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Christmas Returns

Date: 12 26 1982
Description: A Target retail store is flooded with customers returning Christmas gifts.
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Checking the Oil

Date: 1956
Description: Woman in polka dot dress is looking on as a service station worker checks the oil in her car.
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Easter Greetings

Date: 1910
Description: Easter postcard with a female rabbit sitting on an Easter egg and a male rabbit standing behind her. Another male rabbit is taking their picture with a cam...
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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

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Description: Full-length portrait of a woman posing in a costume made out of newspapers from the "Minneapolis Journal." She is holding an oversized ink pen and has what...
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Young Women with Bicycles

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight young women, each standing and holding a bicycle. Three of the women also hold brownie cameras.
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Chinese Girl in Milwaukee

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Description: A young Chinese girl is standing in front of the open door of an airplane and holding several bags. A woman is leaning down and appears to be talking to he...
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Franklin School District Teachers Picketing

Date: 09 11 1984
Description: Several men and women are standing outside a building, many holding signs. Among the signs are: "Quality Education for Children but No Control," "Action fo...
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Another Winner

Date: 12 01 1968
Description: A girl wearing a coat and hat with her arm raised, as if she has just tossed something. In front of her is a clear bowl holding three small balls. Behind h...
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Examining Vandalized Tombstones

Date: 05 21 1979
Description: Two women are standing between rows of gravestones in a cemetery. Some of the gravestones have been knocked over. One woman is pointing over her shoulder w...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a woman standing in front of a backdrop. She is holding a handbag and is wearing gloves, a dark-colored dress, and a hat.
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Milwaukee Public Schools Black Pupil Walkout

Date: 10 01 1977
Description: Several African-American teenagers are standing outside a building, some wearing coats and some under umbrellas. A sign reads: "Fight for the Right." Capti...
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"High Society" Dress

Date: 06 05 1956
Description: A woman is modeling a dress with a shawl and a train. Behind her women are sitting at tables watching her go by. Caption reads: A dress worn by actress ...
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Ann Agulnick

Date: 06 03 1962
Description: A woman posing holding a fan in her right hand. She is wearing a fascinator, a "flapper"-style dress, lace gloves, and a purse on a silk ribbon over her wr...
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Reader's Delight

Date: 11 05 1980
Description: View down table that is packed with books towards people standing on either side examining the titles. Caption reads: "READER'S DELIGHT — Prospective buyer...
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Visions of Decorations

Date: 04 09 1968
Description: A man and woman are standing and looking at a water fountain with an abstract art sculpture in it. Caption reads: "Visions of decorations dance in t...
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Anticipation

Date: 1977
Description: A warmly dressed woman is walking past a display window featuring a mannequin in a one-piece swimsuit. The window has frost on it with a circular opening i...
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Heritage Days

Date: 1977
Description: Two women are standing and admiring quilts hanging on a clothesline at a show or fair at Villa Louis.
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Democratic "Delegettes"

Date: 04 19 1958
Description: Two women in the foreground are looking in a bag, which is marked: "DEMOCRATIC 'DELEGETTE' CHICAGO GETS MY VOTE". Fourteen women are standing in the backgr...
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A Beardless Resident

Date: 07 06 1956
Description: View of an outdoor performance with a tree on the left, and a brick building in the background. Two men in suits are attempting to push a third man into a ...
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"The Butterfly Kiddies" Publicity for Parkway Theater

Date: 04 1924
Description: Eleven children posing around an automobile. A banner on the car reads: "'The Butterfly Kiddies' Welton Co. 245 Ac."

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