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Fishing Contest

Date: 1940
Description: View of large crowd of boys and girls fishing along the shoreline with bamboo poles at a lake. Very likely a sponsored "fishing contest." There are a few p...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 31 1962
Description: View along side of street towards a teenage brass band marching down the street in a Memorial Day parade in West Allis. A group of young children stand on ...
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Falling Skater

Date: 01 04 1967
Description: Douglas Reeder, 6, of Fox Point takes a tumble while skating at a Fox Point ice rink.
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Gary Kolb Scores

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Description: Elevated view of home plate umpire, Chris Pelekoudas, watching as Milwaukee Braves outfielder Gary Kolb slides into home ahead of the tag from Pirates catc...
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Henry Aaron Tips His Cap

Date: 10 04 1964
Description: Elevated view of Henry 'Hank' Aaron tipping his cap to the fans during the Braves' final game of the 1964 season.
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Milwaukee Braves Fan

Date: 10 04 1964
Description: A vocal fan in the bleachers wears a sign reading "I like Eddie Mathews. She sits in front of a large sign reading "We love the Braves. Don't leave." The s...
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Rico Carty Banner at County Stadium

Date: 10 04 1964
Description: Elevated view of banner in the bleachers shows support for Braves outfielder Rico Carty for National League Rookie of the Year. A freight train, the Mitche...
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Goodbye Milwaukee Braves Banner

Date: 10 04 1964
Description: Elevated view of fans holding up a large banner reading "Goodbye Milwaukee Braves" on the back fence of the bleachers at Milwaukee County Stadium.
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Albert Roszek with Farm Equipment

Date: 05 1959
Description: Albert Roszek, wearing overalls, posing with farm machinery. There is a barn in the background.
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Architectural Views of City Buildings

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of a detail on the Marshall & Ilsley Bank building, under construction. There is a crane on the roof. On the left is the tower of St. John's ...
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View from the Top

Date: 1965
Description: Overhead view looking down from a tall building at passing traffic and workmen on suspended scaffolding near the sidewalk.
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Card Party

Date: 1967
Description: Middle-aged woman seated at an outdoor table with refreshments. She is wearing a hat made out of newspaper. The occasion is a card party arranged for older...
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NAACP Youth Council Members "Guarding" Chief Brier's Home

Date: 09 30 1966
Description: Four members of Milwaukee's NAACP Youth Council Commandoes sit in a car outside the home of Police Chief Harold Brier at 3139 S. 50th Street.
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Governor Nelson Dewey and a Group of Wisconsin Legislators

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Description: Group portrait of men standing under the porch of a brick building. Nelson Dewey is the second man from the right in the front row with a long white beard ...
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Bernice Lindsay with Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay posing with the street sign named after her. Part of the N. Lindsay Street Dedication ceremony. She is wearing a coat and a hat. Three unid...
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Vel Phillips Greeting Woman

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Description: Vel Phillips, wearing a coat and fur scarf, is shaking the hand of Golda Meier. There are other unidentified men surrounding the two. In the background is ...
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Eddie Cantor

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Eddie Cantor, in blackface, on stage at Centurama Evening Performance. In the background men and women are sitting at a long table in front of a large ima...
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MacArthur Pine

Date: 1950
Description: A view from the ground looking up the trunk of an enormous white pine named for the famous general. The crown appears disproportionately small due to the h...
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Ski Hill

Date: 11 1938
Description: View down hill towards skiers enjoying a sunny winter day on a ski hill in Wisconsin. One man is relaxing by lying on his back with his skis crossed up in ...
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Deer Camp

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of six hunters, one obscured, standing near four cars and a pickup truck parked at the edge of the woods. There is snow on the ground. Three ...

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