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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Young Man on Motorcycle

Date: 1910
Description: A young man sitting on a motorcycle.
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Fire Fighters Rescuing Victims

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of fire fighters on the side of a building and standing on the ground lifting people out of a building.
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Fire Fighters on Ladders

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on ladders climbing up to the windows of a burning building.
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Fire Fighters with Hose

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on the ground spraying water from a fire hose.
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Milwaukee Bathing Beach

Date: 1910
Description: Popular bathing beaches like this one on Lake Michigan offered relief from the heat as well as the opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions of the 191...
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Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
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J. Robert Taylor Family Posed near Christmas Tree

Date: 1910
Description: Family grouping at Christmas tree. From left, J. Robert Taylor's wife, Alma Reinhardt Taylor, daughter Donna, son Frederick, and daughter Ellen.
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Two Women on Rainy Street

Date: 1910
Description: Several pedestrians cross a city street on a rainy day.
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Interurban Waiting Station

Date: 1910
Description: A large crowd is gathered along a sidewalk, spilling onto the road, in front of the station.
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Storefronts on Road

Date: 1910
Description: View from dirt road, with buildings grouped on the left, with mailboxes, trees and a fence lining the road on the right. Horse-drawn carts are on the road,...
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Greek-American Procession

Date: 1910
Description: A small band leads a group of men with ribbons on their jackets. In between are two men in folk costumes carrying two banners. A crowd watches from the s...
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Group on Lawn at Washington Park

Date: 1910
Description: A group is sitting on the lawn at Washington Park. Louis Oto Stauff is wearing the bowler hat. The women behind him are identified as Ella Augusta Reinhard...
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Boy Sitting in Calliope Car

Date: 1910
Description: A boy in a hat is sitting in a car with an air pressure calliope attached to the side. The keyboard is attached to the driver's side rear passenger door. M...
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Women Wearing Hats on Street

Date: 1910
Description: Four young women are walking down a city street across cable car tracks wearing coats and very large hats. Two of the women have fur muffs on their hands, ...
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Women with Straw Hats on Sidewalk

Date: 1910
Description: Young ladies with large straw hats standing on the sidewalk. One woman is holding a basket, while another woman is crouching down holding a purse. A child ...
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Group Posed Sitting on Curb

Date: 1910
Description: A young man and two women are sitting on a curb. Both women are wearing large hats.
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Women Sitting In Park

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down hill towards two ladies sitting on a park bench. They are looking down the hill which is surrounded by trees, watching children playing n...
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Suffragists Handing out Literature

Date: 1910
Description: Milwaukee Suffragists are holding small flags and handing out literature on a downtown street corner. A woman and a man are both wearing pin-back buttons t...
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Crowded Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: Men piling into an electric trolley with a sign that reads: "Viaduct". The streetcar has grating on the end, which several men are standing on. A sign on a...

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