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Milwaukee Snowstorm

Date: 1917
Description: Winter scene with a pedestrian holding an umbrella during a snowstorm, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Drawing

Fur Trading Post

Date: 1833
Description: Illustration of the Solomon Juneau fur trading post at Milwaukee in 1833.
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School Desegregation Pickets

Date: 1964
Description: A woman and child carry CORE picket signs protesting school segregation.
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Rhudra Gets Surgery

Date: 12 13 1985
Description: Overhead view of Rhudra, an Indian rhinoceros, receiving surgery for a non-healing wound on the sole of his right, rear foot at the Milwaukee County Zoo. T...
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Americanization Pageant

Date: 05 18 1919
Description: Scene from Poale Zion Chasidim, an Americanization pageant held in the Milwaukee auditorium to welcome Milwaukee's new citizens.
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Milwaukee Public School Board Walk Out

Date: 01 21 1964
Description: Lloyd Barbee, NAACP state president, walking out of a Milwaukee Public School Board meeting when Chairman Harold W. Story refused to allow the participatio...
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Northwest Airlines Pickets

Date: 07 09 1970
Description: Picket line of striking Northwest Airlines ticket agents and office workers who were represented by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks.
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Fans at Baseball Game

Date: 1960
Description: Close-up of fans shouting at a Milwaukee Braves baseball game.
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Diesel Bus

Date: 1951
Description: A group of people boarding a diesel bus on 12th Street.
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Dance Hall Wine Room

Date: 01 01 1914
Description: People sitting at a table in a dance hall wine room at 2:00 a.m.
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Civil Works Service Employee gives out a Check

Date: 02 10 1934
Description: A Civil Works Service employee with a check and equivalent in groceries.
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Classroom

Date: 10 06 1971
Description: Early childhood classroom in which two volunteer teachers are instructing children.
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Mother Feeding Infant

Date: 09 01 1971
Description: A young mother feeds her infant baby food outdoors.
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Majorettes

Date: 11 03 1962
Description: Majorettes dancing in a parade. They were members of the Milwaukee Continentals marching band.
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A Penny a Pound

Date: 02 22 1957
Description: Girls being weighed to determine their donations of a penny a pound to the YWCA camp.
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Bath Time

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: A boy in the bath tub being bathed by his mother.
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Washing Dishes

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: Mother and daughter washing dishes together.
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Woman with Blender

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Woman stirring the contents of an Osterizer blender that is sitting on the stove.
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Woman with Dollhouse

Date: 11 14 1955
Description: Woman making a small adjustment to an interior room in a dollhouse.
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Man with Female Admirers

Date: 1900
Description: A man in a hat and jacket poses with three well-dressed women wearing dresses and wide-brimmed hats.

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