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Dining at a Restaurant

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Description: Several women and a man are sitting at tables while dining at a restaurant. Potted plants are in the background.
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Group of Students

Date: 1905
Description: Group portrait of four women, seated in front of three men, all unidentified. The women wear high-collared white blouses and long dark skirts. The men wear...
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Double Portrait of a Man and a Woman

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Description: On the left side of a studio portrait a man is sitting on a stool draped with patterned cloth. He is wearing a cap, a suit with knicker pants, long dark so...
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A Woman Standing on a Porch

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Description: Three-quarter view of a woman dressed in a dark summer skirt and a striped blouse with leg-of-mutton sleeves and a striped tie, standing on a porch looking...
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Alfred Lawson and Group

Date: 1919
Description: Group portrait of Alfred Lawson, two unidentified women, and three unidentified men. They are standing outdoors in front of a Lawson Air Liner. A leather s...
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Group Portrait with Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of a group of five men and one woman standing in front of a Lawson Air Liner parked in a field.
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Mayor Paul Soglin and Governor Tommy Thompson

Date: 1990
Description: Mayor Paul Soglin posing in a group portrait with Governor Tommy Thompson (sitting at his desk). Standing in a row behind the Governor is, (l to r): David ...
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Unidentified Boy and Girl

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of unidentified boy and girl, seated side by side, facing forward, with hands folded in laps. He is wearing a suit with striped vest,...
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Governor Dreyfus Signing Children's Code Trailer Bill

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Description: Governor Lee Dreyfus signing a trailer to AB874 (1978), or the Children's Code, as backers of the law look on. Behind Dreyfus left to right: Richard Flintr...
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Hillside Block Unit — Midget Unit Christmas Party

Date: 1957
Description: A group of smiling children posing with three adults. They are standing behind a table covered with baked goods, and Christmas decorations are on the wall ...
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Milwaukee Motorcycle Club

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of men and women posing on the lawn in front of their clubhouse. The front row of the group is kneeling, the middle row is sitting o...
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Chandler & Price Platen Press

Date: 1911
Description: Three men and one women are posing with two Chandler and Price Platen Presses for letterpress printing. The safety guards have been removed from the gear w...
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Now Look Enthusiastic

Date: 1898
Description: W.A. Holt is showing off the perch he caught. Names from left to right are: Lucy Holt, Minnie May Rumsey, I.P. Rumsey, W.A. Holt and Bertha {unknown}. Capt...
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Lucy and W.A. Holt Eating Berries Together

Date: 1904
Description: Looking at each other, Lucy and W.A. Holt are eating berries together. Bertha {Unknown} is sitting to the right of Lucy Holt. One boy is sitting on a falle...
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John Garfield and Lili Palmer

Date: 1947
Description: Lili Palmer is resting her head on John Garfield's shoulder in a scene from the 1947 film "Body and Soul." A piece of equipment, possibly a microphone, is ...
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Glynis Johns

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Description: Glynis Johns wearing a mermaid costume is being carried by two unidentified male crew members. The location is probably a sound stage for the 1948 film "Mi...
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Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, and Roy Glenn

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Description: Elevated view of actors Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, and Roy Glenn filming a scene from the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." The trio are at a bus stop...
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Sailing on Pine Lake

Date: 1895
Description: A young man with cap and light-colored tie is sitting in the stern of a sailboat with five young women. He has his arms around two of the women; two others...
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Confirmation Day

Date: 1920
Description: Edward John Brumder, third from left with boutonniere, and his sister, Henrietta Thekla "Pussy" Brumder, wearing a short white dress, posing with other fam...
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Deutscher Press Club

Date: 07 1906
Description: An informal group portrait of members of the Milwaukee Deutscher Press Club and others, taken at Villa Henriette (mistakenly labeled "Villa Brumder"), the ...

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