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Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
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:...
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Trail Through Pines

Date: 1905
Description: Trail through the pines between Chippewa Falls and Long Lake, Chippewa County.
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Houdini, Harry

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Description: Harry Houdini in chains and ropes. He is tied to a wheel on a locomotive.
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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
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Olaf Noer Drugstore

Date: 1920
Description: Brick building containing the Olaf Noer Drugstore. A man (presumably Mr. Noer himself) poses in the doorway.
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Anti-Civil Rights Protester

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Description: American Nazi protesting the rights of African Americans.
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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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Man Snowmobiling

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Description: Man jumps off a hill on a "Johnson" snowmobile.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Mrs. McCormick i...
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Fabric from 1903 Flyer

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Description: A piece of fabric (approximately 1" x 1") from the 1903 Wright Flyer. It is attached to a certificate and includes a photograph.
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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Circus Show Buggy and Bandwagon

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Description: Dode Fisk, the operator of a dog and pony show and circus, drives a wire-wheeled show buggy pulled by the horse "Bobby". They are photographed next to a ...
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Roosevelt and Pinchot

Date: 1907
Description: Theodore Roosevelt in top hat and Gifford Pinchot aboard the Mississippi.
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"The Wizard of Oz" Munchkin Coroner

Date: 1940
Description: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as the Coroner from "The Wizard Of Oz," shaking hands outdoors with a man wearing a hat and coat. Behind them is the Oscar Mayer W...
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Motorcycle Racers

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Description: Ten motorcycle racers line up abreast on the track at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. A group of spectators watches from the stands.
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Farm Museum Exhibit

Date: 1951
Description: Two men examine a hook attached to a huge wagon, part of a Farm Museum Exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Father Groppi in Police Wagon

Date: 1966
Description: Father Groppi is seated in the back of a police wagon with police officer after being arrested in front of his parish for the second night in a row.
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson

Date: 1963
Description: Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, is shown with his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, having an intense discussion, while seated in an...
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Borden Company Loading Dock

Date: 08 1948
Description: Borden workers loading milk onto trucks at the Borden Company loading dock.

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