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Man Driving Truck

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Description: A man driving an early truck (ca. 1910). The front is labeled "Sampson".
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Trains Billowing Smoke

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Description: Two railroad cars appear to collide, billowing smoke.
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Man in Ring

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Description: Man standing in what appears to be a boxing ring.
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The "James E. McAlpine"

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Description: Freighter on the Milwaukee River.
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Alhambra Theater at Night

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Alhambra Theater at night.
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Mother and Daughter in Doorway

Date: 1905
Description: Alma Reinhardt Taylor and her toddler daughter Ellen Taylor Higgins standing in a doorway. Both are wearing long, cool weather coats. The number on the doo...
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Ellen and Donna Taylor

Date: 1913
Description: A unidentified woman is standing on a stairway outside a doorway with two young girls, identified as Donna Taylor on the right, and Ellen Taylor on the lef...
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Motorcycle Racetrack

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Description: Motorcyclists race, probably at the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds.
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Princess Theater at Night

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Description: Night view of the Princess Theater in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee River at Night

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Description: Downtown commercial building at night from across the Milwaukee River.
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Kroening Engineering factory

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Description: Exterior view of the Kroening Engineering factory. Cars are parked along the street outside the building.
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Jeremiah Curtin Birthplace

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Description: Birthplace of Jeremiah Curtin. There are small buildings and a silo in the background.
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Road Crew Repairing Street

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Description: A road crew repairing a street.
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Metal Structure

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Description: Large metal structure lying in a sand pile. A building with a sign that reads "[?] Fuel Co" is in the background.
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Pathfinder Car near Bridge

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Description: The Milwaukee Journal Pathfinder car driving from a road onto a bridge.
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Boats on River near Downtown

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Description: The "James E. McAlpine" in tow of tugboat "Conrad Starke" on the Milwaukee River.
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Police Officer with Pedestrian

Date: 1900
Description: Police officer helping a young woman cross the street.
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Kroening Engineering Factory

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Description: Exterior view from a roof of the Kroening Engineering factory. Cars are parked along the street outside the building.
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Unloading Ship in Milwaukee Harbor

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Description: Unloading barrels of goods from the "Ogdensburg" in the Milwaukee harbor.
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Semi-Pro Baseball

Date: 1915
Description: Two men playing baseball for semi-pro teams in a Milwaukee ballpark.

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