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Crippled Children Fire Drill

Date: 11 28 1932
Description: Crippled children in a fire drill at Longfellow School, 1002 Chandler Street. Greenbush Neighborhood. "They emerge in two orderly files, one for the most a...
Photograph

1200 Block of Williamson Street

Date: 04 17 1945
Description: The view east down the 1200 block of Williamson Street taken for Continental Casualty. Buildings include the Flesch Grocery, 1209 Williamson Street; Fire ...
Photograph

St. Joseph's Church Eighth Grade Class

Date: 06 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of the eighth grade graduation class with priest, nun and altar boys in front of St. Joseph's Catholic School, 901 Bowen Court in the Greenb...
Postcard

Bechstein's Bathing Establishment

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Description: Color postcard of a bathing place on the water. A hill is behind the building, and there are a signs for a swimming school and the Wm. Bechstein Co. Severa...
Photograph

Boy Signaling During Bicycle Test

Date: 04 30 1947
Description: Marquette School student, signaling a left turn, being tested for riding skills in front of the school at 510 South Thornton Avenue. The testing is along S...
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Girl Riding Down Street for Bicycle Test

Date: 04 30 1947
Description: Marquette School girl student being tested for riding skills in front of the school at 510 South Thornton Avenue. The testing is along Spaight Street. A gr...
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Marquette School Girl Scouts Ready for Trip to Milwaukee

Date: 04 11 1950
Description: Twenty-one members of the Marquette School Girl Scout troop pose by a bus for a trip to Milwaukee.
Photograph

Nakoma Kindergarten Children

Date: 10 30 1950
Description: Nakoma School kindergarten children standing on the playground while playing cowboys and Indians. Three boys are wearing Indian headdresses.
Photograph

St. James School First Day

Date: 09 03 1952
Description: A group of students are shown 'trudging' up the steps at St. James school as Sister Mary Ferdinella, principal, welcomes her flock from atop the steps.
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Trinity Lutheran Church Education Wing

Date: 01 17 1958
Description: Interior finishing work is being completed on the $250,000 addition to Trinity Lutheran Church at 1904 Winnebago Street. The building will house the church...
Photograph

New St. James Grade School Opens

Date: 01 04 1959
Description: The American flag is raised on the flagpole of the new St. James Catholic grade school. The three safety patrol members raising the flag are (left to right...
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view taken from the roof of a building. Yards and dwellings in the foreground, with a church and school in the background. There are three or four...
Map or Atlas

Suggested Plan for Industrial Townsite in the Town of Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1932
Description: This map of Granville shows streets, businesses, residential areas, schools, golf courses, and industrial areas. The map shows Granville in March of 1932. ...
Map or Atlas

Map of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1954
Description: This map of La Crosse shows residential, multiple dwelling, local business, commercial, light industrial, heavy industrial and special multiple dwelling la...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1888
Description: This map has relief shown by hachures and features inset maps of a plat of E.D. Clinton and Blackwell’s add’n to the City of La Crosse. Wards (1-10) shaded...
Postcard

Public School

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the brick public school, with bell tower. Caption reads: "Public School, De Forest, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Bird's Eye View of a Section of Greater Nakoma, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This hand-colored bird's-eye-view map shows roads, parks, golf club, schools, buildings, landscaping, and part of Lake Wingra.
Photograph

Hillside Home Building

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Description: The first building built for the Hillside Home School, 4 Miles from Spring Green. Exterior view of the Hillside Home Building, a Shingle Style building, de...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee and Environs: Schools

Date: 1956
Description: This map shows city, suburban, parochial and other types schools, with an explanation of symbols in the right margin. The original caption for the map read...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee and Environs : Schools

Date: 1966
Description: This map shows city, suburban, parochial and other types schools, with an explanation of symbols in the right margin. The original caption for the map read...

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