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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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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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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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"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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Jane Adsit

Date: 04 12 1963
Description: Close-up portrait of a young girl.

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