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| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Three uniformed employees of the Sinclair Oil Company Service Station, located at 501 East Broadway, standing in front of the station's gas pumps. Two life... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | A barnstorming pilot and curious onlookers at a field on the outskirts of Waukesha that served as a primitive airport. Technically, the term barnstorming s... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | A demonstration of parachute handling for members of a local YMCA by the Waukesha Aviation Club. The club considered such educational activities for young ... |
| Date: | 08 26 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the third annual outing of the employees of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMERL) at Waukesha Beach. |
| Date: | 05 1950 |
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| Description: | View across street of street railroad car #63. The car was built by the Cincinnati Car Co., and purchased from the Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Co. by Milw... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Waukesha Freeman building, where an abolition paper was published in the 1850's. |
| Date: | 03 22 1922 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul freight station. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Fred Esser puting a milk can into an McCormick-Deering 6 can milk cooler. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Waukesha Public Library in winter. Reverse of cardboard backing reads: "1904, cost $15,000, Carnegie, C.C. Anderson, Arch." Above the ... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with an International D-70 truck owned by the Waukesha County Highway Department and outfitted with a scraper clearing snow from a rural road. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of men standing outside of a hospital entrance. From right to left: John J. Blaine, Wisconsin's 24th governor; Albert A. Fuller of Albert A.... |
| Date: | 05 24 1952 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin School for Boys Band, under the direction of Arnold Krueger, provided the musical entertainment for the dedication ceremony of the Waukesha D... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | A historical marker mounted on a metal post tells the story of Col. Richard Dunbar discovering, in 1866, the healing properties of water from a nearby spri... |
| Date: | 12 20 1983 |
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| Description: | Several people standing together outdoors holding candles. Three people are wearing signs that read: "Waukesha County Peace Council," "PEACE and JUSTICE to... |
| Date: | 08 20 1980 |
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| Description: | Several people are standing or walking along a sidewalk. Some of the people are holding signs, one of which reads: "19 months without a contract." Caption ... |
| Date: | 10 23 1980 |
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| Description: | Several women and children are walking, riding bicycles, or on roller skates. Some are carrying signs that read: "Equality of rights under the law shall no... |
| Date: | 1984 |
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| Description: | Several college students are sitting on picnic tables under a canopy. They have hung a banner on the side that reads: "Carroll Students for Nuclear Freeze.... |
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