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College Dorm

Date: 08 27 1971
Description: Deborah Weishapl of Union, NJ tosses a stuffed Snoopy doll to new roommate Kathy Vokaty of Edina, MN as they move into their dorm in O'Donnell Hall at Marq...
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Foosball Game Room

Date: 12 30 1976
Description: Elevated view of young people playing foosball in The Game Room, a former pizza restaurant, owned by Rosemary Mantekas at 2655 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue.
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Senior Citizens Card Game

Date: 09 10 1968
Description: Elderly women sit around a card table and play cards at a new senior center.
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Beating the Bug

Date: 12 13 1968
Description: A firefighter gets a flu shot made available to city workers in the lobby of the municipal building to avoid contracting the Hong Kong flu.
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Concertina Dancing Music

Date: 07 11 1985
Description: Several people, most of them women, dancing on a dance floor in front of a band on a stage. Caption reads: "CONCERTINA DANCING MUSIC — The woman outnumbere...
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Doing the "Applewood"

Date: 08 02 1968
Description: A boy and girl are dancing, with several other teenage dancers in the background. Caption reads: "Doing the "Applewood" — A rock 'n' roll dance was a Frida...
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Mexican Day of Independence Celebration

Date: 09 17 1989
Description: A young man and woman are dancing together on a stage. Other dancers and people are sitting at tables in the background. Caption reads: "The La Casa Senior...
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Scott Lawson's Soda Can Dress

Date: 05 09 1989
Description: A man is standing and posing wearing a dress and crown made from Coca-Cola and Diet Coke cans. Caption reads: "Scott Lawson models a dress he made from sod...
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Ascension Ortiz Family

Date: 12 10 1971
Description: Two adults and seven children are posing together in a room. The adults are sitting on a sofa, and behind the children is a table with a vase on it. Captio...
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Cabaret

Date: 03 11 1969
Description: A man in costume — including greasepaint and exaggerated eyebrows and lips — posing holding a cane. Caption reads: "Charles Abbott, dressed for his role as...

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