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Father and Infant Son

Date: 03 28 1989
Description: Infant son holds father's finger.
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Beach Toss

Date: 08 12 1984
Description: A bikini-clad woman snaps a self-portrait with a long cable release attached to a camera as she is tossed into the air by a group of men on the beach. Othe...
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"No-hitters"

Date: 05 16 1989
Description: Sixth grade class members show off their trophy for being "no-hitters." The plaque reads, "Hitting always hurts."
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Winter Mail Delivery

Date: 02 15 1987
Description: A woman mail carrier pushes her cart with a full mailbag along a sidewalk edged by snowy lawns.
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Catalog Shopper

Date: 11 20 1988
Description: Mail-order shopper with too many choices ponders her next purchase.
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Farmer's Birthday

Date: 07 07 1983
Description: John Fitzsimmons and Barton Voegeli take a break from discing the fields to eat the birthday cake that Voegeli's wife made to celebrate the occasion.
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Mitchell Weather Watching

Date: 12 29 1987
Description: Bored travelers at General Mitchell International Airport, apparently taking their cue from a droopy travel poster advertising vacations in the sunny Carib...
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Parking Meters for Sale

Date: 10 04 1983
Description: A man looks over parking meters that are some of the items for sale at the first Milwaukee County Recycling Center sale.
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Bedroom with Skylights

Date: 02 09 1984
Description: Interior view of an attic bedroom with skylights and a television.
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The Flitsch's Kitchen

Date: 02 09 1984
Description: The newly remodeled kitchen in the home of Ronald and Dianne Flitsch.
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The Empire Strikes Back

Date: 06 18 1980
Description: View down street towards a large crowd gathering in a line outside the Orpheum Theatre on State Street for a free 10AM Madison premiere of The Empire St...
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Jan Schlabowske's Six-Burner Cooktop

Date: 03 03 1989
Description: A man is standing by a countertop taking an egg out of a carton. Next to him is a stove with six burners and a large pan on it. Caption reads: "Jan Schlabo...

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