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| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | A winter scene with excited children on a toboggan. |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Vel Phillips in her judges's black robe with an American flag behind her. She was the 13th District Children's Court judge, the first woman and... |
| Date: | 10 31 1977 |
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| Description: | Thousands of people from the inner city flocked to a Halloween Party given to help keep children off the street during the holiday. |
| Date: | 03 13 1972 |
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| Description: | Original Falk caption reads, "Largest bevel gears manufactured by Falk to date. This photograph was taken in the Heat Treat Department." Male employees in ... |
| Date: | 02 20 1978 |
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| Description: | Anotha Burt, a Falk employee, inspects a large walk gear. This particular gear was purchased by Page Engineering. Original Falk caption reads, "Large walk ... |
| Date: | 04 1974 |
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| Description: | Hilton Hanna (left), a national leader in the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers union, swears in the new officers of Local 248 in Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Letterhead for the Commandos Project I organization. |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips sitting at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council chamber. Other council members are sitting at their desks around her. |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | View across table towards Vel Phillips seated with other unidentified men, possibly other common council members. Sheets of paper are scattered on the tabl... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | View across room towards Vel Phillips sitting at a table in the Milwaukee Common Council chambers with a group of unidentified men. There are papers on the... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips sitting at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council chamber. She is writing on a piece of paper. Seated next to her are two unidentified women... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Rear view of Vel Phillips sitting at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council chamber. Other unidentified council members are sitting at their desks. The m... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips is sitting in the Milwaukee Common Council chamber. There are two unidentified men sitting next to her. |
| Date: | 11 06 1975 |
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| Description: | Wesley Scott, executive director of the Milwaukee Urban League, holding a microphone up to a man while interviewing him. On the right a cameraman is holdin... |
| Date: | 04 08 1974 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of three people seated at a dining table. Wesley Scott, executive director of the Milwaukee Urban League, is facing Geraldine Wilson, who wa... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Dr. Joseph Carpenter, assistant professor of Afro-American Education & Philosophy, posing wearing a suit. This image accompanied publi... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | Dr. Joseph Carpenter, assistant professor of Afro-American Education & Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is seated with his family. His ... |
| Date: | 07 1972 |
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| Description: | A group of African American children are playing in the sand on Bradford Beach. Other children and adults are wading into the lake or are sitting on the sa... |
| Date: | 11 17 1977 |
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| Description: | Wesley Scott, executive director of the Milwaukee Urban League, is standing with his right hand on his chest. |
| Date: | 01 11 1972 |
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| Description: | A family with four children sitting in their living room. Caption reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Boyzie Hughley, 8120 W. Beechwood Ave., sat in their living room wit... |
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