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Father Groppi and Demonstrators

Date: 1968
Description: Father James Groppi (1930-) and school desegregation demonstrators marching in. Milwaukee holding signs that read "Stop School Segregation"
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Milwaukee Zoo Grounds

Date: 1964
Description: Aerial view of the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds nearing its completion.
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CORE Picketers

Date: 01 14 1964
Description: Civil rights group CORE picketing the Board of Realtors at Coach House Motor Inn for fairness and equality in housing.
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Golf Game

Date: 04 26 1967
Description: Women golfers on the course.
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Frankfurters on the Grill

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: "Picnicking in Mitchell Park provided a pleasant afternoon recently for these senior citizens who participated in the Milwaukee County Park Commission's pr...
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Fallen Tree on Automobile

Date: 10 04 1963
Description: A man surveys the damage to his car, and the aged tree that toppled onto it.
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Two Women Near Campers

Date: 04 07 1968
Description: Two women in bikinis are walking their dogs by a row of campers at Terry Andrae State Park.
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Tree Placement

Date: 06 03 1963
Description: Members of the Brown Deer beautification committee plant trees along the boulevard.
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Card Game

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: Group plays cards underneath the shady trees in Mitchell park.
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Sliding into Second Base

Date: 06 23 1963
Description: Boy hits second base while baseman comes down from catching a high throw.
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Fair Housing March

Date: 08 29 1966
Description: Father James Groppi leading a fair housing march.
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Otto Falk House

Date: 1964
Description: Exterior of building just prior to demolition. At the time, the building was occupied by the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Three and one-half story...
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1962
Description: Winter scene with two women walking in the snow on Wisconsin Avenue at Ninth Street, Milwaukee.
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Portrait of Lew Burdette

Date: 05 11 1961
Description: Portrait of Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette.
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Helicopter Spraying DDT

Date: 04 1968
Description: Helicopter treating elm trees with DDT to kill beetles that carry Dutch Elm Disease.
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Circus Parade

Date: 06 1963
Description: A Sauk County traffic police vehicle leads a line of circus wagons through past two church buildings during a parade originating at Circus World Museum in ...
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View From Top — Governor Warren Knowles

Date: 08 12 1967
Description: A smiling Governor Knowles surveys the Wisconsin State Fairground from the top of the giant Ferris Wheel on the fair's midway. He spent the day at the Stat...
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Grape Boycott Picket

Date: 1968
Description: Ernesto Chacon, a grape boycott organizer from Milwaukee, is wearing a jacket, sunglasses and a necklace around his neck. He is holding a United Farmworker...
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School Segregation Protest March

Date: 1964
Description: A group of protesters march down a street, led by a car. They are protesting school segregation.
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Milwaukee Home for Aged Lutherans Piano Player

Date: 1967
Description: Miss Lydia Henie, 76 years old, playing the piano in the devotional room of the Home for Aged Lutherans, 7500 West North Avenue.

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