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| Date: | 10 30 1984 |
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| Description: | A five-story tall inflatable gorilla attracted potential buyers to a special sale at the Uptown Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Wauwatosa. Although the pres... |
| Date: | 11 12 1981 |
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| Description: | The Crescent Garage. Although the photograph dates from 1981, the curb-side gas pumps are a throwback to the early days of gas stations. The Crescent Garag... |
| Date: | 01 20 1987 |
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| Description: | Self-service car wash at Slattery's Amoco Service Station. A late evening customer takes advantage of a break in the normal January temperatures to wash r... |
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| Description: | View across road of the Progressive Club with an advertisement for Burger Beer on the sign on the tree in front near the road. On the far left is a sign fo... |
| Date: | 02 02 1967 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of a snowstorm that hit Milwaukee just at rush hour creating a traffic headache for homebound commuters (seen here at Wisconsin and Milwaukee ... |
| Date: | 04 05 1984 |
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| Description: | Corky Barker washing down his motorcycle in front of his home at 2734 South Superior Street. |
| Date: | 05 06 1989 |
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| Description: | John Miller rests in the sun near McKinley Marina before Friday's cold front moved through Milwaukee in May of 1989. |
| Date: | 04 1948 |
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| Description: | As an empty truck is entering the Cudahy Packing Company plant in Kansas City, Kansas, striking United Packinghouse employees threaten the drivers by appea... |
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| Description: | Rod Serling sits shirtless on the hood of a car. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards a man standing on the deck of a houseboat, which has the name "Surfside 6" on its side. |
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| Description: | House and school bus used for a Citizenship group at the sea islands. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | An exterior view of the Veterans' Administration Hospital, which was completed in 1951 and located at 2500 Overlook Terrace. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of downtown area including churches, homes, and large buildings, stretching to the horizon. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the city looking north along the shore of Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a northwest section of the city. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the city looking south and west. |
| Date: | 03 10 1981 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a boarded-up Amoco gas station at 6731 W. North Avenue. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Rudolph Valentino and his wife Natacha Rambova pose with their Voisin automobile. |
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| Description: | Deck of the hospital ship USS Samaritan at sea. There are various forms of bedding and mattresses airing out on the railings and on the deck. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Overhead view of men loading a wounded soldier onto a hospital ship. |
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