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CORE Picketers

Date: 01 14 1964
Description: Civil rights group CORE picketing the Board of Realtors at Coach House Motor Inn for fairness and equality in housing.
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Cicero Airmail

Date: 09 1912
Description: The first airmail shipment from Cicero Field to Wheaton and Elmhurst, Illinois. Postmaster MacDonald of Cicero is swearing-in pilots Max Lillie, Paul Stude...
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At the Mailbox

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern picking up the mail at the roadside mailbox.
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Ansel Adams in his Home Darkroom

Date: 1968
Description: Photographer Ansel Adams working in his darkroom at his home.
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Ansel Adams Working with an Enlarger

Date: 1968
Description: Photographer Ansel Adams makes an adjustment to the exposure while making a print in the darkroom at his home.
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Ansel Adams in his Home Darkroom

Date: 1968
Description: Ansel Adams at work in his home darkroom.
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Midway Motor Lodge

Date: 1977
Description: A Midway Motor Lodge, with the Interstate traffic just behind it.
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Hilton Guest Room

Date: 1982
Description: Typical room at the Milwaukee River Hilton Inn in MIlwaukee.
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Eau Claire Holiday Inn

Date: 1980
Description: Exterior of the Eau Claire Holiday Inn.
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Warrens Cranberry Fest

Date: 1998
Description: Not only does the cranberry industry produce cranberries, but it is also a source of tourists during the colorful harvest season.
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Portrait of the Goldberg Family

Date: 1934
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Goldberg family (from left): Sara (mother), Rosa Goldberg Katz, Uncle Hirsch, Moishe (brother), Abraha...
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Condiments on a Table

Date: 1969
Description: Various condiments sit atop a table near a decorative railing at what appears to be a restaurant.
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Construction Worker Crouched at Manhole

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a red hard hat crouches next to an open manhole in the street.
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Men Conversing in a Diner

Date: 1969
Description: View through window of a diner of several men engaged in conversation at the counter. A neon sign in the window says, in part: "Fountain Service."
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Schmidt's Beer Sign

Date: 1969
Description: Exterior view of neon Schmidt's Beer sign in a diner window, along with an arrangement of flowers.
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Interior of a Bar

Date: 1969
Description: An electric Schaefer Beer sign and a television near a window are visible from the inside of a bar.
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Manhole Cover

Date: 1969
Description: View of a manhole cover on a cobblestone street.
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Broken Electrical Box

Date: 1969
Description: View of a broken electrical box hanging from the side of a building with peeling paint.
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Red Hydrant

Date: 1969
Description: View of a red hydrant on a sidewalk next to a wall.
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Manhole Cover with Steam

Date: 1969
Description: A manhole cover in the street with steam coming through its openings.

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