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Juan Chacon Studying Script

Date: 1954
Description: Actor Juan Chacon is shown leaning against a building studying his script on the set of "Salt of the Earth".
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Smokey Bear with School Children

Date: 1954
Description: A man dressed in a Smokey Bear costume is standing with two Milwaukee school children. A young girl is sitting at a desk, and a boy is standing and holding...
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Aerial View of Camp Randall and Heating Plant

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium with the University of Wisconsin heating plant in foreground.
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Lone Rock Airport

Date: 1954
Description: An aerial view of the air show at Tri-County Airport to celebrate the re-opening of the field under local management. Because of its location at the inters...
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Camp Randall Stadium and Field House

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Kraftwood Country Estate

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of Kraftwood, the rural estate of the Kraft family of the Kraft Foods Co. of Wisconsin. The estate is situated on a peninsula jutting into Ente...
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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, including a bit of the airplane wing.
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Aerial View of Veterans Hospital

Date: 1954
Description: An air view of Madison including the Veterans Hospital, Forest Products Laboratory and University Avenue from Farley (lower edge), to Allen Streets.
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Aerial View of Downtown

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of buildings in downtown.
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Aerial View of Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Phoenix Proving Ground during the 1954 Industrial Power Roundup, a large event promoting International Harvester's construction equipmen...
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Gonstead residence, owned by a well-known chiropractor and designed by Herb Fritz, architect, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Commencement at Camp Randall

Date: 1954
Description: Graduation at Camp Randall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Memphis Foundry

Date: 1954
Description: An aerial view of the International Harvester Memphis Works in Memphis, Tennessee, with a view of the surrounding neighborhood and Loosahatchie River. The ...
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LeRoy Gore

Date: 1954
Description: LeRoy Gore, the Sauk City journalist who organized the "Joe Must Go!" petition drive to recall Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. Gore had supported McCarthy in ...
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Fight CommUNism Stamp

Date: 1954
Description: Brochure advertising anti-Communism stamps created and distributed by McAllen, Texas. The handwritten date on the brochure places its publication at the p...
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State Office Building

Date: 1954
Description: An aerial view of the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. Also shows Olin Terrace, Madison Club and the United States Post Office.
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Lubrication of Baler Cartoon

Date: 1954
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Lubrication of Baler". The cartoon depicts a man reading...
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Bale Binding Instructional Cartoon

Date: 1954
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon depicts a farmer scratching his head over an incorrectly bound bale. A barn and a fi...
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"Joe Must Go" Petition Signing

Date: 1954
Description: Members of United Packinghouse Workers Local 40 signing a "Joe Must Go" petition to recall Wisconsin's Senator Joseph R. McCarthy.
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A Valentine Money Tree For You

Date: 1954
Description: Valentine's Day card of a tree in a pot with hearts on the branches. A sign on the upper right reads: "A Valentine MONEY TREE For You." There are ten slots...

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