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Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Schlitz train and group of revelers, celebrating the end of prohibition in Milwaukee. Schlitz Engine #8027 departs to deliver the first Schlitz beer at 12:...
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Children and Adults Participating in Milwaukee Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 03 1945
Description: The 6th Ward Contingent represented a community on the march. Black men, women and children from the CIO and AF of L, from small business, brought a messa...
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Spring Fashion Show

Date: 03 31 1963
Description: A model walks down the runway during an Easter dress fashion show. Ticket sales benefitted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee community center.
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Parade in Factory Yard

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Description: Elevated view of a parade crossing through a factory yard, where the workers are watching. Some are sitting on the roof of the building in the background. ...
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May Day Rally

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: May Day rally with a crowd of Union members on the steps of a large stone building. Banners read "United Labor 51st May Day: 1886-1937" "German-American W...
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Allis-Chalmers Rally

Date: 10 20 1946
Description: Outdoor rally of Allis-Chalmers workers. A man is speaking into a microphone in the front and people stand on the sidewalk and the grassy rise in the backg...
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Lithographers' Strike Vote

Date: 01 10 1949
Description: Women casting ballots at the Lithographers' Local #7 Strike vote. The ballot box is on a stage at the front of a large crowded room.
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Run on the First National Bank

Date: 04 1905
Description: Elevated view of street scene of a run on the First National Bank. The sidewalk is crowded with people, spilling into the street. A horse-drawn buggy is dr...
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Men at Employment Office

Date: 1912
Description: View from behind the counter of men lined up in the Second Office of the State Employment Agency. Three people in the foreground are providing assistance, ...
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Protesters Lying in the Street

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Numerous protest groups, including the Overpass Light Brigade, and the Student Union Movement, are forming a ring around young protesters as they are lying...
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Bobby Jindal

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Louisiana Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal talking to the media at the Republican presidential debate. Microphones and cameras surround him.
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Media Filling Center

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: View down bleachers, covered with an American Flag, towards the media on the floor of the Panther Arena at the Republican presidential debates. One of the ...
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Journalists and Reporters in the Spin Room

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A large crowd of journalists, reporters, and camera operators are standing or sitting while watching two small screens set up on a table in the spin room. ...
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Senator Ron Johnson in the Spin Room

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: U.S. Senator Ron Johnson talking to members of the media, as other journalists, reporters, and cameramen are gathered around a number of presidential candi...
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Democratic Presidential Debate

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders standing at podiums and answering questions posed by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff, the moderators of the Democratic pres...
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Jeff Weaver

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: Elevated view over crowd of people towards Jeff Weaver, a spokesperson for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, talking to reporters in the sp...
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Tammy Baldwin

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, a Hillary Clinton supporter, is being interviewed in the spin room after the Democratic presidential debate. She i...
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Tammy Baldwin Talking to the Press

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: View over crowd of people towards U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, a Hillary Clinton supporter, talking to reporters holding microphones and camera...

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