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Battling Butler Lobby Display

Date: 1926
Description: A boxing ring lobby display at the Empire Theatre for Battling Butler with Buster Keaton. The lobby cards read, "It's a knockout. Buster Keaton in '...
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Don Ameche and His Junior Basketball Team

Date: 1920
Description: Don Ameche poses with his junior basketball team at Franklin School. He was ten-years-old and captain of the team.
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College Teacher Protest

Date: 12 04 1970
Description: Elevated view of college teachers, non-tenured, at UW-Parkside protesting the decision to not renew their contracts.
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Woman at Work

Date: 03 24 1969
Description: Young woman at work designing a magazine cover.
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School Project

Date: 04 22 1967
Description: Two junior high students work on a project that requires making a vocal recording.
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First Graders

Date: 06 01 1989
Description: First graders writing and drawing while lying on the floor.
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McMahon Signs Autographs

Date: 07 25 1967
Description: Chicago White Sox pitcher, Don McMahon, signs autographs for fans before a game.
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Children Racing

Date: 07 10 1971
Description: Children in a foot race.
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Science Project

Date: 02 28 1964
Description: Two young boys work on a science project in a lab room.
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Bowling

Date: 02 13 1969
Description: The Wonder Bread team, an all-female bowling team getting ready to compete.
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Kids on Roller Skates

Date: 06 26 1986
Description: Kids make a "train," with the bicyclist in the front pulling three girls on roller skates along a sidewalk.
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Post Office

Date: 01 13 1968
Description: Post Office workers in mail room.
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Chapelle Photographs Marines

Date: 1955
Description: Front view of Dickey Chapelle shooting photographs of two Marines, who are shown from the back.
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Dancers in Elaborate Costumes

Date: 1929
Description: Dancers in elaborate costumes and huge headdresses perform onstage in "Glorifying the American Girl," a 1929 Paramount musical. The heads of some pit music...
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"Citizen Kane"

Date: 1941
Description: Orson Welles on podium in front of giant 'Kane' backdrop, in scene still for "Citizen Kane".
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Rudolph Valentino with Voisin Car

Date: 1923
Description: Rudolph Valentino and his wife Natacha Rambova pose with their Voisin automobile.
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Samuel Goldwyn and Edna Ferber

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Description: Samuel Goldwyn and Edna Ferber pose together wearing fashionable attire.
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Hollywood Ten: Alvah Bessie

Date: 1947
Description: One of the Hollywood Ten, Alvah Bessie (second from left, holding a cigarette) and others at a luncheon.
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Eight of the Hollywood Ten

Date: 1947
Description: Eight members of the Hollywood Ten at an unidentified event concerning their defense. From left to right are Herbert Biberman, Alvah Bessie, Dalton Trumbo,...

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