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Borchert Field at Night

Date: 1930
Description: Home of the Milwaukee Brewers Minor League baseball team. Located between W. Chambers and W. Burleigh Streets at N. 7th Street. A player is on the right in...
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Women and Girls in front of Church

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Description: A group of women and girls wearing white dresses and waving American flags are standing at the curb in front of a church. Three police officers are standin...
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Fire Engines in Street

Date: 1931
Description: Three horse-drawn fire engines are in the street with steam rising from their tanks. Other fire vehicles are to the right. Many pedestrians are on the stre...
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Travelers Standing Near Railroad Cars

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Description: A group of men and women at a train station near two railroad cars. Several stand on the platform. Five men in uniform stand and sit on the railings betwee...
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Life Saving Service

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Description: Group of men of the Life Saving Service posing in front of their boat.
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Group Portrait of Milwaukee Brewers

Date: 1909
Description: Group portrait of the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association on a field with a stadium in the background. Some of the players have their gloves with...
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Steinborn Studio Baseball Team

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Description: A group portrait of the Steinborn Studio baseball team, sitting and standing in a group in the outfield. The coaches are wearing suits, and the bat boys ar...
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Victorian-Style House Gutted by Fire

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Description: A large Victorian-style house gutted by a fire. Ladders are leaning up on the sides, reaching up many different levels. Two people are on the roof spraying...
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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WCTU Float

Date: 07 11 1941
Description: Float of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in a Milwaukee parade.
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Checking the Oil

Date: 1956
Description: Woman in polka dot dress is looking on as a service station worker checks the oil in her car.
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Player Swinging Bat in World Series

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Elevated view of player preparing to swing at a baseball during the first game of the 1958 World Series, at County Stadium.
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World Series Batting Practice

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Elevated view of players taking batting practice before game one of the 1958 World Series in Milwaukee County Stadium. Spectators are in the stands in the ...
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World Series and "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees standing on the first and third baselines for the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner...
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World Series, Man Coming Off Fire Ladder

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Milwaukee County Stadium on the day of the first game of the 1958 World Series, between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees. A man is being lower...
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World Series, Men Around Fire Engine

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Milwaukee County Stadium on the day of the first game of the 1958 World Series, between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees. Fire fighters and po...
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Jaeger's Bread Truck

Date: 1940
Description: A man standing at the back of an International Metro truck with a basket of bread. The truck includes the text: "Jaeger's / Butter-Nut is fresh bread". "Ha...
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Face-off between Police and NAACP Members

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Description: The Milwaukee police approach a line of NAACP Youth Council members in an attempt to break up a demonstration.
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First Aid Department at P&H Plant

Date: 1916
Description: The first aid department at a Pawling & Harnischfeger plant. A woman sitting at the desk working on the "daily report first aid room." On the left is a sin...
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Baseball Scene

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Description: Runner reaching first base with coach signaling for him to stop. Defensive players and the umpire look on. A portion of the crowd in the stands is visible ...

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