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Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott

Date: 09 06 1882
Description: Engraving of Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott, the first president of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Milwaukee.
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Agnes Moorehead As A Girl

Date: 1904
Description: Agnes Moorehead as a child, posing with a parasol next to a chair in front of a photographic studio painted backdrop. She is wearing a white dress and has ...
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Scene from "Time for Tomorrow"

Date: 1955
Description: Women, as well as men, can find a rewarding career in hospital pharmacy, as depicted here in a shot from "Time for Tomorrow", a film produced by the Americ...
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Family Cast

Date: 02 12 1963
Description: Six members of the same family form the complete cast of a library playhouse production that was to be televised.
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Portrait of Susan S. Frackelton

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Description: Studio portrait of Mrs. Susan S. Frackelton of Milwaukee, WI. Caption: "Mrs. Susan S. Frackelton of Milwaukee. Artist in ceramics and inventor of the gas k...
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Irene Castle in Uniform

Date: 1917
Description: The glamorous dancer Irene Castle wearing a World War I "Preparedness Uniform" of her own design. The dress was based on the uniform worn by her husband an...
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Circus Side Show Posters

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Description: People gather near a circus poster display advertising side show attractions.
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Vagabonds Shimmy

Date: 03 03 1963
Description: Skiers dance and twist in the Northland hotel dining room.
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Dickey Chapelle and Leo Cherne

Date: 09 21 1962
Description: Dickey Chapelle poses with Leo Cherne outside the Hudson Institute.
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Chapelle in Vietnam

Date: 1962
Description: Dickey Chapelle dressed in military clothing wading through a swamp in Vietnam.
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Aline W. Hazard and Two Women

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Description: Aline W. Hazard stands behind two seated women who are making crafts.
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Ringing the Dinner Bell

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Description: A student ringing the dinner bell at Highlander Folk School.
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Man Gesturing with Cigar

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Description: A man holding a cigar is gesturing wildly. A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt hangs behind him. An unidentified man and Catherine Winston sit on eit...
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Men Acting Like Ducks at Highlander

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Description: A group of men imitating ducks, participating in a theatrical performance. A man wielding a shotgun is in the background, and is wearing a hat bearing the ...
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Zilphia Horton Operating Film Projector

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Description: Zilphia Horton(?) learning to operate a film projector at Highlander Folk School. Three people observe behind her.
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Dancing in Henry Thomas' Yard

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Description: Dancing in Henry Thomas' yard led by Tefferteller. Next to the fiddler is Uncle Willy Marlowe, a neighbor. Henry Thomas is sitting on the porch.
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Woman With Baby On Screen

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Description: A woman with a large projected image of a baby behind her. Possibly a film being screened at Highlander Folk School.
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Photomontage of Highlander Square Dancing

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Description: Photomontage of musicians playing their instruments, with people square dancing beneath. Ike Church is playing the banjo in the upper right, and J.D. Marlo...
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Edna Ferber, Writing

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Description: Portrait of Edna Ferber seated and writing with a pen.
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"Capital Gang" After Buchanan

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Description: Panelists for CNN's "Capital Gang" after Pat Buchanan left to campaign for the presidency included three male regulars (left to right: Al Hunt, Bob Novak, ...

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