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| Date: | 02 21 1985 |
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| Description: | The Auer Avenue School's safety cadet team standing in front of the school building. |
| Date: | 04 24 1989 |
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| Description: | Children meet "Happy Tooth", a robot sponsored by Colgate toothpaste on a 30-state tour to promote dental hygiene to young school children. |
| Date: | 05 16 1989 |
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| Description: | Sixth grade class members show off their trophy for being "no-hitters." The plaque reads, "Hitting always hurts." |
| Date: | 03 09 1989 |
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| Description: | Calvin Johnson, right, Custer High School chess champion, takes on Paul Henk to defend his title. |
| Date: | 06 24 1988 |
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| Description: | A caravan of carts full of recyclables is towed by the man who collected them to earn a little extra cash. |
| Date: | 04 05 1981 |
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| Description: | 400 people march to a rally where they demand that the birthday of Martin Luther King, (January 15) be declared a national holiday. |
| Date: | 01 30 1987 |
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| Description: | A woman smiles for the camera as she poses with her bowling ball. The caption reads, "Bertha Eichelberger bowls in five leagues every week." She is wearing... |
| Date: | 09 20 1989 |
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| Description: | Melodie Albritton holds up an origami crane she folded at St. Nicholas School. |
| Date: | 09 20 1989 |
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| Description: | Janine Dagons resting her chin on a table with an origami peace crane sitting in front of her. |
| Date: | 07 1980 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips stands between two women. They are all holding wine glasses. The woman on the left is wearing glasses and a turtleneck. The woman on the right... |
| Date: | 12 1981 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips sitting with her husband W. Dale Phillips, who is holding a cup that says "Holiday Folk Fair." This image is affixed to a holiday card Vel and... |
| Date: | 05 22 1989 |
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| Description: | Five dancers in vertical-striped overalls performing in front of an audience indoors. Caption reads: "Members of the Unique dance group perform at the Linc... |
| Date: | 08 21 1989 |
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| Description: | Four young men are performing a dance routine outdoors (two are leaping in the air), while a group of people is watching them. Caption reads: "The dance gr... |
| Date: | 08 27 1989 |
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| Description: | A man is sitting on his sofa, watching his son write a card. Caption reads: "Joe Gofoe said he and his son Elton, 5, were 'big boys' and could handle the f... |
| Date: | 06 26 1988 |
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| Description: | A man is smiling while holding up a handful of greens from a garden. In the background, several people are standing in a lined. Caption reads: "Milwaukee r... |
| Date: | 06 13 1987 |
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| Description: | A man is grimacing while working on what appears to be an Egyptian stone sculpture. Caption reads: "Tejumola F. Ologboni attached the beard to a figure on ... |
| Date: | 06 09 1989 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 06 15 1989 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 25 1988 |
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| Description: | Two adult women and two girls are sitting on sofas and smiling. On a shelf on a mirrored cabinet behind the sofas are several framed photographs of girls. ... |
| Date: | 11 17 1986 |
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| Description: | A man and his son washing their car together. Caption reads: "Victor Driver, 4, helped his stepfather, Thomas Holder, wash his car Sunday on N. 13th St. as... |
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