding a microphone. Behind him are two cameramen with cameras, and several people sitting or standing. In the foreground are two me...
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Royal Trabbold

Date: 08 16 1962
Description: A man is standing among several seated men with his arm raised and pointing a finger. Caption reads: "Royal Trabbold, 4016 W. Calumet rd., pointed a...
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Flag Donation

Date: 03 31 1955
Description: A man is holding up one end of an American flag, and a boy and girl are holding up the other end. Several rows of seated children are looking on in the bac...
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Communications Class at the YWCA

Date: 
Description: Several women attending a class at the YWCA. The word "Communication" is written on a blackboard.
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Milwaukee-Downer College Dining Hall Interior

Date: 1906
Description: Interior view of the Milwaukee-Downer College dining hall. Places at the tables are set.

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