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Semi-Pro Baseball

Date: 1915
Description: Two men playing baseball for semi-pro teams in a Milwaukee ballpark.
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Football Game

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Description: View of men on field during football game. Possibly taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the background a crowd is watching on stands in front of a large bric...
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Carriages at the Milwaukee Journal Building

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Description: Heavy touring carriages unload passengers in front of the Milwaukee Journal newspaper building. A crowd is gathered, along with a few musicians and ...
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Motorcycle Racing

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Description: A group of men are lined up on motorcycles on a track preparing to race.
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Lake and Boaters Near Railroad Tracks

Date: 1910
Description: Two men walk along railroad tracks near water's edge. Standing on the shoreline are a group of adults and children gathered around boats. Buildings can be...
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Divers Testing New Breathing Mixture

Date: 1936
Description: Dr. Edgar End, Max Gene Nohl and John Craig (the "human guinea pigs") are shown inside the decompression chamber located at the Milwaukee County Emergency ...
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Soldiers on Parade

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Description: A group of soldiers on horseback in a parade. The road is lined with people.
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Race Car Drivers

Date: 09 1912
Description: Two men sitting in a racecar, with the driver of the car, possibly Harry Endicott, wearing a leather mask with goggles. Two men are standing in the backgro...
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Iceboat on Lake

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Description: Group of people with an iceboat on a frozen lake (possibly Lake Michigan).
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Crowd Standing on Curb

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Description: A crowd of spectators standing and sitting on a curb waiting for a parade.
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Woman and Child in Lake

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Description: Woman and child standing in a lake in shallow water. Other people are standing in the water behind them.
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Men, Women and Children Playing in Lake

Date: 1915
Description: Group portrait of a small group of men, women, and children standing waist-deep in the water.
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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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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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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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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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Girls in Running Race

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Description: Five young girls in skirts and dresses running. In the background, a crowd is watching the race.
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J. Robert Taylor Children with Stringer of Fish

Date: 1910
Description: J. Robert Taylor's children holding a stringer of fish. From left: Fred Taylor, Ellen Taylor Higgins, Donna Taylor Adams.

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