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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
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Cat in Rocking Chair

Date: 1905
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger's cat Tramp dressed up in old boys' clothes and sitting in a rocking chair. The cat has its paws on a board that has been placed o...
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World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Scrap drive at International Harvester dealer. Original caption: "C.J. Moericke, who is dealer at Marion in the Green Bay territory, was receiving scrap fr...
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Johnnie Tillmon, George Wiley and Ethel Kennedy

Date: 1968
Description: Johnnie Tillmon addressing a Mother's Day March on Washington, ca. 1968 or 1969. George Wiley is sitting directly behind her, on the left. Ethel Kennedy is...
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Girl Scouts with Badges

Date: 06 05 1931
Description: Group portrait of the Lincoln School Girl Scout Troop, holding enlarged replicas of badges earned by Dorothea Desormeaux, which earned her the Golden Eagle...
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Constable Rube J. Holcombe

Date: 07 1913
Description: Constable Rube J. Holcombe posing for a photograph while smoking a cigar.
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Is He Protecting You?

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Description: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee poster showing a Mississippi highway patrolman in a helmet stands with his arms crossed. Other people are visible...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 25 1948
Description: Two members of the Scouting committee are presented with emergency service emblems while on duty at the Soap Box Derby; left to right: F. F. Malcomson, cor...
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Suffragists Handing out Literature

Date: 1910
Description: Milwaukee Suffragists are holding small flags and handing out literature on a downtown street corner. A woman and a man are both wearing pin-back buttons t...
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James F. Ircink Wearing a "Committee" Badge

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A man wearing a baseball cap holds a folder and a box labeled "Committee." He is also wearing a badge labeled "Committee" on his shirt pocket. In the far b...
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Beer, Let's Make It!

Date: 03 10 1959
Description: Close-up of Mrs. Edna Ann Vistart holding up a button bearing the slogan: "Beer, Let's Make It!"
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County Traffic Officer John J. DeSmidt

Date: 06 07 1951
Description: Dane County traffic officer John J. DeSmidt posing in front of a police car.
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Mamie (Arms) Hall with Red Cross Badge

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Description: Mamie Arms Hall, mother of Lewis Arms, holds up her red cross badge which shows she has a son at war. These badges were usually displayed on a door or in a...
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East High School Girl Scouts Troop 48

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Ten seventh grade Girl Scouts of East High School Troop 48 were awarded first class badges at an outdoor ceremony on the Yahara River. They are shown weari...
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University of Wisconsin Homecoming Button Sale

Date: 10 19 1953
Description: Two students perch on the lap of the seated Abraham Lincoln statue as they place a University of Wisconsin Homecoming button-decorated top hat on the figur...
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Wautoma Police Chief Eats Grapes During Boycott

Date: 1969
Description: Wautoma Police Chief, Max Blader, in uniform, smiles while he eats grapes during a grape boycott picket.

El Jefe de Policía de Wautoma come uvas du...
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Russ Murder-Suicide

Date: 06 28 1954
Description: James Quinn, witness of the events leading to the murder and suicide of Doris Russ and Guy Russ, talks to either police investigator John Henry or newspape...
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Putting Goodrich Tire Sticker On Police Car

Date: 06 11 1956
Description: Two men look on as a third man crouches to apply a Goodrich Tire sticker to the back of a (Ford) police car. One of the men looking on is wearing a police ...
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Civil War Veteran Reunion

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Description: Elderly men posed sitting and standing on a street corner in town, probably a reunion of Civil War veterans.
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Clinton, Obey and Young at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Former President Bill Clinton, in the hard hat on the right, with Wisconsin Congressman David Obey (left) and Florida Congressman Bill Young, the Republica...

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