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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
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Preparing for Scout-O-Rama

Date: 04 16 1958
Description: Boy Scouts lash together lengths of wood as they put up an exhibit about pioneering for Scout-O-Rama.
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Gaylord Nelson Signing Autographs

Date: 1974
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson signs an autograph for an admiring voter at an agricultural conference.
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Women with Infants and Girls

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Description: Two women wearing hats are standing and holding infants in their arms. In front of them are three girls. The tallest girl is holding some books or pamphlet...
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NAACP Youth Council Flyer

Date: 03 1948
Description: Flyer announcing a special meeting of the Youth Council of the Milwaukee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Tuesda...
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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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Children's Class of the Milwaukee Turners

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Description: Children’s class of the Milwaukee Turners, gathered outside in a park. George Brosius appears on the platform and several people are wearing band uniforms....
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Pointing Out Fire Hazards

Date: 05 07 1957
Description: Fire hazards are pointed out in a model house by Battalion Chief Edward McCabe for Cub Scouts of Pack 566 at Manitoba School. The ten-year-old boy scouts p...
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Newspaper Carriers Visit Milwaukee for Braves-Cardinals Game

Date: 07 02 1954
Description: Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers attend a Milwaukee Braves versus St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Milwaukee County Stadium. Four carriers st...
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Viewing the French Gratitude Train Exhibit

Date: 04 1949
Description: Two young women look at a display case containing items from the French Gratitude Train on exhibit in the Milwaukee Public Library.
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland at Wisconsin Centennial State Fair

Date: 08 1948
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, speaks into a WHA microphone in the Dairy Building at the Wisconsin Centennial State Fair. She is surrounded by a cro...
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Patricia Williams

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: A young woman is smiling and holding up a certificate. Caption reads: "The top salesmen in the Junior Achievement sales contest showed her certificate prou...
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Riverside High Boys Send Reading Materials

Date: 1918
Description: Several boys are posing with stacks of bound periodicals. An American flag is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Boys of Riverside High School, Milwaukee, ...
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Duet

Date: 1901
Description: Ralph Wettstein, left, and Herbert Paul Brumder (1885-1967) singing while sitting in a room with a curved wall. They are holding a large open book. Each ma...
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Herbert E. Brumder

Date: 1934
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, oldest child of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, is wearing a suit and tie, and is sitting in an easy chair in front of the open ...
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Reading in the Car

Date: 1934
Description: Philip George Brumder reading a magazine in the back seat of a car, while leaning against the side with his feet up on the seat. He is wearing a cap and ha...
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Brumder Family

Date: 12 1935
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, second from right, is shaking his mother Margaret's hand as his brother Philip, far left, and sister Barbara, center, are smiling broad...
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Practice Job Interview

Date: 03 13 1968
Description: A young man is sitting at a table with a microphone in front of him. He is facing an older man, whose back is to the camera. Caption/article excerpt reads:...
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High School Job Fair

Date: 05 14 1968
Description: Three young women are sitting on one side of a table facing two men and a woman, whose backs are to the camera. Similar arrangements of groups are in the b...
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Practice Job Interview

Date: 03 13 1968
Description: A woman and a man are sitting at a table. The woman is speaking into a microphone. A tape deck in the foreground is connected to a television. Caption read...

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