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Woman with Blender

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Woman stirring the contents of an Osterizer blender that is sitting on the stove.
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Lawn Maintenance

Date: 08 12 1977
Description: A man picks up grass from a lawn, with garbage bags of mowed lawn clippings lined up behind him. A lawn mower stands on the sidewalk nearby.
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Children in Sack Race

Date: 08 11 1971
Description: Children wearing large sacks up to their waists and racing each other.
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Girl in a Mini-Race Car

Date: 05 02 1956
Description: Father demonstrates controls of a mini-race car as his daughter sits in the car.
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Woman with Dollhouse

Date: 11 14 1955
Description: Woman making a small adjustment to an interior room in a dollhouse.
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Boy with Hula-Hoop

Date: 09 22 1967
Description: A boy is twirling a "hula-hoop" around his neck while another child is watching from the left foreground.
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Skateboard Handstands

Date: 04 06 1985
Description: Young men performing skateboard handstands on downtown sidewalks.
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International DR-60 Fuel Truck Delivering Gas to Fuel and Service Station

Date: 05 16 1939
Description: Service station attendant pumping gas from an International DR-60 Mobiloil fuel truck at a Wadham's Oil and Grease Company station. Centered in Milwaukee, ...
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Investigation of Unemployed

Date: 1909
Description: The Easter week investigation of unemployment conditions with Professor Ross's class showing five children lined up by wooden fence with buildings in the b...
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Man Feeding Swan

Date: 1900
Description: Man with a pipe in his mouth feeding swans at the edge of a pool. A rowboat is in the background.
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Man with Female Admirers

Date: 1900
Description: A man in a hat and jacket poses with three well-dressed women wearing dresses and wide-brimmed hats.
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Police Officer with Pedestrian

Date: 1900
Description: Police officer helping a young woman cross the street.
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Women in the Rain

Date: 1900
Description: Three women in hats and long skirts walk with umbrellas in the rain.
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Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
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Nurses

Date: 1900
Description: Eight nurses in uniform posing in front of a building (probably their workplace). Some of the women are holding a bedframe, pail, and a broom, and other it...
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Girls Jumping Rope

Date: 1900
Description: Two young girls with bows in their hair jump rope as a boy watches.
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Wading Woman with Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Woman in wide brimmed hat wading in water.
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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue looking west, with the RKO Riverside Theatre on the right, and a large Christmas sign on the corner of a building on th...
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Eastern View of Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: View down Wisconsin Avenue looking east.
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Milwaukee Shore

Date: 1925
Description: Bare expanse of land with the Milwaukee lakeshore and the city in the distance.

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