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Rev. Barry Shaw

Date: 1966
Description: Reverend Barry Shaw, of the Wisconsin Council of Churches, speaks at the microphone addressing a rally in Wautoma. Behind him are Jesus Salas and Salvador ...
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Migrant Worker Housing

Date: 1969
Description: A migrant worker family stands in front of a parked vehicle and a cabin that serves as temporary housing in a Wautoma labor camp. Some of the children are ...
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Children at Waushara Labor Camp

Date: 1967
Description: A group of children of migrant worker families playing a ball game in a circle with an adult who has his back to the camera at a Waushara County Labor Camp...
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No Trespassing Sign to Camps

Date: 1966
Description: A sign stapled to a tree on a labor camp that says "No trespassing/Visitors will be prosecuted under Section 943.13, Wis. State." This sign was typically u...
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Marchers Marching to Madison

Date: 1966
Description: Marchers of Obreros Unidos (United Workers) leaving Wautoma and walking towards Madison along Highway 21 to petition lawmakers to hold farms and food indus...
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Migrant Worker at Wautoma Rally

Date: 1966
Description: Close-up portrait of a migrant farm worker listening to speeches at an Oberos Unidos (United Workers) pre-march rally at Waushara Courthouse. The march was...
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Jesus Salas at Waushara Courthouse Rally

Date: 1966
Description: Jesus Salas, in a white shirt and standing in front of the microphone with his arm raised, addresses a rally at the top of the steps in front of Waushara C...
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Union Supporters Cheering at Waushara Rally

Date: 1966
Description: A group of National Farm Workers Association members and supporters applauding rally speakers in front of Waushara County Courthouse. A march to the rally ...
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Marchers Rest on Roadside

Date: 08 15 1966
Description: A woman and man, members of Obreros Unidos, (United Workers) sit crossed legged on a roadside of Highway 21 eating lunch. They are resting from a march to...
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Obreros Unidos March — Contact Sheet

Date: 1966
Description: A series of images from a contact sheet containing scenes of Obreros Unidos (United Workers) leaving Wautoma and marching towards Madison along Highway 21 ...
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Marchers Leaving Wautoma

Date: 1966
Description: Marchers of Obreros Unidos (United Workers) leaving Wautoma and walking towards Madison along Highway 21 to petition lawmakers to hold farms and food indus...
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Crowd Listening at Wautoma Rally

Date: 1966
Description: A crowd of migrant workers listening to speakers at an Obreros Unidos (United Workers) rally in front of the Wautoma Courthouse. The rally's purpose is to ...
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Deer Check Station

Date: 11 1976
Description: At a Department of Natural Resources deer check station, a man is inspecting a buck tied to the top of a trailer. The other man is standing by the truck wa...
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Sculptured in Stone

Date: 1957
Description: The figure of Christ, in stone, on the wall of a private chapel on the west side of Bugh's Lake.
Postcard

M.E. Church

Date: 05 20 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "M.E. Church, Wautoma, Wis." A clapboard Methodist Episcopal Church on an unpaved street with a sidewalk and trees. It has an ornate s...
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Hotel Bean

Date: 01 12 1914
Description: A woman on the sidewalk in front of the Hotel Bean, an Italianate style brick hotel built in 1901. It has a large covered porch with a balcony above. The h...
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Waushara County Normal School

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Waushara County Normal School, Wautoma, Wis." The historic name for this school was the "Waushara Training School," built in 1921 of ...
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Beach at Waushara Resort on Silver Lake

Date: 06 13 1955
Description: Text on front reads: "Beach at Waushara Resort on Silver Lake, Wautoma, Wis." View of a water slide in the lake from the shore. A tree and a pier with dock...

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