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Demolition of Smokestack

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Description: Demolition of a smokestack. The stack is falling into a pile of rubble not far from the road.
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Two People Diving

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Description: People diving from a pier into the water. On the right, a third diver is standing on the wooden pier.
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Picnic Group

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Description: A crowd of men, women, and children gathered in front of a building with picnic baskets.
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Man Driving Automobile on Rocky Road

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Description: A man is driving an automobile through a neighborhood on a dirt and rock road.
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Tugboat Pulling Steamer

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Description: A tugboat pulling a steamer in the harbor of Lake Michigan. Steam is billowing from the stacks of the steamer.
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Icicles on House

Date: 1920
Description: Winter scene with a house viewed through a "curtain" of icicles. A snow-filled yard is in front of the house.
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Grain Ship from Shoreline

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Description: View from shoreline of a grain ship on the Kinnickinnic River. There are industrial buildings in the background.
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Sand Dredge on Ship

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Description: View along side of dredge mounted on a ship unloading sand on a large snd pile in the background.
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J. Robert Taylor on Motorcycle

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Description: J. Robert Taylor is posing on his motorcycle in the middle of a neighborhood street.
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J. Robert Taylor with Pike

Date: 1940
Description: The photographer holding a large Northern Pike and smoking a pipe in a living room.
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Children in Harbor with Fishing Boats

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Description: Children gathered on fishing boats and piers in a harbor.
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Horses Pulling Coach

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Description: Two horses pulling a carriage with a driver on a dirt road.
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Four Women among Crowd

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Description: View over fence of four women wearing hats and coats sitting among a crowd of spectators.
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Motorboat on Milwaukee River

Date: 1914
Description: View across water of a motorboat with four men going upstream. There is a bicycle in the motorboat. The shoreline in the background has industrial building...
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Sweeping Porch

Date: 1909
Description: Woman sweeping snow off a porch. She is wearing a dress and apron.
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Street Crowd with Motorcycles

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Description: A crowd of people in the street, many of them with motorcycles, possibly getting ready to race.
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Police Officer with Pedestrian

Date: 1900
Description: Police officer helping a young woman cross the street.
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Divers Testing New Breathing Mixture in a Revolutionary Dive Suit

Date: 1937
Description: John Craig, Max Gene Nohl (seated in the dive suit), Dr. Edgar End and a fourth unknown person looking in. The location is the Milwaukee County Emergency H...
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Women Ice Skating

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Description: Three women wearing large hats ice skating together on a pond.
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Man Posing with Canoe on Automobile

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Description: A man poses in front of a canoe tied onto his car. A second man looks on from the background.

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