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Stock Exchange Display

Date: 04 28 1968
Description: A group of businessmen and customers watch a board that displays the stock amounts of the American Stock Exchange in a board room.
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Analyzing Composition of Cement

Date: 09 20 1956
Description: Katharine Mather of the Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station checks a computer analysis of the composition of cement.
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Toy Chimp Robot

Date: 06 06 1963
Description: Toy distributors for Ideal Toy Corporation introduce a new toy line to dealers.
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Story Time

Date: 09 26 1967
Description: Young children listen to a story through earphones as a teacher's aid looks on.
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Gumball Machine

Date: 12 11 1965
Description: Boy inserting coin into a gumball vending machine in anticipation of a sweet treat.
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On Strike

Date: 11 05 1962
Description: Lone picketer from Painters' Local 781 protests against workers not receiving union wages, hours, and benefits.
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Card Punch Machines

Date: 11 23 1968
Description: New punch card machines installed in city hall are put to use.
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Boy Scout Hijinks

Date: 1946
Description: Elevated view during a meal at the Wisconsin State Fair, where a crowd of Boy Scouts mug for the camera.
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Power Sewing Class

Date: 01 16 1967
Description: Instructor Ida Mussa (left) assists student Victoria Vega in a power sewing class at Milwaukee Vocational School. Vega is sewing an apron on a Singer sewin...
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Mother and Son Dance

Date: 06 07 1958
Description: Mrs. Kondrad, a dancer, and her son, dancing in a studio.
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Military Ball

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Jody Epply, 20, of Oshkosh, a junior in the college of nursing, honorary regimental commander of the Marquette University Reserve Officers' Training Corps,...
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"Flower Drum Song" Publicity Shot

Date: 07 22 1965
Description: Several actors, all of whom are white and are wearing "yellowface" makeup to caricature Asians, are either dancing or looking on. Caption reads: "The Chine...
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Paula Uihlein

Date: 03 26 1962
Description: A woman in the foreground on the right is speaking to a man and another woman; the top of an opened bottle of champagne is between the group. Caption reads...

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