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Richard W. Houghton

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Richard W. Houghton, Milwaukee lumberman and realtor.
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Nixon Campaign Stop in Milwaukee

Date: 10 08 1960
Description: The speakers platform during a Presidential campaign rally for Richard M. Nixon at Billy Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee. With Nixon on the platform are Kirb...
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Richard E. Green

Date: 11 15 1967
Description: A young man in a Milwaukee N.A.A.C.P. Youth Council t-shirt is standing and talking to a group of children. Caption reads: "Richard E. Green, 22, of 3233 N...
Photograph

Sausage Display

Date: 04 15 1967
Description: Richard Bublitz, William Mackowiak and Edward McPhetridge looking through a window at a sausage display in a delicatessen owned by Charles E. (Bud) Gillett...
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Schiltz Brewery

Date: 07 1952
Description: Train cars are parked near a tall building with a fire escape.
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Family Farmers Market

Date: 07 27 1988
Description: Cousins set up a road-side stand to sell fruits and vegetables grown by their grandfather.
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: Design in pencil for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent stamp featuring a cow's head and an arm holding a hammer.
Photograph

Milwaukee County War Memorial Center

Date: 1956
Description: A monument to Milwaukeeans killed in the Second World War and the Korean Conflict. Night view, with building lit internally.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 1965
Description: Elevated view over railroad yards from the 27th Street viaduct.
Drawing

Buttles Farm House, Town Milwaukee

Date: 1952
Description: Ink drawing of a cabin in the woods. Cabin has one door and one window visible, as well as a stone chimney.
Photograph

Elevated View Over Milwaukee

Date: 12 1958
Description: Elevated view over rooftops, looking southwest from North 4th and West Cherry Streets toward the central YMCA building.
Photograph

Samuel Marshall Residence

Date: 1900
Description: 40 North Prospect Avenue. Built ca. 1860, E.T. Mix, architect. House is three stories with a small tower on the roof. To the right is the yard with smal...
Photograph

Three Teenagers Playing on Sidewalk

Date: 02 28 1987
Description: Stephanie Johnson (from left), 16, Chanell Biami, 15, and Letesa Evans, 16, played a childhood game Friday after seeing their little sisters playing a rope...
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Bernice Lindsay Addresses Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay is on a podium. She is wearing a coat and a hat. A man is filming her speech. On the ground is the street sign in her honor. Part of the N ...
Postcard

West Allis Historical Society Museum

Date: 1967
Description: Text on reverse reads: "West Allis Historical Society Museum. 8405 W. National Ave.–Open Sun. 2-4, Tues. 7-9. (No Charge) Wisconsin registered landmark # 1...
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Bernice Lindsay Approaching Podium

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is behind the podium in a dress. She is reaching out her hand for Bernice Lindsay, who is wearing a coat and a hat. An unidentified person is ...
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Mexican Independence Day Parade

Date: 09 18 1989
Description: A group of people are standing and sitting, including several children in the back of a truck. Caption reads: "Spectators lined the Mexican Independence Da...
Photograph

Marquette Statue

Date: 1960
Description: Statue of the monk with a cross in his left hand and his right hand upraised. Behind the statue is a plaque with a carving of an Indian in a canoe near a s...
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Shops in Victorian Structure

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Description: Shops contained on first floor of a Victorian structure, one of which belongs to a woman named Mary. Standing in front are her husband and two sons. Furthe...
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Martin Schreiber Addressing Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: President of the Milwaukee Common Council Martin E. Schreiber is at the podium. He is wearing a suit and glasses. On the left is Bernice Lindsay who is wea...

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