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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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Studio Portrait of Indian Women and Baby

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Indian (probably Winnebago) women. The woman on the right is holding a baby on her lap. The women are...
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Family Camping

Date: 1890
Description: A family campsite with a woman and three boys standing next to a canvass wall tent. In front of the tent is a campfire with pots, and a log with a hatchet ...
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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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Camp Tent

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Description: Man, woman and two children putting up a tent by some trees.
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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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Jewish Children & Adults

Date: 11 25 1933
Description: Group portrait of Jewish children and teachers sitting on a stage in the Workmen's Circle Labor Lyceum, 41 - 43 N. Mills Street at Spring Street, Greenbush...
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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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Family and Hobart Church

Date: 1910
Description: A Native American family posing outside of the Hobart Church.
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United Givers' Fund Volunteer

Date: 10 23 1956
Description: Betty J. DiSalvo reading good night stories to her children, Michael DiSalvo (age 6) and Mark DiSalvo (age 4) after having solicited money for 27 Red Feath...
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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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New Orleans Market

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Description: A woman and two young children are shown in a farm market.
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Sally Marshall and Children

Date: 07 01 1944
Description: Sally (Mrs. John) Marshall with her children, Jan, Laird, and Owen. They were visiting with her parents, Professor and Mrs. Ray Sprague Owen.
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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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Pfc. William L. Clapp and Virginia Brown

Date: 06 20 1945
Description: Pfc. William L. Clapp, 2633 Milwaukee Street, with his girlfriend, Virginia Brown. Pfc. Clapp has just returned home from Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois....
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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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Mrs. Paul (Betty) Jensen and Daughter

Date: 07 25 1945
Description: Mrs. Paul (Betty) Jensen and her daughter Karen (on rocking horse) are living with her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jensen, while her husband is in...
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Belle Case and Fola La Follette

Date: 1886
Description: Belle Case La Follette posed with her daughter Fola.
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Girls in Running Race

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Description: Five young girls in skirts and dresses running. In the background, a crowd is watching the race.

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