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Steam Fire Engine at Soldiers Home

Date: 05 19 1887
Description: Firefighters stand with steam fire engine in front of fire station at National Soldiers Home.
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Princess Theater at Night

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Description: Night view of the Princess Theater in Milwaukee.
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: The east side of the Schlitz Palm Garden at N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The Schlitz Palm Garden opened on July 3, 1886 and was one of the ...
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Fair Housing March

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Description: March for fair housing in Milwaukee. Father James Groppi is on the right.
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Mount Mary College

Date: 1940
Description: Front entrance to Notre Dame Hall; taken at an angle. The name of the hall is above the arched doorway.
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State Fair Grounds

Date: 1945
Description: The Fruits, Farm Crops building entrance is on the left, with three cars parked in front.
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State Fair Grounds

Date: 1945
Description: The Fruits, Farm Crops building with three cars and a truck parked in front.
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State Fair Grounds

Date: 1945
Description: Fruits, Farm Crops building. A man in a trench coat stands in a doorway.
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Vine-Covered Arch

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Description: A wide pathway in a wooded area has an arched trellis covered in vines. On the left is a small brick column with a sign reading: "Do Not Enter Here".
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Children outside Theater

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Description: A large crowd of children are gathered outside the Alhambra theater. The children, all boys, fill the sidewalk, and are being herded by a man on the left. ...
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Street Scene near Wisconsin National Bank

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Description: Street and sidewalk outside of the Wisconsin National Bank. Men, women, and children are walking on sidewalks, and crossing in front of streetcars. Horse-d...
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Pabst Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Exterior view of Pabst Theater from across the street.
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Watertown Plank Road Historic Marker

Date: 11 01 1955
Description: Raymond Sivesind, director of the sites and markers program of the State Historical Society, as a speaker in the dedication and unveiling ceremony, stands ...
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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...
Postcard

Wauwatosa School

Date: 08 29 1906
Description: Handwritten on front: "Wauwatosa School." A cyanotype postcard of a brick, multistory school, the stone plaque reads: "Public School." Arched doorways, lar...

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