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Coal and Coke Yards on Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of a large pile of coal sitting under a tarp, with an empty truck waiting nearby. Industrial buildings and water towers are across the river....
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Loading Docks

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Description: Elevated view of the industrial warehouse district. There are horse-drawn wagons lined up along loading docks, with men working in the area.
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Two Women on Rainy Street

Date: 1910
Description: Several pedestrians cross a city street on a rainy day.
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Group of Women Crossing Street

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Description: A line of pedestrians cross a busy street near a building with a sign for Gimbels Brothers.
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Soldiers on Parade

Date: 1904
Description: Slightly elevated view of soldiers marching in a parade down a street. Spectators fill the sidewalks.
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Railroad Accident

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Description: Elevated view of railroad cars that have fallen off the railroad tracks. Two men are crawling on top of the toppled railroad cars.
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Diver and Crew

Date: 1937
Description: Three men on pilings posing with man in a diving suit in preparation for a dive. Onlookers are standing above on a bridge in the background.
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Group of Motorcycle Enthusiasts

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Description: A group of men and women motorcyclists standing in a semi-circle on the street, with bikes behind them.
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Group of People with Motorcycles

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Description: A group of people are standing around motorcycles parked outside a garage. Some of the bikes are Harley Davidson motorcycles.
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Child and Motorcycles

Date: 1921
Description: Several men are standing and talking by a car, with Harley Davidson motorcycles in front of them. A child is standing in the foreground.
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Church on Fire

Date: 1915
Description: A crowd is gathered on the street as jets of water are being directed by fire fighters towards a fire in a church.
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Automobile Parked in Snow

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Description: An early twentieth-century automobile parked on a road in snow, with a large house in the background. The back tires have chains around them.
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Men Pulling Carts

Date: 1897
Description: Men pushing and pulling two carts, one with a barrel, around a street corner.
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Girls in a Park near Large Fountain

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Description: Two young girls playing on a pathway near a large fountain and lamppost located in a park.
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City Street

Date: 1940
Description: Corner of Second and National Avenue. Cars are lined up on both sides of the street in front of storefronts.
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Tugboat Pulling Freighter through Ice

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Description: Tugboat pulling freighter "Mariposa" on Kinnickinnic River. The river has large chunks of ice floating on top, and industrial buildings are in the backgrou...
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Demolition on Kilbourn Avenue

Date: 04 10 1941
Description: View across street towards men working among stripped trees in a demolition area on Kilbourn Avenue.
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J. Robert Taylor Children on Pier

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Description: Ellen, Donna and Fred Taylor standing on the dock of a lake with a string of fish held up between them.
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East Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1893
Description: East Wisconsin Avenue showing men and women on the sidewalks and the Hotel Pfister in the background.
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Boy on Curb near Trash Pile

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Description: A boy wearing overalls and holding a Pepsi bottle is standing on the curb near a trash pile.

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