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R.J. Thomas Playing Santa Claus

Date: 12 21 1947
Description: R.J. Thomas playing Santa Claus for children of Allis-Chalmers strikers. "Santa Claus Has Come To Town: You may not know it but that's UAW-CIO Vice-Pres...
Photograph

Flying Santa

Date: 11 20 1966
Description: As a crowd of onlookers watch, Santa Claus alights from his special holiday helicopter with the help of an aide at Southgate Shopping Center.
Photograph

Setting Up Pins

Date: 02 19 1956
Description: Father and daughter Theodore and Janet Weiss setting up bowling pins on Dads Day at Milwaukee-Downer College.
Drawing

1880 Iron Brigade Reunion

Date: 1880
Description: A composite drawing, including photographic portraits, depicting "Doc" Aubrey, newsboy of the Iron Brigade, delivering papers to the camp where other membe...
Photograph

Members of the 11th Wisconsin Volunteers

Date: 1895
Description: Group portrait of the members of the 11th Wisconsin Volunteers, and some family members, posed on the steps of what appears to be the old Milwaukee County ...
Photograph

Veterans of Company I, 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 1887
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the Veterans of Company I, 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at a Grand Army of the Republic reunion. Center group, standing, fr...
Photograph

Harnishfeger Masquerade Ball

Date: 11 08 1947
Description: "Arabian" group at the Harnishfeger Masquerade Ball wearing embroidered and sequined costumes, eye makeup, fake beards and moustaches.
Print

Menu for Banquet in Honor of President Theodore Roosevelt

Date: 04 03 1903
Description: Front cover, first page, and menu listing for a banquet given in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt by the Merchants and Manufacturers Association at Pl...
Print

Souvenir Menu for Dinner for Kletzsch, Ott, and Kremer

Date: 10 08 1914
Description: First and last pages of the souvenir menu for a dinner by Mr. Edward A. Uhrig to Mr. Alvin P. Kletzsch, Mr. Emil H. Ott, and Mr. Waldemar Kremer at Republi...
Print

Banquet in Honor of William Howard Taft

Date: 06 10 1907
Description: Front cover, portrait, and menu page of a banquet given by the Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Milwaukee in honor of Honorable William Howard Ta...
Print

Farewell Dinner to Mr. Wilmer Sieg Menu

Date: 06 29 1912
Description: Front and back covers of the "Informal Farewell Dinner Tendered to Mr. Wilmer Sieg upon the occasion of his departure from Milwaukee to take up his residen...
Photograph

Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Jones

Date: 1932
Description: Informal double portrait of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Jones, 81 and 80, respectively at the time of their 60th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were both bo...
Photograph

Group Portrait of Men and Women on Estate

Date: 1895
Description: Group of relatives and associates of John Johnston, posed sitting and standing on the steps of the estate. Some of the men wear bowler hats and hold canes,...
Print

Black Steer Wine List Menu

Date: 
Description: Wine list menu for The Black Steer, with a waiter holding a serving tray with a bottle and two glasses, and making an "okay" motion with his other hand; in...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1898
Description: Front and back covers and menu page for the 29th annual banquet of the Old Settlers Club of Milwaukee County. Front cover includes a circular portrait of c...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1899
Description: Front cover and menu page of the Old Settlers' Club annual banquet, with a man wielding an axe and chopping down a tree. A log cabin stands in the woods be...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1901
Description: Front cover and middle pages from the annual banquet of the Old Settlers' Club. The front cover includes a circular portrait of club president A.G. Weisser...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1908
Description: Front cover and menu page of the annual banquet for the Old Settlers' Club. On the top left of the cover is an oval portrait of club president George Willi...
Photograph

Joel Hayman, Jr.

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Joel Hayman. He was the brother of Elizabeth Layton, the wife of Frederick Layton, and he married Grace Dawson in 1866. There is a med...
Photograph

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Brumder

Date: 11 1900
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...

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