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Mrs. Edna Kern

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Mrs. Edna Kern, a farm wife, standing in her kitchen holding a pie. Her husband is Ernest G. Kern.
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Joe Yanksy, a One-Man Band

Date: 08 25 1946
Description: Joe Yansky (Bohemian), a one-man band with an accordion and drums.
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Joe Yansky, a One-Man Band

Date: 08 25 1946
Description: Joe Yanksy (Bohemian), a one-man band with accordion and drums.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dobbs

Date: 08 25 1946
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dobbs. One was Helene Stratman-Thomas's cousin and well-acquainted with the Yuba musicians.
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Stasia Pokora

Date: 08 29 1946
Description: Stasia Pokora, Executive Secretary of the American Relief for Poland, sang Polish songs, many of which she learned from Polish immigrants who roomed at her...
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Air Pollution Inspector

Date: 1975
Description: Color photograph of an air pollution inspector wearing sunglasses is holding his badge near the door emblem on his International Scout II pickup. The truck...
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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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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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Rev. Claude Williams

Date: 1962
Description: Rev. Claude Williams and his wife Joyce, probably photographed at their house in Birmingham, Alabama. Williams, a Presbyterian minister, was expelled from ...
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Rusty Brda with Cameo Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Rusty Brda, a "Cameo Girl" saleswoman with Bestline Incorporated, holding a bottle of Zip All-Purpose Cleaner while standing by the opened door of a pink-c...
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Anna Mae Davis

Date: 1932
Description: Anna Mae Davis, a Madison attorney, economist, and perennial candidate for attorney general on the Wisconsin Socialist Party ticket. This portrait is from ...
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Augie Donatelli Showing Umpire Signals

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Description: Umpire, Augie Donatelli, posing in a crouch behind home plate and demonstrating the umpire signal for 'safe.' He is holding his protective mask in his hand...
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The One That Didn't Get Away

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Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, his son Craig, and the catch of the day.
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Fourth of July in Madison

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: Danny Hawson from Lake Mendota Drive found Fourth of July fun in his cap gun and balloons.
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Fourth of July in Madison

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: Dressed in a star spangled skirt and holding an American flag over her shoulder, this little girl's costume emphasizes the real meaning of the Fourth of Ju...
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Westmorland Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: Vickie and Tommy Vanderpool take time to enjoy their popsicles during a Fourth of July celebration.
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Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: Jane Ostrem and Susan Behnke display their decorated doll buggies in the Maple Bluff Fourth of July parade.
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Ninth Annual Kennel Club Dog Show

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: More than 1,000 persons attended the ninth annual Kennel Club Dog Show held at the Dane County Fairgrounds. George Wallace meets a new friend, Buckets, at ...
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Ninth Annual Kennel Club Dog Show

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: More than 1,000 persons attended the ninth annual Kennel Club Dog Show held at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Karen Ann Reppen finds this puppy more interest...
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Sign Language Class

Date: 11 15 1954
Description: Women in a neighborhood near Dean Avenue study sign language so that more deaf women can join their homemakers' club. Mrs. James Stockton studies the sign ...

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