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Damon Simpson

Date: 06 02 1986
Description: One boy is sitting up against the backboard of a basketball hoop and looking down, while another boy is preparing to shoot a basket. Caption reads: "Terrel...
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Irene Janokuchi in the Holiday Folk Fair Parade

Date: 1967
Description: Irene Janokuchi, the official Holiday Folk Fair hostess, is riding in a rickshaw in the parade. She is wearing a red and white kimono and holding a bouquet...
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Allis Chalmers Plant

Date: 1935
Description: Vines are growing on the facade of the Allis Chalmers factory which extends the full width of this view. There are automobiles and a street car in the back...
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Penny-farthing

Date: 07 04 1969
Description: Side view of a woman riding a penny-farthing down the street during the Old Milwaukee Days annual circus parade. A crowd of people are sitting or standing ...
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Sarnow-Galena Triangle March

Date: 07 21 1980
Description: View of several people marching and carrying signs, which read: "Milwaukee's Number 1 Home-Wr[ecker]," "We W[...] a Cle[...] And Sa[...] Place [...] Liv[.....
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Skaters Want Rink Saved

Date: 02 20 1981
Description: Several boys in hockey uniforms are walking outside an entrance holding signs, which read: "We are not asking for the state to support us, we are just aski...
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Students Seek Security

Date: 01 18 1971
Description: A group of young women are marching on the sidewalk in front of a building with a sign above the entrance that reads: "The Empire." One young woman has a s...
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Wauwatosa Cafeteria and Custodial Workers Protest

Date: 06 13 1968
Description: Several people are walking down a sidewalk carrying signs. Some of the signs read: "Tax Dollar Wasted by Tosa Board," "Wauwatosa School Board Unfair," and ...
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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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Checking In

Date: 10 18 1984
Description: A man, a woman, and four children are standing in front of building with an arch and columns. They are holding signs that read: "Can We Both LOVE Our Enemi...
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Solidarity Day Rally

Date: 09 19 1981
Description: A crowd of people are gathered around a man standing center left and speaking into a microphone attached to a vehicle which has megaphones attached to its ...
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Masked Campers

Date: 06 23 1979
Description: A man and several children, all wearing handmade masks, playing in a field. Caption reads: "Jay Wigdale, who runs a private day camp, brought his charges t...
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Horseback Riding

Date: 1940
Description: View towards a line of several dozen men and women, in equestrian attire and on horseback, riding single file up a hill from a large arena style building s...
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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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Woman Sitting on Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

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Description: Mildred (Millie) Griesemer is sitting on her Harley-Davidson motorcycle in front of a garage door, parked in an alley. She is wearing leather gloves and ja...
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Man Seated on Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

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Description: Raymond (Ray) Griesemer is sitting on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in front of a garage door. He is wearing a jacket, pants, lace-up boots and a leather...
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Marquette University Students in March

Date: 03 01 1956
Description: Two women are posing on the steps outside a building. Both have open books on their laps. Caption reads: "The month of March began on a good note Thursday ...
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Sailors Considering Tattoos

Date: 05 05 1955
Description: Elevated view of two men in naval uniforms standing on the sidewalk in front of a fire hydrant looking upward. One is smoking a cigarette and the other is ...
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Marcelli's Sleigh Riders Charity Concert

Date: 12 10 1982
Description: Twelve band members are posing on stage together. Caption reads: :This Monday at Teddy's, 1434 Farwell Ave., the Sleigh Riders will make their first, and p...
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First Deer

Date: 11 23 1987
Description: A teenage boy is posing in the back seat of a vehicle with a dead deer, which is partially concealed under a tarp. Caption reads: "FIRST DEER - Ryan Sherma...

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