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| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A man is posing with his left hand resting on the trunk of the General Grant Giant Elm, S.E. of intersection of Green Bay and Good Hope Roads. At site of P... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Parishioners gather at the entrance outside New Fellowship Church of God In Christ at North Eighth Street. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #10, the "Hiawatha," built by the company shop in Milwaukee. There are houses in the far background along a ri... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | View from street of the Milwaukee Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway station. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A child peddles his tricycle on a sidewalk at the end of a cul de sac in his Greendale neighborhood with houses lining the street. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A WPA program on the State Fair Grounds. The workers have dug a long trench, and the project probably concerns improved sanitary facilities for the fair, a... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Wells Street Bridge occupies the bottom center of the image, with City Hall in the center background. Three men are walking on the bridge. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from inside arch of building looking out to City Hall. A street is below, along with a parking lot full of cars, and several other buildings. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated exterior view of the water purification plant. A group of men are working on the front lawn of the plant. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Gesu Church, with automobiles and pedestrians on West Wisconsin Avenue. There is a sign on the left for the Abbot Crest Hotel located at 1226 West Wiscons... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Visitors of Milwaukee's sixth annual Midsummer Festival. Men and women walk on the lakefront walkways. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A beach on Lake Michigan near the Milwaukee Yacht Club. Men, women, and children relax on the beach. In the background many boats are on the water. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A man from the Material Transit Company drives an International D-50 dump truck to unload what appears to be gravel or rocks. There are houses on a hill in... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated winter scene of Greendale (Milwaukee Co.), Wisconsin. Housing, roads and trees are visible in the distance. One person is walking through the snow... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of village with snow on the ground. A tennis court, flag pole, and pedestrians are visible in the foreground. Behind the tennis court are roa... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior of two-story house with brick work on front corner. There is an enclosed patio extending from the house towards the front drive. A street lamp is ... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Two freshly built two-story houses in a clearing with trees. Both have small, covered back patios. There are no driveways or shrubbery in place yet. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior of a freshly built two-story house located at 293 East Orchard Court. The house has a covered patio. There is no driveway in place yet, and a fres... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Two people, most likely a woman or girl, and a boy, are walking on a footpath with houses and young trees on either side of the path. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A car is parked on the street in front of a row of houses. Children are playing in the front yards. There is a large tree in the foreground. Men are workin... |
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