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Milwaukee Sewing Project
January 1935
Sewing project for Milwaukee County women to make and repair clothing for relief families.
Jonas Staley Holding Shovel
August 5, 1947
Jonas Staley, 1510 Jenifer Street, a 73-year-old man who enjoyed working outdoors in hot weather. He is shown putting in a sewer at 4226 Beverly Road.
Shoveling Snow
1959
Winter scene with Shirley Widmer, the photographer's wife, shoveling snow after a big snowstorm.
Grain Elevator
April 17, 1921
Workers shoveling grain, possibly corn, onto a lake vessel. Probably on the lower Milwaukee River.
Disease Immunization, 5th and Hadley
February 15, 1935
A man and a woman administer immunization shots to a line of children.
New Deal Road Work
February 27, 1934
CWA road crew leveling a grade on a county road near Westfield. The CWA undertook many road and utility projects during the Great Depression in order to provide relief for out of work men. Such p...
