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Milwaukee Aikido Club

Date: 02 14 1968
Description: An Aikido class in session.
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Jogging Group

Date: 09 13 1968
Description: YMCA running club members take a run.
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Broomball Game

Date: 03 10 1980
Description: An outdoor broomball game in action in the snow.
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Quitting Time

Date: 08 25 1967
Description: Construction workers enjoying a beer after pouring concrete for a bridge structure.
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Baker and Bread

Date: 05 14 1964
Description: A baker removes multiple loaves of bread from the oven for consumption in both bakery and restaurant.
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Department Store

Date: 11 30 1966
Description: Sears Roebuck department store interior.
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Beating the Bug

Date: 12 13 1968
Description: A firefighter gets a flu shot made available to city workers in the lobby of the municipal building to avoid contracting the Hong Kong flu.
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Christmas Returns

Date: 12 26 1982
Description: A Target retail store is flooded with customers returning Christmas gifts.
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Cemetery Maintenance

Date: 08 27 1980
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man mowing the lawn at the Veterans' Administration Wood National Cemetery.
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Post Office

Date: 01 13 1968
Description: Post Office workers in mail room.
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Peace Through Victory

Date: 01 19 1968
Description: Protesters, members of the Milwaukee Americans for Freedom, demonstrate against presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and in favor of the Vietnam war.
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Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
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Monster Truck

Date: 01 23 1989
Description: A man cowers in mock awe before Kodiak, a 14,000 pound Ford Silverado rigged with six-foot-tall tires and an extra heavy-duty suspension. The truck compet...
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Anti-Nuclear Protest

Date: 02 25 1988
Description: A man hands out information while holding a sign reading "Stop All Nuclear Testing" in front of the Reuss Federal Building.
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Breakfast Club

Date: 11 12 1987
Description: A waitress serves a group of older Italian-American men in a diner.
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Quiet Moment

Date: 05 14 1987
Description: A couple holds hands and reads together while sitting on a bench.
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Punch Pressing Handles

Date: 11 27 1967
Description: A machinist running a punch press at Res Manufacturing Company.
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Archery Practice

Date: 09 20 1988
Description: A father gives his young son archery pointers in Kletzsch Park while his daughter looks on.
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Window Washer

Date: 05 14 1989
Description: A man leans out a window to clean the outside glass.
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Carving the Turkey

Date: 11 25 1965
Description: A man takes pleasure in the carving of the Thanksgiving turkey, with other food items in the foreground and vending machines behind him.

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