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Snow Removal after a Storm

Date: 02 1933
Description: Winter scene showing snow removal vehicles working to clear the snow on Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee after a winter blizzard.
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Ships Tied Up for Winter

Date: 1950
Description: Overhead view of ships tied up for the winter in slips.
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Snowplow

Date: 1947
Description: International snowplow.
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Milwaukee Snowstorm

Date: 1917
Description: Winter scene with a pedestrian holding an umbrella during a snowstorm, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Women in the Rain

Date: 1900
Description: Three women in hats and long skirts walk with umbrellas in the rain.
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Children Sledding

Date: 1975
Description: A winter scene with excited children on a toboggan.
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Deep Freeze

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Description: Icicles and a layer of frosty ice cover parked cars.
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Winter Night Street Scene

Date: 12 01 1955
Description: Neon lights up Wisconsin Avenue on a winter night in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee Streetcar

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Description: View down snow-covered streetcar tracks towards a streetcar traveling up an unidentified residential street in Milwaukee.
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Cars in Line at 41 Outdoor Theatre

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Description: Cars lined up at the ticket booth at 41 Outdoor Theatre at sunset.
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Rainy Day

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Description: A street scape with people holding umbrellas walking on a sidewalk in the rain. The street shows a business section, and there is a horse-drawn vehicle in ...
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Woman Seated in Touring Car

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Description: A woman dressed for winter weather and seated in the back of a touring car, looks coyly at the photographer. She is surrounded by holiday gifts and package...
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Lowell Damon House

Date: 1935
Description: The Lowell Damon house, east elevation or front. Snow is on the ground.
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Rainy Day Traffic

Date: 1941
Description: Automobile traffic, with a street railroad car in the background, on a rainy day.
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Southgate Shopping Center

Date: 1966
Description: Entrance to the Southgate Shopping Center, Theatre, and parking lot. The proximity of parking to the stores in suburban shopping centers was one of the pr...
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Snowy Traffic Jam

Date: 02 02 1967
Description: Winter scene of a snowstorm that hit Milwaukee just at rush hour creating a traffic headache for homebound commuters (seen here at Wisconsin and Milwaukee ...
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Automobile Exhaust

Date: 02 1977
Description: Automobile exhaust on a cold February morning in Milwaukee.
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First Harley-Davidson Shop

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Description: The original shop in the Davidson family backyard where the first Harley-Davidson motorcycles were assembled. There is snow on the ground. The sign on the ...
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Schlei-Nelson Co. Tow Truck

Date: 01 20 1926
Description: A parked tow truck of the Schlei-Nelson Company of 3026 North Avenue.
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The Snow Flyer

Date: 1925
Description: Winter scene with Harold O. Hornburg of Hartland, Wisconsin, who stated that "he is standing on the front of the machine with his hands on his hips. His bu...

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