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| Date: | 05 15 1954 |
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| Description: | Zookeepers releasing rhesus monkeys to the island that serves as their summer home at the Washington park zoo (later replaced by the Milwaukee County Zoo). |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with a family and their dog preparing for their descent down the hill on a toboggan. From left to right, Gene Anderson (my uncle), Betsy Marqu... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of city traffic of bumper-to-bumper cars leaving Milwaukee County Stadium after the 1957 World Series. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | A woman in business attire walking with an open umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Milwaukee. To her left is the Civil War monument, "The Victorious Charg... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Passers-by help move a disabled vehicle after an automobile accident on Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Date: | 10 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Children leaning against a fence at the fifth adoptive birthday party for Samson and Sambo at the Washington Park Zoo. Several of the children are drinking... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Ink drawing of a cabin in the woods. Cabin has one door and one window visible, as well as a stone chimney. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of new wing under construction. A fence separates the wing from the road. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Benjamin Church House in Estabrook Park, operated as a museum by the Milwaukee County Historical Society. House is at a three-quarter angle to the viewer. ... |
| Date: | 03 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Braves player Joe Adcock fields a ball during spring training. |
| Date: | 03 19 1954 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Braves player Bob Buhl during batting practice at spring training. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | N. Jackson Street near Wells Street. Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) is in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Exterior of three-story building on corner. Trees are along the sidewalk on the right, and vines are growing on the facade of the building. Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 04 09 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated panoramic view of Milwaukee County Stadium showing the "batter's trees" in center field and a game in progress. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Girls of a visiting ballet company, in costume, posed in a rocky wooded glen along a stream. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Residential street with three boys playing “soldier”. |
| Date: | 08 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Building for a new “supermarket” food and household necessities store, under construction on the outskirts of the Milwaukee area. In the background is a ba... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Illuminated wheel at night, probably at the Wisconsin State Fair, photographed by time exposure so that it appears as a whirl of light. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | A group of children meeting Santa at Gimbels. Decorated Christmas trees are next to his chair. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Several women and children are standing and posing, with a Christmas tree behind them, and tables in front of them that have gifts on them. Caption reads: ... |
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