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| Description: | The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Two horses stand next to each other in front of what may be a painted backdrop of a tree-lined street. A male circus performer stands in the center holding... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four men sitting at a table playing cards, smoking cigarettes and ... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Exterior from road of Minirama at 115 Broadway. |
| Date: | 08 19 1922 |
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| Description: | A man performs a ladder-climbing stunt in front of onlookers as part of the West Pullman and Milwaukee Works Fire Department Exhibition at West Pullman Par... |
| Date: | 05 03 1914 |
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| Description: | A group of people, including minors, in a saloon dance hall at 2 a.m. in Milwaukee. The dance hall, Vizey's Hall, was on 8th Street and Walnut. Liquor was ... |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| Description: | Syl and other children watch a dog perform with a barrel on a wooden sidewalk near a small building. Railroad tracks cross behind them, and power lines str... |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| Description: | A group of children watching a performing dog jump towards aunt Helen. Railroad tracks, power lines and horse-drawn carriages are visible in he background. |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| Description: | A group of people, Syl among them, watch a man with a performing dog in a wicker suitcase. Railroad tracks and power lines are in the background. |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| Description: | Syl, with a large group of children and adults, watches a trained dog perform. A man wearing a hat in the right foreground appears to be the trainer. Railr... |
| Date: | 01 24 1951 |
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| Description: | Three smiling men are posing in a pretend boxing stance at the Park Hotel. On the right is former world heavy weight boxing champion, Jack Dempsey. On the ... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | A view of the left side of the Elephant Hotel, constructed in the shape of an elephant with small windows punctuating the side and a covered open-air obser... |
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| Description: | A pavilion stands at the gates of an amusement park. A tent, fence, and roller coaster appear in the background. |
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| Description: | A carousel, aeroplane, penny arcade, and other rides stand inside an amusement park. There is a lawn at the center of the image and people surround the amu... |
| Date: | 08 29 2003 |
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| Description: | "Our waitress, Megan, joined us when we dined at Trip's in Pipe." |
| Date: | 11 27 2009 |
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| Description: | "Nan Sea's Tiki Bar and Grill, W921 Kettle Moraine Lane, Dundee (Campbellsport). This was formerly called Frank's On The Lake." From left to right, Ralph "... |
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| Description: | Magician Eddie Tullock (1919-2007) performing at a restaurant. Minnesota-born Tullock was the originator of "trade show magic," the concept of presenting a... |
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| Description: | View looking out at beach scene at Devil's Lake. There are benches on the shore where vacationers observe the swimmers. Two wooden structures have ladders ... |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | A line of clowns and assorted pantomime animals dressed up for Cheese Day. The animals include; a horse, a woodchuck, a bear, a giraffe and an elephant. A ... |
| Date: | 02 26 1955 |
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| Description: | James and Sheila Reul dressed in clown costumes at the "Mardi Gras" dancing party of the Chameleon Club at the Nakoma Country Club. |
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