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Child Sitting on Sidewalk

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Description: A barefoot child is sitting on the sidewalk. Houses and buildings are in the background, and laundry is hanging out to dry.
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Play Director Organizing Game

Date: 1915
Description: A play director wearing a hat and long dress is organizing a game with a group of children, mostly girls wearing dresses, one of which is holding a ball. T...
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Children Playing with Flying Rings

Date: 1915
Description: A group of children, mostly boys wearing caps, playing with flying rings outside at a playground in front of a brick building.
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A Park Playground

Date: 1915
Description: Children playing in a park playground, mainly on a large swing set.
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Street Carnival

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Description: Children gathered in front steps and on a platform with large painted banners at a street carnival, possibly the State Fair. There is also a stand with an ...
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Playground at the State Fair

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Description: Children playing on the playground at the State Fair. The children form lines to climb up the two tall ladders to slide down a pole. Several children are n...
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Young Boys Playing a Game

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Description: A group of young boys gathered at the steps at the front of a house engaging in some kind of game, perhaps a game of chance. One boy is sitting above them ...
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Crowd and Performers

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Description: A group of several performers, possibly singers, standing outside on a platform in front of a crowd.
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Dance Hall in Milwaukee

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Description: Exterior of one of Milwaukee's largest dance halls, with a sign on the front reading: "Dreamland." There are other buildings along the street and people wa...
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Miller Hall

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Description: Miller Hall, a saloon recreation center in Milwaukee. In windows below the main entrance to the right are three signs advertising Palm Gardens. Another sig...
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Saloon Recreation Center

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Description: Exterior of saloon recreation center, with "1886 PH Best Brewing Co." etched onto the brick above the windows. The windows have lettering advertising "Summ...
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Jacks on the Sidewalk

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Description: A group of girls playing jacks on a city sidewalk. All the girls are wearing dresses, and two infants are present, one in a carriage and one in the lap of ...
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Children Sitting on the Curb

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Description: View from street of a group of ten children sitting on the curb of a street. Behind them are a house, trees, and a man on a bicycle. Seven of the ten child...
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The Bar at a Milwaukee Picnic

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Description: Three men wearing hats are standing in front of the bar at a Milwaukee picnic. Behind them are a large group of men wearing black suits crowded around the ...
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The Union Outing Club Cottage

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Description: View from yard of a man standing at the rear of a cottage, with a screened-in porch that has a sign that reads "Union Outing Club" above the screen door. S...
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A Game of Cards

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Description: A group of boys play a game of cards while sitting on the ground between the steps of some houses. At least four boys wear caps, three are wearing pants wi...
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Group Portrait of Eight Boys

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Description: A portrait of eight young boys posed standing and sitting on the side of a street. Four of the boys wear caps, and along the street in the background are h...
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Buffalo Street Construction

Date: 10 1914
Description: Buffalo Street construction showing cuts in the pavement and the inconvenience for traffic. Standing between the excavated holes and piles of dirt is a hor...
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"A Primitive Instinct"

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Description: Two boys attempting to climb a wall on the facade of a building near a window.
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"Inquisitiveness: Getting an Electric Shock"

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Description: A group of boys gathered around a telephone pole on a street corner, captioned: "Inquisitiveness: Getting an Electric Shock." A boy on the left has some ki...

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