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Horse-Drawn Fire Engine

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Description: Three men in a horse-drawn fire engine racing down a downtown street.
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J. Robert Taylor at Desk

Date: 1938
Description: Informal portrait of J. Robert Taylor at his desk talking on the phone.
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Iceboat on Lake

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Description: Group of people with an iceboat on a frozen lake (possibly Lake Michigan).
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad Shops

Date: 1940
Description: West Milwaukee. Elevated view of tracks, trains, and buildings. A train roundhouse is located in the background.
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J. Robert Taylor with Motorcycle

Date: 1911
Description: The photographer J. Robert Taylor posing outdoors with his motorcycle in front of a large cannon. The cannon is mounted on a low pedestal and is enclosed b...
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Aztec Diorama at Museum

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Description: Diorama of Aztec sacrificial rites at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Two men are holding the man to be sacrificed in a splayed position while a third man sta...
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Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View down platform towards a railroad depot, with automobiles and several horse-drawn vehicles. A group of people are standing on the platform.
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Man in Snowstorm

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Description: From a doorway framing the scene, a man is standing and waving in a yard during a snowstorm. Behind him an automobile is parked in a garage.
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Group of People in Farmyard

Date: 1917
Description: A group of people under a tree in a farmyard, with possibly a lake in the background. Two women, with heavy netting on their hats, hold luggage. A toddler ...
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Railroad Yard with Snow and Smoke

Date: 01 18 1940
Description: Elevated view of railroad yard, with engines and cars on some of the tracks. Smoke is billowing out from many of the engines, covering much of the yard. Bu...
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Train Yard with "Hiawatha"

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Description: Front view of three trains in a snow-filled train yard. The middle train is an old-fashioned steam engine flanked by more modern trains. Three men are stan...
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'Electro Motive' Train

Date: 1940
Description: A man in a suit and hat is standing on the side of a train engine in a train yard. Railroad employees can be seen in and on the train, and a group of men a...
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Freighter on River

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Description: Elevated view of a man standing at the front of a freighter, just above the name painted on the side, "James Laughlin". Industrial buildings and water towe...
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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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Razing of Milwaukee Country Court House

Date: 06 19 1939
Description: Milwaukee County Court House in the process of being razed. A worker is standing on part of the second floor, in front of what is left of the dome.
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Burning Building

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Elevated view from rooftop of smoke billowing out of the roof of a burning brick building. Fire fighters are climbing on ladders on the side of the buildin...
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Burning Building

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Elevated view from a distance of a fire. A large cloud of smoke is billowing out of the burning building and fire fighters are climbing on a ladder. A buil...
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Bull Loose on City Street

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Description: A loose bull on city streets with snow piled near the sidewalks. A man has come face-to-face with the bull and is falling backwards as a crowd is watching ...
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Man in Field near Covered Bridge

Date: 1938
Description: A man in the distance is sitting in a field, with a covered bridge behind him spanning a river. Trees are at each end of the bridge, and a fence runs along...
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Man Standing near Fish Hung Up to Dry

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: Man inspecting fish hung up to dry in a yard on Jones Island.

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