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Breakwater, Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Long wooden pier with people fishing along the pier. Three males with their fishing poles and buckets are walking toward the viewer. A person next to a b...
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Diesel Bus

Date: 1951
Description: A group of people boarding a diesel bus on 12th Street.
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Kremer Homestead

Date: 1897
Description: Large building with group of people in front.
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Group of People in front of Building

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Description: Group of people on steps in front of unknown building in Milwaukee. A car is parked on the street.
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Classroom Cave People

Date: 02 27 1984
Description: A sixth grade class dresses up as cave people to experience the likeness of living in pre-historic times.
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Flooded River near Houses

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Description: Blocks of snow and ice are piled up in a river at a bridge. A large group of people are standing on the bridge in the background. A person on the left has ...
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Street Scene with Crowd

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Description: A large crowd of people ARE moving down a road. Many people are carrying umbrellas, and a flag is in the background. A sign hanging above the crowd reads: ...
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Badger State Safe Steam Works Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Berliner & Bruno's Badger State Safe Steam Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of the steam works and depot, people ...
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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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Line of People at the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Group of people standing outdoors waiting to enter the Milwaukee Theater for the Republican presidential debate.
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Parade Troopers

Date: 08 1958
Description: A group of people watching a parade along a sidewalk in the rain.
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Steamboat in Difficulty

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Description: Elevated view of people along a bridge watching a steamboat in difficulty.
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Crowd near Stage

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A crowd of people, mainly women and girls, have gathered for a Civilian Defense Rally. People lean on the edge of a decorated stage and booths are visible ...
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Milwaukee Auditorium

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Description: Exterior view of the building. Image has several cars and two people in front.
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Onlookers on Roof

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Description: Crowd of people watching a street event from the rooftop and windows of a building.
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People Sitting in Car Drinking Beer

Date: 1916
Description: Three people sitting in the back seat of a parked car drinking beer and other beverages in glasses. The building behind them is the Otto Sprenger Millersvi...
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1839
Description: Courthouse and surrounding buildings. There are also two horse-drawn carriages, people on horseback, and a few pedestrians.
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Two People Walking on Footpath

Date: 1939
Description: Two people, most likely a woman or girl, and a boy, are walking on a footpath with houses and young trees on either side of the path.
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Ice Chunks on Water

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Description: Ice chunks floating on the water near houses. People are standing watching nearby.
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Milwaukee Streetcar Conductors

Date: 1915
Description: Milwaukee streetcar conductors posed in front of streetcars. Edwin Salber shown second row fifth person from the left.

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