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Milwaukee Braves Season Opening Game

Date: 04 12 1954
Description: View of the 43,640 baseball fans at Milwaukee County Stadium where the Milwaukee Braves baseball team played the Cincinnati Redlegs in the season opener. T...
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Milwaukee Braves Season Opening Game

Date: 04 12 1955
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler ready to throw out the first pitch of the 1955 season to Milwaukee Braves catcher Del Crandall. Pictured in the lower left...
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Milwaukee Braves Season Opening Game

Date: 04 12 1955
Description: During the 5th inning of the Milwaukee Braves vs. the Cincinnati Redlegs game, Redlegs manager, Birdie Tebbetts (wearing a jacket), argues with the umpire,...
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Paying Tribute to Fred Miller

Date: 04 12 1955
Description: Pitcher Warren Spahn bows his head as the fans in Milwaukee County Stadium pause during the pre-game ceremonies for a minute of silent tribute to the late ...
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Milwaukee Braves Branch Ticket Office

Date: 03 01 1954
Description: Mrs. Paul Hilgers of Middleton selling tickets for Milwaukee Braves baseball games at the branch ticket office in the basement of The Hub clothing store in...
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Fans of the Milwaukee North Basketbal Cheer for Their Team

Date: 03 20 1959
Description: Fans of the Milwaukee North High School basketball team cheer for their team at the state basketball tournament held at the University of Wisconsin Field H...
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Milwaukee Braves Branch Ticket Office

Date: 03 01 1954
Description: Ed Arpin, Harold Swenson and Bob Scholl waiting in line on the stairway to buy tickets for the Milwaukee Braves baseball team in the branch office, located...
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Milwaukee Braves Branch Ticket Office

Date: 03 01 1954
Description: View down the line of people waiting to buy tickets for Milwaukee Braves baseball games at The Hub clothing store in downtown Madison, where the branch tic...
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Milwaukee Braves Branch Ticket Office

Date: 03 01 1954
Description: View looking down at a line of men and women waiting to buy tickets to Milwaukee Braves baseball games at the branch ticket office located in the basement ...
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Mike Falconer, Milwaukee Braves Fan

Date: 09 18 1958
Description: Mike Falconer (17), 626 Eugenia Avenue, an avid Milwaukee Braves fan, receives an autographed baseball from the team. Mike, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Falco...
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Arthur O. Schroeder Home on Token Creek

Date: 10 04 1960
Description: Mrs. Velma "Pem" Wheaton, Milwaukee, who designed the interior of the Arthur O. Schroeder home, sits beneath a picture grouping that carries out the room's...
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Wisconsin Legislature Public Hearing

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Public hearing on the proposed abolition of the House Un-American Activities committee at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Emil Muelver, Milwaukee, listens to ...
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Wisconsin State Legislature Session Begins

Date: 01 12 1955
Description: Frank Sloup (of West Allis) looking on from the gallery with binoculars as his grandfather, Arthur Blazer (D-Milwaukee), is sworn in for the 1955 Wisconsin...
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"All's Well That Ends Well" Actors

Date: 10 25 1957
Description: Actors in elaborate costumes for the first Wisconsin Players show of the season, "All's Well That Ends Well." William Dunlop of Milwaukee who plays Bertram...
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Hank Aaron Appears Before the Rounder's Club

Date: 12 19 1957
Description: Milwaukee Braves outfielder, Hank Aaron, talks to the Rounder's Club and makes a donation to the Wisconsin State Journal's Empty Stocking Club. Shown with ...
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World's Largest Insurance Policy

Date: 07 18 1958
Description: Three men next to a large poster with the words: "World's Largest Insurance Policy issued to Milwaukee Braves on behalf of Citizens of Wisconsin. Vernon Th...
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Elroy Hirsch

Date: 11 10 1960
Description: Portrait of Elroy Hirsch talking about his job as General Manager of the Los Angeles Rams football team. The LA Rams are using the U.W. facilities while pr...
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New Members of the Wisconsin Assembly

Date: 01 11 1961
Description: New Assemblyman Frederick P. Kessler, Democrat from Milwaukee, receiving a kiss on the check from his mother, Mrs. Frederick Kessler. Kessler, the younges...
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Wisconsin State Legislature Session Begins

Date: 01 12 1955
Description: 1955 Wisconsin State Assembly members William Loy (R-Landcaster) on the left and Michael F. O'Connell (D-Milwaukee) on the right watching as Speaker-elect ...
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Knights of Columbus and Madison Shrine Club Luncheon

Date: 04 12 1957
Description: Edward J. Owens (right) former grand knight of Madison's Knights of Columbus, is sitting with Industrial psychologist Dr. Paul Mundie of Milwaukee, the gue...

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