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Stroboscopic Photography Technique

Date: 04 1950
Description: A girl on a swing is the subject of photographers demonstrating a technique using high speed flash.
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Milwaukee Journal Photographer

Date: 1950
Description: Milwaukee Journal photographer with display of cameras and flash units. He is dramatically demonstrating the use of flash powder.
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Workers with Newspaper Photographs

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Description: Newspaper workers perusing hundreds of photographs. There are three men holding some of the photographs and the rest are mounted on the walls around them.
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McCormick-Deering 6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 1935
Description: Three ladies and four men examine a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler at a dealership or branch house. The photograph was taken in a large well-lit room ...
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Francis Bloodgood

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Francis Bloodgood, Milwaukee lawyer.
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Frank P. Blumenfeld

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Frank P. Blumenfeld, Milwaukee company president, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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John W. Campsie

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John W. Campsie, Milwaukee company manager.
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Dr. W.J. Conan

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of W.J. (William J.) Conan, Milwaukee physician.
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Adelbert J. Hedding

Date: 06 14 1921
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Adelbet J. Hedding, Milwaukee judge.
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John Johnston and Curling Team Members

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, seated second from right, with three other curl...
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Hilda and Jack Johnston

Date: 1887
Description: Full-length cabinet card of two young children in front of a painted backdrop of the ocean. They are attired in coats, dresses and hats, and are holding ha...
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John and Ethelinda Johnston

Date: 1883
Description: Cabinet card of John (1836-1904) and Ethelinda (1856-1947) Johnston sitting on a decorative wall in front of a painted backdrop of trees. John, a successf...
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John and Ethelinda Johnston

Date: 1883
Description: Cabinet card studio portrait of John (1836-1904) and Ethelinda (1856-1947) Johnston sitting on a decorative wall in front of a painted backdrop of trees. ...
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Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston in Wedding Gown

Date: 1881
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ethelinda Marie (Thorsen) Johnston (1856-1947) in her wedding gown. She was married in Milwau...
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Milwaukee Turners Drum Corps

Date: 1898
Description: The ten members of the Drum Corps of the Milwaukee Turners posed in front of a painted backdrop. They are dressed in band uniforms with hats and are holdin...
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Group Portrait of Musical Trio

Date: 1875
Description: Ferrotype studio portrait of a musical trio in front of a painted backdrop. One man on the right sits holding a guitar, a man stands in the middle holding ...
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Kandy Lindgren

Date: 01 2003
Description: Kandy Lindgren trains her lens at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
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Dickey Chapelle at Operation Inland Seas

Date: 07 1959
Description: Dickey Chapelle taking photographs on the beach in Milwaukee during Operation Inland Seas. A Navy ship is on Lake Michigan in the background on the left. A...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

A Page of the Milwaukee Journal

Date: 11 23 1930
Description: Full page illustrated article in the Milwaukee Journal titled "The World Voyagers go Round The Globe by Radio and Roto." Included are photographs an...
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Walker and Trump Protest Puppets

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A group of people are taking photographs of the protesters outside the Republican presidential debate. In the center are two giant effigy puppets of Donald...

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