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Gaylord Nelson at College Graduation

Date: 1939
Description: Gaylord Nelson, dressed in cap and gown, poses with his mother Mary Nelson at his graduation from San Jose State College in 1939.
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Far View School

Date: 1956
Description: View of the front of Far View School.
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Cotton Residence

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Judge Stephen R. Cotton residence. The Cotton residence was located at the corner of Jefferson and Doty Streets.
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Profile Rock at Farwell Point

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Description: View of the shoreline of Lake Mendota and Profile Rock at Farwell Point.
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Berkeley Anti-War Demonstration

Date: 03 1966
Description: International Days of Protest demonstration at the University of California-Berkeley.
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Row of Houses with Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: View down row of back of houses. The backyards have gardens, and on the far left is a row of trees.
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Quilts at Hobby Show

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: A hobby show with quilts hanging on the wall, as well as tables with other crafted goods in a room with a high ceiling.
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Objects on Display at Craftshow

Date: 05 13 1939
Description: A table spread with crafts at a hobby show with cards identifying the artist. The objects on display include two sets of bookends, one made by "Faye Gore" ...
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Don't Buy Scab Meat

Date: 11 1955
Description: United Packinghouse Workers of America picketers protest the hiring of temporary scab labor by the Colonial Provisions Company. Although no location or dat...
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AFL v. CIO

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Description: Women workers at the Swift Company plant pass up literature passed out by AFL representatives before a National Labor Relations Board election. The Packing...
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UPWA Officers

Date: 02 11 1949
Description: Swearing-in ceremony for Local 190 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America in Detroit by field representative George Sinclair: Daniel Penn, president...
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Senator Wiley with Vice President Johnson

Date: 06 27 1962
Description: Senator Alexander Wiley shaking hands with Vice President Lyndon Johnson.
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Sigurd Olson

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of conservationist Sigurd F. Olson.
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Lake Geneva

Date: 1895
Description: View from boat towards the waterfront at Lake Geneva with the Whiting House Hotel on the left and the pier extending to the right. A large sidewheel steamb...
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Elizabeth David

Date: 1878
Description: Hand-tinted, round-framed portrait of a woman.
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George David

Date: 1878
Description: Round-framed portrait of a man with a beard.
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Neighborhood House Fourth Hostel Trip Group

Date: 07 10 1940
Description: Gail Taliaferro, Florence Vivian, Catherine Cefalu, and Charlotte Barber standing with their bicycles, which are loaded with supplies, on a tree-lined road...
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Rest Stop on Fourth Neighborhood House American Youth Hostel Bicycle Trip

Date: 07 10 1940
Description: Gail Taliaferro, Florence Vivian, Catherine Cefalu, and Charlotte Barber resting on the ground in front of their bicycles while on the 4th Neighborhood Hou...
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Lura Fowler Kindness with Brothertown Record Book

Date: 03 1934
Description: View of a woman holding a large bound volume and standing next to a tree. Caption reads: "An Indian woman of over 70 [Lura Fowler Kindness] who lives by he...

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