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| 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 1959 |
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| Description: | Dickey Chapelle, photographer, on the same Milwaukee beach where she learned to swim as a young girl. She was covering "Operation Inland Seas" celebrating ... |
| Date: | 04 06 1969 |
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| Description: | Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street. |
| Date: | 11 14 1966 |
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| Description: | African American junior Girl Scouts pouring fruit juice into a punch bowl as they prepare to entertain their parents. |
| Date: | 03 19 1989 |
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| Description: | Children celebrating their heritage during Ethnic Pride Day at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Hall, 3022 West Wisconsin Avenue. The celebration, which highl... |
| Date: | 04 23 1963 |
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| Description: | A grandmother with daughter and granddaughter. They are nicely dressed for mother's day. |
| Date: | 11 04 1956 |
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| Description: | Sophomores at Alverno College greet incoming freshmen with an annual tea party. |
| Date: | 10 31 1977 |
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| Description: | Thousands of people from the inner city flocked to a Halloween Party given to help keep children off the street during the holiday. |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ... |
| Date: | 06 1963 |
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| Description: | A woman is sitting and blowing her nose in front of a gravestone. A potted plant and a handbag are next to her. Caption reads: "Nine years after his death,... |
| Date: | 06 1970 |
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| Description: | A caped man standing on a sidewalk is placing his hands on the head of a kneeling man, while another man in a suit and sunglasses is looking on. Caption re... |
| Date: | 11 21 1967 |
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| Description: | A woman is carving a turkey, which is on a table full of many dishes. Several children are sitting and looking on from behind their desks. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 12 19 1956 |
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| Description: | A woman in costume is smiling and stands near two women who are sitting. One of the women is holding a wrapped present. Caption reads: "Mrs. Santa Claus vi... |
| Date: | 03 13 1955 |
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| Description: | A woman is sitting and smiling, and wearing a crown. She is holding an opened package, and next to her is a bag advertising Coca-Cola. Caption reads: "'... |
| Date: | 11 1900 |
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| Description: | A copy of a standing, three-quarters length studio wedding portrait of Thekla Uihlein and William Charles Brumder. She is wearing a fancy dress and hat wit... |
| Date: | 06 05 1956 |
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| Description: | A woman is modeling a dress with a shawl and a train. Behind her women are sitting at tables watching her go by. Caption reads: A dress worn by actress ... |
| Date: | 11 05 1970 |
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| Description: | Two young men are standing among a group of children. Many are wearing sombreros. One of the adults is playing a guitar. Caption reads: "FROM BELOW THE ... |
| Date: | 06 1968 |
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| Description: | An older gentleman with a handlebar mustache is handing out American flags to Cub Scouts. Several Scouts are drinking bottles of soda pop. |
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