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Gemini 7

Date: 11 08 1968
Description: The Gemini 7 space capsule in which astronaut James Lovell flew in 1965, seen here on display at the Wisconsin Regional Space Center. Although born in Ma...
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Fresh Bread from the Oven

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Description: A baker, clad in apron, pulls a tray of freshly-baked rolls from the oven.
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U.S. Navy Veteran

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Description: Elderly Milwaukee veteran of the U.S. Navy salutes.
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Raised Hands in Class

Date: 11 01 1968
Description: Students raising hands to answer a question in class. The boy in the foreground wears a necktie and looks particularly eager to be called on.
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Police with Riot Sticks

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Description: Waukesha police recruits practice using riot sticks.
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Children Playing in Snow

Date: 11 30 1976
Description: Elevated view of children sliding on the snow near the Bay Street overpass to Jones Island. The children are walking up the hill. In the background is a st...
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Swimming Trip

Date: 07 08 1967
Description: Several girls in swimsuits are standing in shallow water. Caption reads: "IT WAS a brisk day when inner core children visited West Bend park. But the child...
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Joyce Rhoades Washing Storm Windows

Date: 11 04 1983
Description: A woman is washing several windows that are leaning against the side of a building. Front of image is captioned: "Joyce Rhoades of Merrillan, WI. washed st...
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Life is a Breeze

Date: 02 17 1981
Description: Overhead view of a man hanging clothes on a clothesline, while holding a clothespin in his mouth. Snow is on the ground. Caption reads: "LIFE IS A BREEZE —...
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Christmas Party for Twins

Date: 12 15 1983
Description: Santa Claus talks with a group of twin siblings at a Christmas party at Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. The children in the left background are Joe a...
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Leonhard Weiss Jr.

Date: 08 14 1989
Description: A man driving a tractor that is dragging a mower. Caption reads: "Leonhard Weiss Jr., an Oak Creek weed commissioner, cut 8-foot-tall weeds on Milwaukee Co...
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Tunnel Cleaner

Date: 04 25 1979
Description: A truck is moving along a tunnel, with a rotating scrub brush attached to its rear scrubbing the ceiling of the tunnel. A man is walking on the opposite si...
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Robert C. Brassard

Date: 03 02 1962
Description: Overhead view of two men, who are standing on opposite sides of a table. They are facing each other and each has his right hand raised. Caption reads: "...
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Alpenklaenge Zither Club Concert Rehearsal

Date: 05 06 1962
Description: Six men playing zithers. Caption reads: "Members of the Alpenklaenge Zither club are a picture of concentration as they rehearse for their 20th spring conc...
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Alberto Herrera and Baby Brother

Date: 07 1970
Description: Alberto Herrera watching his baby brother who is in a cradle suspended between bunk beds in a migrant worker cabin near Sister Bay. Two baby bottles sit on...
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Linda Luna Washing Clothes at Migrant Worker Camp

Date: 07 1970
Description: Linda Luna of Auraura, Illinois washes clothes at a basin outside a cabin in a migrant worker camp in Door County. Several articles of clothing are lying i...

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