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Railroad Accident

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Description: Elevated view of railroad cars that have fallen off the railroad tracks. Two men are crawling on top of the toppled railroad cars.
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Swimmers Standing in Lake

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Description: A large group of men, women, and children, wearing swimming attire, standing in a lake. Industrial buildings are in the distance along the shoreline.
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Hammocks and Seat Swings

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Description: A little girl is sitting on a hammock on an enclosed porch with large windows. There are also several wooden and padded hanging seats.
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Group of Motorcycle Enthusiasts

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Description: A group of men and women motorcyclists standing in a semi-circle on the street, with bikes behind them.
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Large Group of Motorcyclists

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Description: A large group of motorcycles and riders are gathered in the middle of a city street.
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Child and Motorcycles

Date: 1921
Description: Several men are standing and talking by a car, with Harley Davidson motorcycles in front of them. A child is standing in the foreground.
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Church on Fire

Date: 1915
Description: A crowd is gathered on the street as jets of water are being directed by fire fighters towards a fire in a church.
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Woman in Feathered Hat

Date: 1915
Description: A woman wearing a large feathered hat is standing and looking down at her shoe which she has rested on a step. She is wearing a split skirt.
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Asian Dignitaries

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Description: Asian dignitaries, including a man and two women, are standing amidst a crowd, perhaps at a railroad station.
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Automobile Parked in Snow

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Description: An early twentieth-century automobile parked on a road in snow, with a large house in the background. The back tires have chains around them.
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Hailstones

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Description: Round hailstones piled on a saucer with either grape or cherry tomatoes, or perhaps eggs, placed next to them for size comparison. A newspaper is under the...
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River Scene with Cows

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Description: River, with fence in foreground, reflecting trees and sunlight. On the right is a field with cows, a man near a fence, and a small dog.
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Men Pulling Carts

Date: 1897
Description: Men pushing and pulling two carts, one with a barrel, around a street corner.
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Girls in a Park near Large Fountain

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Description: Two young girls playing on a pathway near a large fountain and lamppost located in a park.
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City Street

Date: 1940
Description: Corner of Second and National Avenue. Cars are lined up on both sides of the street in front of storefronts.
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Tugboat on River Downtown

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Description: "James E. McAlpine" in tow of tug "Conrad Starke" on Milwaukee River. There is an open drawbridge in the background.
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Demolishing Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 06 19 1939
Description: Milwaukee County Court House being demolished. A wing of the building is gone, and many windows are broken.
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Demolition on Kilbourn Avenue

Date: 04 10 1941
Description: View across street towards men working among stripped trees in a demolition area on Kilbourn Avenue.
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"Big Muskegan Wind"

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Description: Ground around lodge covered in mud and ice, some from the frozen river in the background. There is a large birdhouse on a pole on the left.
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East Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1893
Description: East Wisconsin Avenue showing men and women on the sidewalks and the Hotel Pfister in the background.

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