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Food Drive for Thanksgiving

Date: 11 18 1965
Description: Elementary school students collect nonperishable food to be distributed by the Salvation Army.
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Chess Match

Date: 03 09 1989
Description: Calvin Johnson, right, Custer High School chess champion, takes on Paul Henk to defend his title.
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Debutantes at the Cosmopolitan Club

Date: 01 27 1958
Description: Ten young women in formal gowns are holding bouquets and posing together. Caption reads: "Debutantes were the guests of honor at the 24th annual ball of th...
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North Division Seniors

Date: 06 09 1989
Description: Elevated view of high school students in caps and gowns smiling and waving. Caption reads: "North Division seniors kidded around as they prepared to march ...
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Jason Boyd

Date: 06 15 1989
Description: A high school student in cap and gown is hugging a woman. Caption reads: "END OF THE ROAD — Jason Boyd hugged the mother of a fellow graduate after Riversi...
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Darnell Yarbrough

Date: 07 26 1977
Description: A young man is hammering a nail into a pallet. Caption reads: "Darnell Yarbrough, 18, worked on wooden pallets at the JA [Junior Achievement] workshop."
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UW-Milwaukee Students

Date: 10 15 1984
Description: Four students are standing and sitting outside a building and talking. Caption reads: "Student activism has waned on college campuses and students now are ...
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Walter Bankhead

Date: 03 22 1967
Description: A boy is working on an art project. Caption reads: "Art projects are popular this month at St. Benedict's school, 1004 W. State St. The children have had n...
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Patricia Williams

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: A young woman is smiling and holding up a certificate. Caption reads: "The top salesmen in the Junior Achievement sales contest showed her certificate prou...
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Debutante Training

Date: 08 25 1967
Description: A woman is holding hands with two young women, with several young men and women looking on from behind them. Caption reads: "Walk slowly," were the instruc...
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Damon Simpson

Date: 06 02 1986
Description: One boy is sitting up against the backboard of a basketball hoop and looking down, while another boy is preparing to shoot a basket. Caption reads: "Terrel...
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21st Annual Cosmopolitan Club Ball

Date: 01 23 1955
Description: A man is reading from a piece of paper, while a man and three women are looking on. Caption reads: "The first debutante to arrive at the 21st annual ball o...
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Swimming Trip

Date: 07 08 1967
Description: Several girls in swimsuits are standing in shallow water. Caption reads: "IT WAS a brisk day when inner core children visited West Bend park. But the child...
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Judo Class

Date: 07 05 1967
Description: A judo instructor is coaching two young men, while three more young men are looking on. Caption reads: "Instructor Marshall Bullock, 2602 N. 19th st., work...
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Ebenezer Church of God in Christ

Date: 08 15 1983
Description: Members of a choir singing, with microphones in front of them. Caption reads: "Members of the Ebenezer Church of God in Christ performed a gospel drama Sun...
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Honoring Mothers

Date: 05 05 1955
Description: A young man is standing and smiling and looking at a woman sitting on the left, while another young man sitting on the right is looking on. In front of the...
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Hello, Dolly

Date: 03 30 1979
Description: Two women in costumes posing and stretching out their arms towards the camera. Caption reads: "Phyllis Bickham (left) and Amber Kelly will alternate in the...

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