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Registering to Vote

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: A group of newly naturalized citizens registering to vote at City Hall.
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Lunch in the Police Car

Date: 1954
Description: Patrolman Stanley Szczepanski eats lunch while sitting in his police car.
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World Tourist

Date: 08 10 1970
Description: Heinz Stücke on his bicycle in front of the Milwaukee Journal building at 333 W. State Street. Stücke carries his belongings in bags attached to his bike w...
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In the Public Eye

Date: 04 09 1970
Description: Two women on the left are sitting at tables and talking into telephones. On the right are large show windows, and a bus and passers-by are visible through ...
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Quentin and Winfield Krafka

Date: 07 30 1961
Description: Two man are holding part of the framework for a car chassis, which is set on sawhorses and is being disassembled. Caption reads: "Bare bones are all...
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Silver Brazing Parts

Date: 01 23 1955
Description: Close-up of small metal rings next to a machine. Caption reads: "The tiny rings popping out of this machine at a rapid clip are silver brazing parts...
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A Wisconsin Farm in Mid-Winter

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of a farm in mid-winter. Snow blankets the ground and some of the buildings. An orchard is in the foreground.
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12th & Clybourne Traffic Jam

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Description: Slightly elevated view of cars, trucks, and buses in a traffic jam. A sign is on the right for Rocco's, under a neon sign to "Drink Blatz Beer."
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County Faire Shopping Center

Date: 03 28 1978
Description: A woman is pushing a stroller with an infant in it while holding clothes wrapped in plastic. She is walking down a brick paved corridor near a storefront d...
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Waukesha County Dragging Operation

Date: 01 05 1955
Description: Elevated view of two people breaking ice with an ax and an ice breaking pole [a gaff?]; other people in the background are standing in a boat pushing poles...
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1,000,000th Passenger

Date: 12 16 1966
Description: A man in a coat and hat is walking down the airstairs of a plane. Caption reads: "Andrew Depta, of Cable (Bayfield county), set a Gen. Mitchell field recor...
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First Wisconsinites to Visit Poland after World War II

Date: 06 18 1956
Description: Ten women and two men posing on the airstair to a plane. Several of the people are waving. The airstair has a Capital Airlines logo. Caption reads: "The...
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National German Song Festival Attendees

Date: 07 28 1956
Description: Several people posing outside a Flying Tiger Line airplane, on the ground and on the airstair. The airstair has logos for Northwest Airlines. Caption reads...
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Young Fairgoers

Date: 08 19 1956
Description: Two young women are standing in a building with their luggage at their feet. There are several women are in the background near a First Aid sign. Caption r...
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Wauwatosa Teens with Souvenirs

Date: 08 23 1956
Description: Five young women are smiling and posing around an open suitcase, which contains various items. One woman is setting a hat on another woman's head. Caption ...
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Jobmobile

Date: 04 01 1968
Description: A woman and a man are sitting on either side of a table, both looking at a slip of paper the man is holding. They appear to be inside a large vehicle. Capt...
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Democratic "Delegettes"

Date: 04 19 1958
Description: Two women in the foreground are looking in a bag, which is marked: "DEMOCRATIC 'DELEGETTE' CHICAGO GETS MY VOTE". Fourteen women are standing in the backgr...
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Anton Brees at the Carillon Keys

Date: 11 06 1957
Description: A man is playing a small double keyboard, from which tubes are extending. Behind him are large windows looking out towards a street scene. Across the stree...
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Trolley Guitar Concert

Date: 02 25 1956
Description: Three people clapping and smiling near a man playing a guitar. Caption reads: "Railroad fans clapped to the rocking rhythm of a guitar player on a s...
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Fred Lewis

Date: 08 27 1961
Description: A man playing bagpipes on the deck of a boat. Caption reads: "When the big sailboat fleet docks at a Lake Michigan port after a race, startled salts...

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