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Locomotive Artifacts

Date: 03 29 1958
Description: A young boy rings a locomotive bell. Other artifacts of locomotive history are on the table before him with members of the Milwaukee chapter of the Nationa...
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Season Ticket Sorting

Date: 09 25 1956
Description: A man and two women with piles of paper tickets being sorted for the upcoming theater season at the Fred Miller theater.
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Harrison Ludington

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Description: Quarter-length painted portrait of Harrison Ludington (1812-1891).
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Sid with Clay Model of Sambo

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Description: Sid posing with a clay model of Sambo, one of the Milwaukee County Zoo's gorillas during the 1950s. Sid is wearing a suit and has a cigar in his mouth. Beh...
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Two Dancing Couples

Date: 10 24 1966
Description: Two couples are dancing in a ballroom with full-length curtains in the background. Caption reads: "The dance music appealed to (from left) Mr. and Mrs. Jos...
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A Happy Tune

Date: 01 19 1969
Description: Several people are smiling and watching a woman playing a piano. Caption reads: "A HAPPY TUNE — Mrs. Earer Turner played spirituals and jazz for a group of...
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Hotel Room Dedication

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: A man wearing a suit and bow tie is standing at a podium, speaking and gesturing with his hands. A lectern scarf is draped over the podium with the word "P...
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Herman Otto Brumder

Date: 1948
Description: A quarter-length portrait of Herman Otto Brumder (1880-1950) seated at his desk, posed as if signing a document. There is a military poster on the wall beh...
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Eileen and William Liebman

Date: 05 11 1979
Description: Portrait of a man and woman posing together; the man is standing and the woman is sitting. Behind them are several display cases with various items, some o...
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George Henderson Looking Over Tickets

Date: 10 14 1959
Description: A man is looking at a stack of tickets that are paper clipped together. Behind him, similar stacks are arranged on shelves. Caption reads: "With his bac...
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Alverno College Masquers at Rehearsal

Date: 02 14 1961
Description: Overhead view of a stage. Three women are reclining on the set to the upper left. A man is standing in the lower right, gesturing toward them. Caption read...
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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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