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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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Playing House

Date: 01 16 1964
Description: A young girl watches out the door of her playhouse while a young boy retrieves letters from the play mailbox.
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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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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
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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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Gene McCarthy Bumper Sticker

Date: 1968
Description: Flower-shaped bumper sticker from Eugene McCarthy's 1968 Presidential campaign.
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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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"The Trip" Movie Still

Date: 1967
Description: Scene still from the American International film "The Trip," featuring Bruce Dern (playing John) and Peter Fonda (playing Paul Groves). Dern's character (i...
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Occupational Therapy, Barron County Nursing Home

Date: 12 20 1963
Description: Four residents of the Barron County Nursing Home in Cumberland are making crafts around a table. A caption on the photograph reads: "This group in occupati...
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Tea Circle Oak

Date: 1965
Description: A dusting of snow highlights the structure of a spreading oak in the courtyard of Frank Lloyd Wright's home, Taliesin, seen in the background. A large bron...
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A Mystery was Solved

Date: 01 30 1963
Description: A small child is laying in a bed and staring intently. A breathing tube is taped to her nose, and an adhesive bandage is on her forehead. Next to her is a ...

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