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On Strike

Date: 11 05 1962
Description: Lone picketer from Painters' Local 781 protests against workers not receiving union wages, hours, and benefits.
Print

Thomas Jefferson Seated with Quill Pen

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Description: Engraving from a painting of Thomas Jefferson, seated with books and writing implements.
Photograph

Carving the Turkey

Date: 11 25 1965
Description: A man takes pleasure in the carving of the Thanksgiving turkey, with other food items in the foreground and vending machines behind him.
Book or Pamphlet

Plano Manufacturing Company Catalog

Date: 1897
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Plano Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of grain binders, mowers, headers, reapers, and hay rakes. The cover fea...
Photograph

The Fix-it Man

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Description: Workers from Starkweather Contractors repair and install windows at a residence.
Photograph

Snow Cones for the Kids

Date: 1950
Description: Children enjoy cold treats while being entertained, as nuns and an adult male look on.
Photograph

Circus Group

Date: 1892
Description: A large group of circus performers and personnel, including a clown and band members, pose in front of a tent.
Photograph

William Horlick

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length outdoor portrait of William Horlick (1846-1936), co-founder of Horlick's Malted Milk Company of Racine, Wisconsin.
Photograph

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

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Description: Elevated view of people in the pews facing towards the altar of the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral.
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Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in a Ford Automobile

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Description: Albert G. Zimmerman driving with his wife in a Ford automobile past his house at 746 East Gorham Street.
Photograph

Indianapolis Power and Light Company

Date: 04 08 1936
Description: Man standing on a ladder replacing a light on a residential street. The ladder is extended from the bed of an International truck owned by the Indianapolis...
Photograph

Stephen Nicholas

Date: 1875
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Stephen Nicholas (1840-1901) of Chilton, Wisconsin. Stephen was a member of the Narragansett tribe. He served with Co. D, 1st ...
Photograph

Portrait of Governor Francis E. McGovern

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Francis E. McGovern sitting slightly sideways in a chair with his right arm hooked around the back. He holds an object in ...
Photograph

Howard and Louise Greene

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Description: Howard and Louise Greene posing with their young children in front of the entrance of their house at 1831 North Cambridge Avenue.
Photograph

Elaine May and Mike Nichols

Date: 1965
Description: Elaine May and Mike Nichols sitting on stools and performing during an appearance on the Jack Paar Program on NBC.
Photograph

Henry Fonda and Reginald Rose

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Description: Henry Fonda is sittting in a chair, and Reginald Rose is sitting on the arm of the chair. The two men are looking at a script.
Photograph

He Favors More Student Marriages

Date: 12 23 1932
Description: Portrait of a man seated in an office. Caption reads: "HE FAVORS MORE STUDENT MARRIAGES. Prof. Edward Aylesworth [sic] Ross, widely known sociologist of th...

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