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Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Schlitz train and group of revelers, celebrating the end of prohibition in Milwaukee. Schlitz Engine #8027 departs to deliver the first Schlitz beer at 12:...
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Beer and Sweet Corn

Date: 08 24 1968
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kress, dressed in lederhosen, enjoy beer and sweet corn at the Mid-summer Festival.
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Silver Presentation Delegation and Wives

Date: 10 26 1945
Description: The official delegation party with their wives at the ceremony of silver service presentation aboard the USS "Wisconsin". Seated left to right are Judge Ro...
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill. Just visible at the top of the photograph is the new Wisconsin State Capitol, completed except for the north ...
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Peltz Family at Son's Bar Mitzvah

Date: 1959
Description: Peltz family (head table) at son Andre's Bar Mitzvah at the Jewish Community Center.
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Freedom Academy

Date: 1915
Description: Male and female students from Freedom Academy sit outdoors with two teachers. A larger group sits on platform while a smaller group looks on from the foreg...
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May Day at Wilson College

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Description: Students kneel in the grass and wave banners during a May Day ceremony at Wilson College while faculty and students gather on the lawn to watch. The colleg...
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Parade for Old Homecoming Week

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Description: View of a parade for Old Homecoming Week. A man leads a group of boys in uniform down a road. Behind them, a cart carries passengers and children hold onto...
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Opening of Peterboro Hydraulic Lift Lock

Date: 1904
Description: Official opening of the sixty-six foot Peterboro hydraulic lift lock, built in 1904 on the Trent Canal. People gather in boats and along the shore to celeb...
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Crowds Awaiting Drug Store Opening

Date: 07 29 1909
Description: A crowd stands beside horses and carriages while awaiting the opening of a drug store owned by E.M. Allen. Published by E.M. Allen.
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Crowds Awaiting Drug Store Opening

Date: 07 29 1909
Description: Crowds await the opening of a drugstore owned by E.M. Allen. Horses and carriages park in the street near shops and residences.
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Celebration on C Street

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Description: View of C Street during a celebration. American flags wave from upper story windows as men and women walk through the street. Published by Pioneer Drug S...
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Menu for Farewell Dinner on Board R.M.S. Volendam

Date: 01 22 1939
Description: Exterior and page from the interior of the menu for the farewell dinner aboard the R.M.S. Volendam, with party streamers and dinner guests in formal...
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Crowd near Monument at Parade

Date: 09 14 1924
Description: Sidewalk group watching the military parade at the reunion of the “Red Arrow” 32nd Division, U.S. Army.
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Hotel Loraine New Year's Day Menu

Date: 01 01 1929
Description: Front cover and menu page of the New Year's Day menu at the Loraine Hotel, part of the Schroeder Hotels, with a man and a woman dressed in sweaters and win...
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Jewish Welfare Board Seder

Date: 04 07 1944
Description: A view of people attending the Hillel Jewish Welfare Board seder.
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Stepping Down

Date: 07 06 1956
Description: Two men and four women posing outdoors in costume in the open doorway at the front of a building. Caption reads: "STEPPING DOWN from the entry of th...

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