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Arthur MacArthur, Jr.

Date: 1865
Description: Studio portrait of young Lieutenant Colonel Arthur MacArthur Jr., F & S, 24th Wisconsin Infantry, posing in a Civil War uniform next to a chair.
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Victor Berger

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Description: Arm in arm, Socialist Victor Berger and colleague Robert Hunter take a stroll in downtown Milwaukee.
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Zoot Suit

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Description: Man posing in a Zoot suit.
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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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Del Crandall

Date: 05 24 1963
Description: Head shot of Milwaukee Braves catcher, Del Crandall. This image was taken during Crandall's final year playing for the Braves. One of the best defensive ca...
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Johnny Logan and Jack Dittmer

Date: 04 18 1952
Description: Future Milwaukee Braves shortstop Johny Logan (left) and second baseman Jack Dittmer, photographed as members of the Milwaukee Brewers minor league team in...
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Portrait of Edwin Matthews

Date: 03 18 1954
Description: Head shot of Milwaukee Braves player Edwin (Eddie) Matthews posing with bat.
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Chief Clancy

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Description: Fire Department chief, sitting at a desk in a profile view.
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Man with Chinchilla

Date: 01 21 1951
Description: A man holding a live chinchilla at a Milwaukee style show.
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Man Holding Slipover Bowling Shoe

Date: 04 10 1945
Description: A man, possibly inventor Leo Kay, holding a slipover bowling shoe, which attaches to a regular street shoe.
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Gustav and Kunigunde Willms

Date: 1880
Description: Studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) and Kunigunde (Dorn) Willms (1857-1941) in their wedding outfits. Ku...
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Worker at Milwaukee Public Library

Date: 1958
Description: Construction worker at a conference on economic problems at the Milwaukee Public Library. The subject is Albert Pearson.
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Gene Autry, His Horse Champion, and a Boy

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Description: Indoor portrait of cowboy star Gene Autry, helping a boy to sit up in the saddle of his trick-riding horse, Champion. Both Gene Autry and the boy are dress...
Book or Pamphlet

William G. Brumder

Date: 1954
Description: A page titled: "Photos from the Family Album" announces the election of William G. Brumder (1901-1976) as President and Chairman of the Board of First Wisc...
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Duke Ellington Getting Ready

Date: 11 24 1951
Description: Duke Ellington is knotting his necktie in a mirror prior to a performance at the Milwaukee Arena.
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Jim Whaling as Mephistopheles

Date: 04 21 1876
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Jim [James] Whaling, in costume as Mephistopheles from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play Faust.
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James O. Davidson

Date: 1906
Description: Quarter-length portrait of James O. Davidson, the 21st Governor of Wisconsin.
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Charles L. Aarons

Date: 1925
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Charles Lehman Aarons, a lawyer and Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, from 1925 to 1950.
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Charles L. Aarons

Date: 1928
Description: Waist-up portrait of Charles Lehman Aarons, who was a lawyer and Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge from 1925 to 1950.
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Reverend Monseigneur P. M. Abbelen

Date: 1890
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Reverend Monseigneur Peter Matthias Abbelen, who was vicar general of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and later spirit...

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