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Midway Scene

Date: 1936
Description: A costumed young woman who danced as part of the Carioca Revue stands on a stage in the midway of the Wisconsin State Fair, perhaps waiting to perform.
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Wilhelm Tell Festival Flag Bearers

Date: 1952
Description: Four women in Swiss costume, three of whom are holding flags, at the Wilhelm Tell Festival.
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Dressed Up for Purim Holiday

Date: 1930
Description: The brother of Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman), Harry Melkman, and a friend, are dressed up for Purim party; Amsterdam.
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Group Portrait of Summer Camp Attendees in Germany

Date: 1937
Description: Group portrait of summer camp, attended by Ruth Hirschhahn (half-sister of Eva Deutschkron); Krummhubel, Germany.
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Ruth Deutschkron and Friend Pose in Ballet Costumes

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Description: Ruth Deutschkron, daughter of Holocaust survivor Eva Lauffer Deutschkron, poses with friend in ballet costumes in front of the Deutschkron home.
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Rosa Goldberg Katz and Friends at Jewish Survivor Camp

Date: 06 1945
Description: Rosa Goldberg Katz and friends perform on stage at a camp for Jewish Holocaust survivors; Holsbybrunn, Sweden.
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Walter Peltz and Family in Milwaukee

Date: 1952
Description: Rose and Walter Wolf Peltz with son, Andre, who is dressed up in a cowboy costume, at Lake Park.
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Purim Party at the Warburg Children's Home

Date: 1949
Description: A Purim party at the Warburg Children's Home; Blankenesse (a suburb of Hamburg), Germany.
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A Theatrical Production at a Displaced Persons Camp

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Description: Portrait of a man and a woman performing in a theatrical production at a displaced persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wis...
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Refugee Child Acting in a Play

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Description: Portrait of a refugee child acting in a play at a Displaced Persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors of the...
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Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky and Wife Ida with "Uncle Sam"

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Description: Holocaust survivor Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky and his wife, Ida, pose for a picture with "Uncle Sam".
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Magda Herzberger and Kindergarten Class

Date: 1932
Description: Magda Moses Herzberger (front row, far right) and her kindergarten class dressed in Romanian folk dress in Cluj, Romania. They are wearing caps or scarves ...
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Three Members of the Rosaline Peck Society, Children of the American Revolution

Date: 02 17 1957
Description: Presenting musical numbers, in costume, at a meeting of the Rosaline Peck Society, Children of the American Revolution include, from left to right, Anne Fa...
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Young Girl with '76 Flag Watching Truck Caravan

Date: 09 25 1975
Description: Seven-year-old LuRae Criscione watches the International Harvester United States Armed Forces Bicentennial Caravan. LuRae is dressed in red, white, and blu...
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Child Looking at Sculpture of George Washington

Date: 1976
Description: View looking down hill towards a girl holding an American flag near a highway. Jane Leeney, in red, white, and blue pants, shirt, and hat is watching a tru...
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Child with Sign Looking at Sculpture of George Washington

Date: 1976
Description: Jane Leeney, in red, white, and blue pants, shirt, and a hat is sitting on a cliff. She is holding a large flag, and a sign beside her reads, "1776-1976 Ha...
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Parade with Raggedy Andy and Smokey the Bear Floats

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A red and white International Harve...
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Truck Pulling Thanksgiving Parade Float

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A yellow and brown International Ha...
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Truck Towing Sesame Street Parade Float

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A black and white International Harvester Scout 4x4 truck is towing a Sesame Street themed parade float. Muppe...
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Truck in Thanksgiving Day Parade

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A tan and brown International Harve...

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