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People on Sled

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Description: Elevated view of a group of people posing on and around horse-drawn sleds. There is a man on the porch of the building in the background.
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Americanization Pageant

Date: 05 18 1919
Description: Scene from Poale Zion Chasidim, an Americanization pageant held in the Milwaukee auditorium to welcome Milwaukee's new citizens.
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Children Working in School Garden

Date: 1916
Description: Large group of students and teachers working in the Tyler School Gardens. The director of the school (or gardens?) was E.M. Bardwell.
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Potowatomi Group

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Description: A Potowatomi group consisting of David Nsa-waw-quet, his wife Margaret Nsa-waw-quet, and her sister Mary Wabanosay, or "Morning Walking." A young girl is ...
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Family Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Five people, possibly family, posing in front of a building. A man is standing on the left with his arms crossed, and two women stand on the right near tre...
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Gerke Twins

Date: 1940
Description: Twin sisters Julie & Juliet Gerke, students at the Kehl School of Dance, posed in matching, Kehl-designed clothing--including hats, jackets, short skirts, ...
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Russell Frost Family

Date: 10 11 1956
Description: Outdoor group portrait of members of the Russell Frost family. The woman in the center is holding her ankle-length skirt wide to the sides.
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Crossing Guard Helping Student

Date: 09 1956
Description: A crossing guard helps a young student to cross the street at a cross walk at Abert and Green Bay streets in Milwaukee. Two cars (one a Chevrolet), have en...
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Spanish Refugee Benefit Committee

Date: 07 16 1945
Description: Members of the Spanish Refugee Benefit Committee are shown planning for the event. Mrs. Robert Seidl and daughter Lynn on the left, Mrs. Frank Rentz, Mrs. ...
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Two Young Ho-Chunk Women with Child

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women sitting and wearing wool shawls over long skirts or dresses. Names (l to r) Maude Looking ...
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New London Schoolhouse

Date: 1895
Description: Children posing on a board sidewalk in front of a schoolhouse in New London. The boys are wearing short pants, leggings, and caps, and the girls are wearin...
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Models in St. Raphael's School Style Show'

Date: 03 28 1952
Description: Jean Staack, at left, and Dennis Galarowicz, at right, model clothes to be featured in the St. Raphael's school style show. Among the other models are addi...
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St. James School First Day

Date: 09 03 1952
Description: A group of students are shown 'trudging' up the steps at St. James school as Sister Mary Ferdinella, principal, welcomes her flock from atop the steps.
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Boy in Buggy Pulled by Miniature Horse with Parrot and Dog

Date: 10 1906
Description: A boy dressed in a light suit and dark socks is sitting in a buggy pulled by a miniature horse. In the boy's arm is a small dog, and a parrot is perched on...
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Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified family. On the left a woman is posing standing and holding a child sitting on the b...
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Ojibwa Roadside Park Picnic

Date: 1940
Description: A group of people having a picnic at the Ojibwa Roadside Park. There are several cars and trucks in the background, and a small building. The picnic tables...
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Outdoor Portrait of Four European American Women

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Description: Outdoor portrait of four unidentified women posing sitting on a bench on a lawn. Three women are holding umbrellas. The third woman from the right is ident...
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Neighborhood Scene

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Description: Outdoor view across lawn toward a European American woman posing standing on the porch of a wooden house. A girl is posing sitting on a wagon behind a wood...
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Ott Family

Date: 1919
Description: The extended Ott family posing in front of a woodpile of split and cut wood stacked against a log barn located on the Ott farm. The man is adjusting his gl...
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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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