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Space-Saving Washer and Dryer

Date: 1950
Description: Woman demonstrating a new space-saving Westinghouse washer/dryer unit.
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Assembly Work

Date: 1950
Description: A woman looks over parts used as bases for miniature Christmas trees.
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Metalworker

Date: 1950
Description: The components of a necklace come together under the skilled hands of a jewelry maker.
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Back View of an Elaborate Hairstyle

Date: 1950
Description: Informal portrait from a three-quarter back angle of a young African American woman showing the rather elaborately built-up hair style.
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Hear No, Speak No, and See No Evil

Date: 1950
Description: Group portrait of three young people sitting in a row on steps leading up the entrance of a building. The woman in the foreground sits on the second highes...
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Sitting Together on the Steps

Date: 1950
Description: A young man is sitting on the top step of an entrance to a building with his arms wrapped around a young woman who sits between his legs on the stair below...
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Alma Schmidt Petersen

Date: 1950
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen, center, holds a plaque with a relief portrait of a woman's head in profile, and the inscription "Louise de Koven Bowen, President of...
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Taste Test

Date: 1950
Description: Five men, each with a small dish in front of them, are sitting around a table in the chemistry laboratory of the Robert A. Johnston Company. Several of the...

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