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Unloading Ship in Milwaukee Harbor

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Description: Unloading barrels of goods from the "Ogdensburg" in the Milwaukee harbor.
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Accident in Milwaukee

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Description: On-lookers observing an accident, in downtown Milwaukee, of the Hamman's Express Line, piano and furniture mover.
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Demolishing Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 06 19 1939
Description: Milwaukee County Court House being demolished. A wing of the building is gone, and many windows are broken.
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Razing of Milwaukee Country Court House

Date: 06 19 1939
Description: Milwaukee County Court House in the process of being razed. A worker is standing on part of the second floor, in front of what is left of the dome.
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J. Robert Taylor

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Description: J. Robert Taylor, the first photographer for the Milwaukee Journal, poses in a formal portrait, standing with his pipe. He wears a cravat style tie ...
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Milwaukee Harvester Works

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Harvester Works. View from hill towards a large crowd of workers, mainly men and boys, posing in front of the factory in an ...
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Hops Field with Men

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Description: Four men posing in hops field.
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Portrait of J. Robert Taylor

Date: 1911
Description: A portrait of J. Robert Taylor wearing a hat.
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 06 09 1939
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee County Court House, with a tree-filled park area in the foreground and the city in the background. There is debris on the roof, ...
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Hauling a Boat

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Description: Boys, men, and horses hauling a boat with ropes.
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Four Women Sewing

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Description: A group of four women sewing in a business setting.
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Chief Clancy

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Description: Fire Department chief, sitting at a desk in a profile view.
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J. Robert Taylor on Motorcycle

Date: 1911
Description: Front view of the photographer J. Robert Taylor on his motorcycle.
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Demolition on Kilbourn Avenue

Date: 04 10 1941
Description: A structure is being demolished on Kilbourn Avenue.
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Portrait of J. Robert Taylor

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Description: Studio portrait of J. Robert Taylor with a pipe in his mouth.
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Group Posing with Motorcycles and Cars

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Description: Eleven motorcyclists wearing sashes are standing in between two news service cars in front of the Milwaukee Journal building. Another row of men are...
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J. Robert Taylor at Desk

Date: 1938
Description: Informal portrait of J. Robert Taylor at his desk talking on the phone.
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Road Crew Repairing Street

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Description: A road crew repairing a street.
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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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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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