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| Description: | The exterior of a one-story building, the headquarters of the 'Billiken Club.' |
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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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| Description: | Elevated view of backyard areas, including some dilapidated houses and outbuildings. There are wood fences surrounding some of the yards, and laundry hangs... |
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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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| 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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| 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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| Description: | Children having a stone fight in an unpaved alley or street in an underprivileged neighborhood. Some of the boys are holding trash can lids as protection, ... |
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| Description: | A group of boys take a boxing stance near two men standing on a street corner, in front of a building that has "Milwaukee Beer" painted on it. |
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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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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| 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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| Description: | A deserted playground with swing sets, slides, and ladders, in front of a group of buildings. There are two young boys near a dwelling in the background. |
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| Description: | Boys loafing on the playground in the director's absence. Most of them are sitting on a wall next to a building on the edge of the playground. |
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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... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Children playing in a park playground, mainly on a large swing set. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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