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Polio Shot Time

Date: 11 15 1955
Description: All seven siblings in the Marnell family lining up for their polio inoculations.
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Beer on Tap at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: Elevated view of employees and patrons gathered around a beer and sandwich concession stand on the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair, where Gettelman On T...
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Lauftenberg Brothers Women's Bowling Team

Date: 03 31 1948
Description: A team portrait of the Lauftenberg Brothers Company women's bowling team at the Lutheran Center.
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Nurse Taking Patient's Temperature

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Description: A nurse, possibly a student nurse, looks at a thermometer after taking the temperature of a female patient laying in bed.
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Herold Team of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 09 21 1886
Description: Twenty-seven young men and George Brosius posing outdoors with sporting equipment. The young men are dressed in short sleeved shirts and pants (possibly an...
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Acrobatic Gymnastics Club of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 1866
Description: Acrobatic Gymnastics Club of the Milwaukee Turners, posing in a studio wearing their gymnastic clothing.
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Ladies Drum Corps, Milwaukee Turners

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Description: Women members and their Director of the Ladies Drum Corps posed in uniform with their instruments. Text on the bass drum, "Ladies Drum Corps, Turn Verein M...
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Men Performing Handstands

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Description: Six men from Milwaukee Turners doing handstands on parallel bars in a gymnasium. A seventh man stands to the right. All are wearing uniforms.
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Group Portrait of Women Gymnasts

Date: 04 26 1928
Description: Group portrait of women gymnasts from the Milwaukee Turners in a gymnasium. They are wearing uniforms with middy blouses.
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Bertha Eichelberger Bowls in Five Leagues

Date: 01 30 1987
Description: A woman smiles for the camera as she poses with her bowling ball. The caption reads, "Bertha Eichelberger bowls in five leagues every week." She is wearing...
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Fern L. Reinhardt

Date: 1934
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Fern L. Reinhardt, smiling on the occasion of her graduation from Nurse's Training. She is wearing her uniform and cap wi...
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 08 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire receives a lei made of orchids in a ceremony making her the Queen of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition at the State Fair. The lei was fl...

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