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Final Flight

Date: 01 31 1971
Description: View of the cockpit as Lt. Col. Joseph Bourassa and co-pilot Leonard Dereszynski of the 440th Tactical Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve at General Mit...
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Hearthstone House

Date: 1974
Description: Front view of historic house in the summertime.
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Executive Residence

Date: 1970
Description: The Executive Residence in Maple Bluff. The fence, erected in 1872, originally surrounded the Capitol.
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Laird in Vietnam

Date: 1971
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, wearing a fatigue uniform, shaking hands with a military officer during a tour of Vietnam.
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Mapleside

Date: 1970
Description: Mapleside, a historic home on University Avenue, being demolished. It is the future location of Burger King.
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Mears House

Date: 1973
Description: The Mears house, 420 North Carroll Street, built in 1871 for James Mears.
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German-English Academy Building

Date: 1974
Description: 1020 North Broadway, main facade photographed from the Northwest. Building right next to the Milwaukee School of Engineers. Signs labeling the buildings a...
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Dreyfus Campaigning

Date: 10 26 1978
Description: Campaigning for governor on the back of his bus, Lee Sherman Dreyfus flashes a victory sign to passersby.
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Elvehjem Museum of Art

Date: 1973
Description: Interior view of the Elvehjem Museum of Art on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at 800 University Avenue. One of the Brittingham Galleries, with ...
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100,000th Crankcase at Melrose Park Works

Date: 03 1974
Description: A group of male and female workers are posing around a sign and a crankcase sitting on the factory floor. The sign reads "Melrose Park Plant / March, 1974 ...
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Welcome Peace President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter's visit meant extra duty for the local police force. An elevated sign in the background reads "Newman High School, Welcome, Peace Pr...
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"Just a Little Joke, Mr. President"

Date: 1979
Description: During his remarks, Senator Gaylord Nelson, who is standing at the podium, cracks a joke, apparently at the President's expense. Wisconsin dignitaries to t...
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter waves to the audience who had come to hear him speak. Standing next to the President is Congressman David R. Obey and his family. Se...
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President Carter, Up Close and Personal

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter shaking hands in Wausau, while the Secret Service (left) keeps watch.
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Rear-Engine School Bus Chassis\

Date: 1971
Description: Side-view of an International rear-engine school bus chassis parked in a field.
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Tamara and Crim Sacerdoteano

Date: 03 07 1979
Description: Head and shoulders close-up portrait of a woman and man posing with their heads close together. Caption reads: "Tamara and Crim Sacerdoteano."
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UWM Protest Against Apartheid

Date: 12 10 1977
Description: Several people wearing coats, hats, and gloves are walking in a circle outside a building. One person is holding a sign that reads: "Drop the Holdings, Est...

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