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War Bride and Groom Back From Spain

Date: 01 04 1938
Description: A man and woman are seated in front of a flag and next to two posters. Caption reads: "War Bride and Groom Back From Spain. New York, N.Y. — Captain Hans A...
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Meeting with Heinz Ruhnau

Date: 05 1973
Description: Twelve men are seated or standing in a dining room. Caption reads: "Mtg with Heinz Ruhnau, Senator for Internal Affairs of Hamburg."
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Second Biennial Convention

Date: 04 1941
Description: Three men are posing shaking hands. Caption reads: "Second Biennial Convention. Textile Workers Union of America. C.I.O. Hotel Capitol - New York City - Ap...
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Light Moment

Date: 06 26 1954
Description: A man is standing at a podium and smiling. Two other men are seated near him and also smiling. Caption reads: "LIGHT MOMENT at testimonial dinner finds the...
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Flying to Sweden

Date: 09 12 1962
Description: Two men stand outside the door to a Pan American airplane. Caption reads: "Leaving New York's Idlewild Airport on way to international conference in Sweden...
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William Pollock

Date: 1937
Description: Portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-1937, when he b...
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William Pollock

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Description: Quarter-lenth portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-1...
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William Pollock

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-...
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William Pollock

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-...
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Community Services Session

Date: 06 1957
Description: Five men and two women are at a table in front of an audience. One man is standing and gesturing. Caption reads: "DAY LONG SESSION on community services in...
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New York City CIO Council Unemployment Conference

Date: 03 06 1954
Description: Textile Workers Union (TWU) Director of Research Solomon Barkin stands at a microphone. Next to him, six men are seated at a table with a handmade banner t...
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Advertising Club of New York Golden Anniversary

Date: 1956
Description: Several men are seated at tables while one man stands at a podium. Behind him a banner declares the Golden Anniversary (1906-1956) of the Advertising Club ...
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Maude Adams

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of American stage actress Maude Adams. She is resting her arms on the chair back and is holding a mask in her hand. She is ...
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William Gillette

Date: 1916
Description: Actor's headshot of stage and early film actor William Gillette, best remembered for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. Signature bottom right.
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Governor John Gilligan at Event

Date: 03 1971
Description: Group portrait of one woman and four men posing together. Caption reads: "NY RDD 3/1971. L to R: Marian Wright Edelman [civil rights activist and Yale boar...
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Alan Ameche

Date: 1954
Description: A man poses with a trophy. Caption reads: "NXP71-12/9-NEW YORK: Wisconsin fullback Alan Ameche assumes the same pose as the 20th annual Heisman Memorial Tr...
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Tom Brokaw and John Chancellor

Date: 1992
Description: Tom Brokaw and John Chancellor at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
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ACA Strikers Against Western Union

Date: 1946
Description: Striking Bee Line Bus workers show support for American Communications Association workers striking against Western Union. Strikers carry signs as the poli...
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Arkady Joseph Sack

Date: 11 12 1917
Description: Waist-up portrait of A. J. Sack, who was director of the Russian Information Bureau and author of The Birth of the Russian Democracy, America's P...
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Three Members of the Foreign Policy Association

Date: 12 10 1938
Description: From left to right, are: James G. McDonald, chairman, Sir Alfred Zimmern, and Raymond L. Buell, member of the board of directors of the FPA. They stand tog...

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