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Poster

McCarthy's Second Campaign

Date: 1939
Description: Campaign poster for Joseph R. McCarthy's campaign for circuit judge. McCarthy was considered an underdog in this race, but he campaigned successfully by dr...
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Testing Paint Thinner at McCormick Works

Date: 1939
Description: Two men determine the distillation range of paint thinner in the Paint Department of McCormick Works (factory).
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Canadian Motortruck Advertising Program Banner

Date: 1939
Description: A man looks at an International D-40 Truck advertisement in a banner for the Canadian motor truck advertising program. The original caption reads, "Canadia...
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Young Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky

Date: 1939
Description: A portrait of young Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky, taken shortly after his release from a concentration camp.
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Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind"

Date: 1939
Description: Clark Gable (playing Rhett Butler) embraces Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara) who is dressed in mourning clothes in a publicity still from the Selznick produc...
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1939-40 Cassville Basketball Team

Date: 1939
Description: Group portrait of the members of the 1939-1940 Cassville basketball team.
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Family Gathering

Date: 1939
Description: Group portrait of Sherwin Gillett's extended family. Top row: Gerald Baumeister, son of Sherwin's sister, Helen; Lorin Gillett, son of Sherwin; Rufus Gille...
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Early Meeting of the Social Security Board

Date: 1939
Description: From left to right: George Bigge, Arthur Altmeyer, Chairman, and Ellen Woodward in an early meeting of the Social Security Board.
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Early Meeting of the Social Security Board

Date: 1939
Description: Arthur Altmeyer, Ellen Woodward and George Bigge in an early meeting of the Social Security Board.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sawles

Date: 1939
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Sawles stand with floral tributes at their golden wedding anniversary.
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Trujillo and Green Toast

Date: 1939
Description: Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic sharing a toast with Senator Theodore Green, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Sitting on the Edge of the Porch

Date: 1939
Description: The Edgar Krueger family sitting on the edge of the porch with friends. From left to right: Edgar Krueger, Ann Buss, Adolf Buss, Elna Krueger, and Robert K...
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McCormick-Deering Power Farm Equipment Demonstration

Date: 1939
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a man driving a two-horse team pulling a Buckeye wagon in a cornfield. Behind the wagon is a group of men watching a ...
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Wedding Portrait of Sid and Margaret

Date: 1939
Description: Three-quarter length wedding portrait of Sid and Margaret. They are wearing wedding attire, and Margaret is holding a bunch of carrots and a cauliflower he...
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Louis Lochner at His Desk

Date: 1939
Description: Louis Lochner is seated at a desk in his office in Berlin. There is a map on the wall in the background.
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The Associated Press Bureau

Date: 1939
Description: The Associated Press newsroom, probably in Berlin. Eight journalists, including Louis P. Lochner, are at work.

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