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Rexall Drugstore

Date: 12 14 1977
Description: Man sweeping the walkway and entrance of the Rio Rexall Drugstore. The windows are decorated for the Christmas holiday.
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Airline Computer Network

Date: 09 26 1984
Description: A woman uses an early commercial computer network that allows travel agents to book their own flights without the use of a telephone.
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Electric Hair

Date: 01 10 1966
Description: Gail Lukas' hair stands on end when she places her hand on a Van de Graalf generator in a demonstration by the Atomic Energy Commission for junior high sch...
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Golf Game

Date: 04 26 1967
Description: Women golfers on the course.
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Children Sledding

Date: 1975
Description: A winter scene with excited children on a toboggan.
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Class in Session

Date: 05 01 1963
Description: A female student leads a class of fellow students. She is a member of the Future Teachers of America Club.
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On Watch

Date: 09 1958
Description: Silhouette of a guard patrolling while wearing a helmet and carrying a bayonet.
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Man and Woman Smoking in Audience

Date: 09 02 1965
Description: Avant garde patrons smoke and listen to poets, singers and guitarists.
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Easter Bonnet

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: Woman assists a senior resident of Little Sisters of the Poor with her new Easter bonnet.
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Child at Candy Case

Date: 05 07 1964
Description: Americus Kates, 10, surveys the candy case before making his selections.
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Child in a Voting Booth

Date: 1958
Description: Mother and small son in voting booth, with the child squatting on the floor and peeking out beneath the curtain.
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Thanksgiving Dinner in Class

Date: 11 21 1967
Description: A woman is carving a turkey, which is on a table full of many dishes. Several children are sitting and looking on from behind their desks. Caption reads: "...
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Policing the Grounds

Date: 05 22 1962
Description: View of a woman crouching down and pulling weeds from a flower bed and putting them into a bushel basket. Caption reads: "Policing the grounds was the assi...
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The Linen Closet

Date: 05 22 1962
Description: One woman is handing folded linens to another woman while they are standing in a large closet. Caption reads: "The linen closet received a thorough going o...
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C.L. Shearer

Date: 10 16 1967
Description: View across sidewalk towards a man sitting on a bench outside a storefront with a screen door that has a sign on it for Purity Bread. An American flag is h...
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Joseph L. Julius

Date: 07 15 1962
Description: A man holding a cane is sitting on a felled tree near the stump. Caption reads: "A huge willow tree is among the trees that have been cut down to make way ...
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Miss Kay Bossman

Date: 12 01 1967
Description: A woman is pressing a cookie cutter into rolled dough at a kitchen counter. Around her are cookie cutters, a rolling pin, and cookies on a cooling rack. A ...
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Cherry Harvest

Date: 1963
Description: Cherry picking on the Door Peninsula. A man is pouring cherries into boxes from a bucket.
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Cha-Cha-Cha

Date: 1961
Description: A Prairie Chicken performing his Booming Dance.
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Spring

Date: 1964
Description: A boy, seen from back right side, is walking towards an athletic field with his both arms holding a bat across his shoulders.

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