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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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Sunbathers on the Lake

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Description: Men, women and children soaking up the sun on the beach of a lake (probably Lake Michigan). The children are digging in the sand in the foreground, and the...
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Fishing on a Pier

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Description: Pier lined with people fishing on a lake (probably Lake Michigan). Men are returning toward shore, and other men are sitting and fishing, lined up along th...
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Boat in Harbor

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Description: "Conrad Starke" (possibly a tugboat) cruising on the water near a bridge in an industrial area. The waterway is probably connected to Lake Michigan. Three ...
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Motorboat on Milwaukee River

Date: 1914
Description: View across water of a motorboat with four men going upstream. There is a bicycle in the motorboat. The shoreline in the background has industrial building...
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Crowd Around Boat

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Description: A crowd has gathered around an open door on a boat from which several men are reaching out and shaking hands with individuals in the crowd.
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Man in Diving Suit

Date: 1937
Description: Man in diving suit being helped out of the water by three men in a rowboat.
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Hauling a Boat

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Description: Boys, men, and horses hauling a boat with ropes.
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Fire Boat

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Description: A fire boat is next to a dock with burning objects. Fire fighters on the boat are using high-powered hoses to put out a fire. Smoke and steam fill the back...
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Fire Boats Near Walkway

Date: 1897
Description: Boats used for fighting fires are docked near a walkway. On the left the walkway is full of men, some gathered near the boats and a fire hose stretched out...
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Women's Diving Lessons

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Description: A woman is standing in a rowboat in a diving position teaching four women in a lake how to dive. The rest of the women are in shirts printed with S.S.B.H. ...
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Rowboat Race

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Description: Rowboat race with two boats about to go under a bridge. Both of the boats have numbers on the back. Onlookers are standing on the bridge watching the parti...
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Men in Motorboat

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Description: Elevated view of three men riding in a long, narrow motorboat on a lake.
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Group on Tour Boat

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Description: A tour boat with many passengers is traveling down a river. Two boys are sitting on the roof with suitcases and other baggage, and two men wearing hats are...
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Life Saving Service

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Description: Group of men of the Life Saving Service posing in front of their boat.
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Group of People in Two Boats

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Description: Two boats next to each other on an unidentified body of water. One boat has a roof similar to that of a tour boat. Sitting in the front boat is a family wi...
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Group of People with "Intrepid"

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Description: A boat named "Intrepid" near a small pier. Three people (two men and a woman), are on the boat, and five people (four men and a boy), are standing on the w...
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People on Pier with Boats

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Description: Three boats next to a pier. The one on the end of the pier is the Intrepid, the one in the foreground, in which three people are sitting, is the ...
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Children in Rowboats on Shoreline

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Description: Along a wooded shoreline, three children (probably J. Robert Taylor's two daughters and son)are in two boats playing. In one boat a young boy in white is ...
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Alma Reinhardt Taylor

Date: 1915
Description: Several people next to a building in a wooded area. Four people are pushing a large wooden bar on a piece of equipment with a rope. Perhaps they are pullin...

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