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Ellen Lloyd Jones

Date: 1898
Description: Ellen Lloyd Jones (also known as Aunt Nell), co-founder of the Hillside Home School, an early progressive school in Wisconsin.
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Jane Lloyd Jones

Date: 1898
Description: Jane Lloyd Jones (also known as Aunt Jen), co-owner of the Hillside Home School, an early progressive school in Wisconsin.
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Goodyear "America" Blimp Landing in Field

Date: 1969
Description: Goodyear "America" blimp lands after final ground check in a field near Wingfoot Lake. The blimp is tied to portable landing mast with generator, machine s...
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Milk — The Best Bargain

Date: 1963
Description: Milton C. Geuther, Illinois American Dairy Association Manager, holding a glass of milk in one hand and a bag of cow manure in the other. Geuther claimed t...
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International Model 1310 Ambulance

Date: 1973
Description: International Model 1310 ambulance at midday in the downtown area.
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Men in Log Rolling Contest

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Description: Two men competing in a log rolling contest.
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Newborn Chick

Date: 03 19 1963
Description: Eggbert, the baby chick, waits for his siblings to hatch in a home incubator, under the watchful eyes of a young boy and girl.
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First Aid Kits

Date: 05 09 1955
Description: Seventh grade students putting together first aid kits to have at home.
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Man and Mermaid

Date: 08 21 1963
Description: Couple poses behind carnival cutout of a sailor and mermaid.
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Sharing Toys

Date: 09 18 1963
Description: Boy holds toy gun and looks at electric train set and toy train with older man.
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Stonefield Village

Date: 1965
Description: Rear view of a couple sitting in a horse-drawn buggy which is driving through a covered bridge at Stonefield Village. Buildings and trees are in the distan...
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Normal School, River Falls, Wisconsin

Date: 1872
Description: View across road towards the State Normal School. A fence runs along the front of the school.
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Picnic Behind Highlander

Date: 1935
Description: A student at Highlander having a picnic behind the school.
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Greeting CIO Student

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Description: Zilphia Horton greeting a male CIO student on a rainy day at Highlander Folk School.
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Union Leaders in Selma

Date: 03 1965
Description: Ralph Helstein (second from the left), the president of the United Packinghouse Workers of America, with other union leaders on the first day of the civil ...
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Police Surveillence of Labor Organizing

Date: 1940
Description: The Armour Company's Chicago factory, showing the employment office doors. The caption indicates that the police were present because the Packinghouse Work...
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Snowy Landscape

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Description: A field with haystacks is covered with snow in winter. There is a fence in the middle of the landscape, and trees are visible in the background.
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Chicago View from a Bridge

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Description: View down a pedestrian section of a bridge, looking towards buildings, skyscrapers and a billboard.
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Rural Houses in Winter

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Description: View through trees of snow-covered houses next to a field with hills in the background.
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ACORN at Democratic Delegation

Date: 1980
Description: An elderly woman wearing an ACORN button sits next to a little girl at the Democratic delegation. They are clapping and there is a "Kennedy" banner behind ...

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