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Neighborhood Garage Sale
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People working and shopping at a neighborhood garage sale in the Walker's Square Park area. Several neighborhood groups collaborated to sponsor the annual Southside Housing Fair and Flea Market, which featured booths on home buying, renovation, and legal matters, as well as several garage sales.
September 13, 1984
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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West Allis Works
Aerial view of the West Allis Works, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, and surrounding neighborhoods.
Hay Market
Elevated view of horse-drawn carts filled with hay and parked in rows at a market. Men stand between the rows, and houses surround the market square.
Open-Air Vegetable Market
1948
Two girls selecting vegetables at an open air market.
Lemonade Stand
July 1967
Several young boys selling fruit drinks, penny candy, and snow cones to parched pedestrians. A city bus is in the background.
Man Washing his Suzuki Motorcycle
April 5, 1984
Corky Barker washing down his motorcycle in front of his home at 2734 South Superior Street.
Man Driving Automobile on Rocky Road
A man is driving an automobile through a neighborhood on a dirt and rock road.
