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Boy Scouts Raise the Flag at Campground

Date: 1972
Description: Color photograph of Boy Scouts raising a flag as others stand at attention during a ceremony. Tents and a 1972 International Scout pickup are in the backgr...
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Skiing near Greenbush

Date: 1951
Description: Winter scene with skiers getting ready to push off, with bundled-up observers looking on in the foreground.
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Wisconsin Rotunda at World's Fair

Date: 1964
Description: Construction begins of the Wisconsin Rotunda at the New York World's Fair. Principals of the project are standing in a group, and include Michael Pender, W...
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Men around Flat-Bed Trailer

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Description: Five men and a young child gathered around flat-bed trailer.
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Man Tastes Wine in Vineyard

Date: 1975
Description: Color photograph of a man drinking from a glass of wine in a vineyard in France. In the background a vineyard worker is cultivating the field with an Inter...
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Curling Match

Date: 1956
Description: Curlers sweep in front of a stone during a curling match.
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Stassen's Campaign Bus

Date: 03 25 1952
Description: Presidential candidate Harold E. Stassen, standing by his campaign bus, beseiged by young autograph collectors. On January 29, Stassen, a former governor o...
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Bill Bruton

Date: 06 04 1953
Description: Milwaukee Braves outfielder Bill Bruton, photographed at spring training. Bruton hit the first major league home run at Milwaukee County Stadium in the Bra...
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Packers at Training Camp

Date: 1970
Description: Players jogging on the practice field in shorts and t-shirts. The Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena is visible in the background.
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3688 Tractor with Salesman and Customer Family

Date: 1981
Description: Color photograph of a salesman meeting with a customer's family next to an International Harvester 3688 tractor at a dealership. The photo appears to be st...
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Maintaining International Harvester 5488 Tractor

Date: 1981
Description: Color photograph of a man working on an International Harvester 5488 tractor with maintenance doors open on farmstead. There are silos in the background.
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Maintaining International Harvester 3688 Tractor

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Description: Man with International Harvester 3688 tractor with maintenance panels open near shed roof overhang.
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WSP Peace March

Date: 06 1963
Description: Inter-racial demonstration at the second annual conference of Women Strike for Peace (WSP).
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Building the Movement

Date: 08 1963
Description: John McFerren, a leader of the civil rights movement in Somerville, working on the construction of a new building for the organization.
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Movement Leader Ezekiel Bell

Date: 04 1962
Description: Ezekiel Bell, his wife, and son Frederick posed outside his house. Bell was the chair of the Community Service Committee which was credited with the succe...
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Birmingham Movement Leaders

Date: 04 1962
Description: Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, (in bow tie) and Rev. J.S. Phifer, congratulate each other after their release from jail. The two men had been imprisoned together...
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Rutledge Pearson

Date: 1963
Description: Rutledge Pearson (on left), a former baseball player and president of the Jacksonville NAACP, speaking with a woman living on Caroline Lane, the poorest se...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 19 1953
Description: Soap box racers head down a hill on S. Midvale Boulevard as a large group of spectators are watching from behind a fence. 1953 was the first year Madison's...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 19 1953
Description: Two soap box racers leave the starting gate on their way down the hill on S. Midvale Boulevard. A few spectators can be seen on both sides of the starting ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Audience

Date: 07 19 1953
Description: View down the hill at the Madison Soap Box Derby on South Midvale Boulevard during a soap box derby race. One car is visible on the track and a large crowd...

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