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West High School Football Team

Date: 09 02 1931
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the West High School football team. Houses are on a hill in the background, and automobiles are parked in front of them.
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Booster Band

Date: 1910
Description: A group of ten musicians posing on an unpaved street with their band instruments. They are wearing hats and band uniforms. Automobiles and commercial build...
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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Automobiles and police officer on West Mifflin Street. Celebration of V-J Day August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of Japan...
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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Police Officer Directing Traffic

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Description: A portrait of a police officer directing traffic with a pleasant look on his face and one hand in the air. A building on the corner behind the man reads "5...
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Patriotic Parade on State Street

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of a patriotic parade on State Street, with marchers coming from the Capitol Square. The intersection of East Johnson and State Street is in ...
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: Congressman David Obey introduces a local resident (back to camera), to President Jimmy Carter. Many photographers stand around the edge of the group and a...
Postcard

Service Flag Dedication

Date: 11 01 1918
Description: Text on front reads: "Service Flag Dedication, Schleisingerville, Wis." The people of the town and uniformed nurses are watching as the soldiers are standi...
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Suburban Police Officers

Date: 10 13 1948
Description: Monona Marshal Rollin Boden, directing traffic.
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Checking the Oil

Date: 1956
Description: Woman in polka dot dress is looking on as a service station worker checks the oil in her car.
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Marching Down City Street

Date: 08 1982
Description: Lomira High School Marching Band.
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Theresa Firemen's Parade

Date: 08 1995
Description: Street view of Theresa Firemen's Parade.
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State Street Bust 02

Date: 
Description: A police officer apprehending a shoplifter on the sidewalk along State Street.
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Packard Auto

Date: 1931
Description: Two employees of Packard Auto in front of the service department office with a parked automobile.
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Airstreamer Convention Officials

Date: 05 1959
Description: Trailer Convention Officials, including the Mayor and the Police Chief, standing outside near an Airstreamer.
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Hong Kong Police

Date: 1951
Description: Hong Kong police with jeep who followed journalist Cecil Brown as he traveled along the border with Communist China.
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S.S. Badger

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Description: Four views of the S.S. Badger: the upper passenger deck, the captain at the helm, the car hold, and the ship itself.
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West High School Football Squad

Date: 09 14 1932
Description: Group portrait of the West High School football squad in uniform taken outside. Also shows houses at 1 S. Vista Road and 2301 Regent Street.
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Suburban Police Officers

Date: 10 13 1948
Description: Shorewood Hills marshalls Lee Cripps and Frank Ashworth measuring skid marks at an accident scene.
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Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a parade in downtown Theresa.

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