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New Amsterdam Theatre

Date: 1925
Description: Front view of the New Amsterdam Theatre (Theater), which advertises the 1925 Ziegfield Follies on its marquee and on street level the play "The Knife in th...
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North End of Times Square

Date: 1924
Description: Times Square in New York City facing north on a foggy winter day in January or February. On the right is Loew's State Theatre which is playing "Big Brother...
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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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Boy Riding Unicycle with His Pet Raccoon

Date: 07 25 1967
Description: Newspaper caption reads: "Passersby don't know it, but what appears to be a coonskin cap around the neck of Todd Vasas, 16, of 2773 S. Shore Drive, is the ...
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Vang Brothers

Date: 1986
Description: Four brothers posing in and next to a shopping cart. Caption reads: "Bee Vang ended up in the lower berth, and his brothers, Sam and John, rode on top as a...
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Phillip Moreland

Date: 10 23 1985
Description: A man us sitting on concrete steps, and is wearing a beret, eyeglasses, and a sweater. Caption reads: "Phillip Moreland, a Milwaukee longshoreman idled by ...
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Harness Races

Date: 09 1963
Description: Harness racing at a County Fair. The horses pulling sulkies are making the turn in front of the grandstand. Another building and trees are in the backgroun...
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End of a Cold Journey

Date: 02 18 1958
Description: The SS Meteor, a Great Lakes cargo steamship of whaleback design, coming into harbor. The ship is covered with snow and ice and the surface of the l...
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Fisherman's Boardwalk

Date: 1960
Description: View of a crowd of people lined up fishing side by side on long pier. A railroad bridge, with a tanker car, is in the background.
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Old Lead Trail

Date: 1960
Description: A man is running his dog on a trail in an old lead mining area. The trees are bare and fallen leaves are covering the ground.
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Stone Bank Presbyterian Church

Date: 03 1962
Description: The Stone Bank Presbyterian Church reflected in standing water in springtime. Trees are in the background.
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Boat Slip

Date: 1963
Description: Boats moored at a boat slip. In the foreground is a bench near a concrete wall over which rope is hanging in loops.
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Grab a Line

Date: 01 1963
Description: A man on a ship is tossing a coiled rope to two men below on the wharf. Ice encrusts the ship. Several other men are standing on the deck. Another ship and...
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Newspaper in the Raw

Date: 08 1963
Description: Elevated view of newspaper pulp wood stacked along the Fox River near the Combined Locks Paper Company. A crane is moving the logs, and workers are standin...
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Drying Fish Nets

Date: 1963
Description: Fish nets and floats drying while wound onto wooden reels. Clouds are in the sky in the background.
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Marathon Park

Date: 04 1962
Description: Tire tracks in fresh snow at Marathon park. The road is lined with snow-covered pines.
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Icy Arches

Date: 1969
Description: An ice storm has coated the trees beside Highway 32 between Waheno and Laona. A guard rail is in the foreground.
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Lighthouse

Date: 03 1969
Description: The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Pierhead Lighthouse silhouetted against the sun shining through the clouds. Snow covers the pier, and ice is floating on the la...
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School Day

Date: 01 1970
Description: Children running to the school bus during a light snow fall.
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Anticipation: Snowmobile Race

Date: 1969
Description: Snowmobiles and drivers lining up before the start of a United States Snowmobile Association sanctioned race. Miller Brewing was a sponsor for the event.

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