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| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the Cereal Mills Company. Men are working near a horse-drawn wagon near an entrance to a grain elevator in the lower right. Railr... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated winter view of the Leinenkugel Brewery seen "from top of Mill." Originally called "Spring Brewery," Jacob Leinenkugel opened his brewery in 1867 i... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from unpaved street of a group of men enjoying mugs of beer while standing at the front entrance of J. Auermuller Restaurant and Saloon. Two ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A large crowd at the Milwaukee Road depot, perhaps to greet William Jennings Bryan on the incoming train. The malthouse can be seen in the distance. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Wagons delivering sweet corn to the Canning Company on the west bank of the Chippewa River. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Three men inspecting chickens in front of the Madison Packing Company located at 307 West Johnson Street. One of the men is identified as Norbert J. Noltne... |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | Celebrating the first "Cheese Day" with a parade. A group of spectators gather on the sidewalk near a truck displaying a banner and stove in the back. |
| Date: | 04 07 1933 |
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| 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:... |
| Date: | 07 1945 |
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| Description: | View from side of women sitting in a row working on an assembly line in a perfume factory. |
| Date: | 11 1947 |
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| Description: | People are standing in the middle of a flock of turkeys at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Welding a milk truck at the Heil Corporation in Milwaukee. The Heil company was founded by German-born Julius P. Heil in 1901. As the Heil Rail Joint Wel... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Mirror Lake, below the dam at Timme Mill. Trees and foliage cover the banks and overhang the water. The one lane high reverse metal truss bridge, commonly ... |
| Date: | 07 1951 |
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| Description: | A man repairing fishing nets wound on large reels at a fishery. |
| Date: | 07 1952 |
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| Description: | Train cars are parked near a tall building with a fire escape. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Industries along the Milwaukee River, one of which is the Schlitz Brewery. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | View down road towards two people walking in front of the Thienville Mills, a five-story stone building, built in 1876. At this time, it was the Thiensvill... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Pool at an old distillery in Hamilton. On the left are trees and shrubs. On the right is a stone building that is arched over the pool. Above the arch is a... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Fish nets and floats drying while wound onto wooden reels. Clouds are in the sky in the background. |
| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of women who are working processing corn on a canning assembly line at the Fall River Canning Company. They are wearing aprons and g... |
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| Description: | A man holding a bottle of milk is standing and posing next to a horse-drawn Gridley Dairy milk wagon. Two other men are standing on the left near a brick b... |
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