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Milwaukee Post Office

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Post Office.
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Milwaukee Zoo Grounds

Date: 1964
Description: Aerial view of the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds nearing its completion.
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Yak

Date: 
Description: Washington Park Zoo yak exhibit. The park was later replaced by the Milwaukee County Zoo.
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Milwaukee Railroad Yards

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee rail yards.
Photograph

Lou Perini and John Quinn at a Ball Game

Date: 
Description: Lou Perini and John Quinn sitting in the stands at a Milwaukee Braves game, presumably at Milwaukee County Stadium.
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Fans at Baseball Game

Date: 1960
Description: Close-up of fans shouting at a Milwaukee Braves baseball game.
Photograph

Milwaukee Journal Photographer

Date: 1950
Description: Milwaukee Journal photographer with display of cameras and flash units. He is dramatically demonstrating the use of flash powder.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Downtown Milwaukee Interstates

Date: 03 09 1965
Description: Aerial view and illustration of projected projects, including interstates and interchanges in downtown Milwaukee, for the 1970's.
Poster

Old Buildings of Milwaukee

Date: 10 13 1895
Description: Twenty-one photographs of churches, city halls, courthouses, and other buildings and their locations throughout Milwaukee.
Photograph

Lakefront

Date: 1945
Description: Skyline view, from across the water towards the lakefront.
Photograph

Polio Vaccine

Date: 1955
Description: Child posing with polio vaccine bottles and boxes.
Photograph

Speidel and Milwaukee County Zoo Model

Date: 02 20 1954
Description: Zoo director George Speidel and members of the Milwaukee County Zoological society talking over plans for the new zoo while looking at a tentative model fo...
Photograph

Aerial View of Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of courthouse in center foreground with snow on the ground.
Photograph

Rhesus Monkeys Move to Summer Home

Date: 05 15 1954
Description: Zookeepers releasing rhesus monkeys to the island that serves as their summer home at the Washington park zoo (later replaced by the Milwaukee County Zoo).
Photograph

Night Football

Date: 
Description: Night time high school football game in progress.
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Winter Night Street Scene

Date: 12 01 1955
Description: Neon lights up Wisconsin Avenue on a winter night in Milwaukee.
Photograph

Vince Lombardi

Date: 02 13 1959
Description: Vince Lombardi at a press conference at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, regarding the Green Bay Packers.
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Vince Lombardi

Date: 02 13 1959
Description: Vince Lombardi at a press conference at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, regarding the Green Bay Packers.
Photograph

Jose Ortiz

Date: 05 26 1979
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a man, identified as Jose Ortiz. This image accompanied a Milwaukee Journal article about the Milwaukee Archdiocese parishes...
Photograph

Warren Spahn

Date: 1953
Description: Warren Spahn, famous left-handed pitcher of the Milwaukee Braves baseball team, completes a pitch to the batter.

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