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| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Motor Corps of the National League for Women's Service. The corps performed errands and other services for all organizations engaged in war activities, ans... |
| Date: | 07 1967 |
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| Description: | Several young boys selling fruit drinks, penny candy, and snow cones to parched pedestrians. A city bus is in the background. |
| Date: | 07 19 1946 |
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| Description: | Young demonstrators at the CIO's "Don't Buy a Depression" rally. |
| Date: | 03 22 1948 |
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| Description: | A driver for Dairy Distributors, Inc. cooperative of Watertown, Wisconsin delivering milk to strikers' soup kitchen. "Several dairies have volunteered to... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Street cars and busy pedestrian traffic mingle in this view of the 200 West Water Street block in downtown Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the west side of East Water Street. |
| Date: | 07 09 1970 |
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| Description: | Picket line of striking Northwest Airlines ticket agents and office workers who were represented by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks. |
| Date: | 02 14 1985 |
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| Description: | A display of fruit and vegetables in the East Side Foods Sentry store. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising... |
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| Description: | An electric streetcar in Milwaukee with a large Gimbels sign in the background. |
| Date: | 06 27 1980 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a pharmacy advertising "Low Cost Drugs." The building also has a painted advertisement for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Phillip Best Building and Matthew Brothers Store, built in 1878. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Grand Avenue. A number of horse-drawn carriages are lined up near a bridge. |
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| Description: | East Water Street looking North from Huron Street. There is an advertisement over street for Goldsmith Carpets. Women are crossing the street. |
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| Description: | Elevated view over bridge and river looking up Grand Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and a street car are in the foreground. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Newhall House. A number of horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curb. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of exterior of Plankinton House from across the street. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of buildings and street traffic. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of street traffic and buildings on East Water Street. |
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