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Baking Contest

Date: 08 15 1963
Description: Two women examine a prizing winning chiffon cake.
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Men's Fashions

Date: 12 18 1966
Description: A man models what was touted as the latest styles for men.
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Relaxing in the Barber Chair

Date: 06 1971
Description: Barber Mike Godsell sitting back and relaxing in his shop.
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U.S. Navy Veteran

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Description: Elderly Milwaukee veteran of the U.S. Navy salutes.
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Portrait of Anna Berger

Date: 1903
Description: Young woman facing to the right with her head turned toward viewer, hand on hip, wearing wire-rimmed eyeglasses, a flower in her hair, in long white dress ...
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J. Robert Taylor

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Description: J. Robert Taylor, the first photographer for the Milwaukee Journal, poses in a formal portrait, standing with his pipe. He wears a cravat style tie ...
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Ezekiel Gillespie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Ezekiel Gillespie.
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Professor Davenport Fisher, Chemist

Date: 1870
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor Davenport Fisher (1832-1911), Milwaukee chemist. After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Heidelberg Unive...
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Braves Infielder Dick Cole

Date: 06 25 1957
Description: Milwaukee Braves infielder Dick Cole poses at County Stadium in 1957. The Braves traded Jim Pendleton to the Pirates for Cole on April 3, 1957. Cole, who...
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Fred Haney

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Portrait of Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney.
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Portrait of Fred Haney

Date: 10 19 1957
Description: Head shot of Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney. Under his management In 1957, with a lineup that included future Baseball Hall of Fame members Henry A...
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Portrait of J. Robert Taylor

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Description: Studio portrait of J. Robert Taylor with a pipe in his mouth.
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Fixing a Screen Door

Date: 10 01 1938
Description: J. Robert Taylor fixing a screen door. He is standing on the inside of the door, with a hammer in his right hand.
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J. Robert Taylor with Pike

Date: 1940
Description: The photographer holding a large Northern Pike and smoking a pipe in a living room.
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Charles A. Aaron

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Charles A. Aaron.
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Emanuel D. Adler

Date: 10 09 1914
Description: Quarter-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emanuel A. Adler, Milwaukee manufacturer.
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Lewis M. Alexander

Date: 11 12 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lewis M. Alexander, Port Edwards banker and paper manufacturer.
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W.A. Austin

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of W.A. Austin, Milwaukee attorney.
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Max Wellington Babb

Date: 1936
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Max Wellington Babb, Milwaukee manufacturer.
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Edward P. Bacon

Date: 11 16 1914
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Payson Bacon, Milwaukee railroad executive and merchant.

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