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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 690-696

Date: 
Description: For any master line drawn fine enough or spoken well
let us call all professionals to wear the laurel
and deck the Halls of Fame
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WKOW Radio Station

Date: 1952
Description: "Uncle Julius and His Boys" band playing for the Doughboy Dinner concert.
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"Foreign Correspondent" Premiere

Date: 1940
Description: Slightly elevated view from street corner at Broadway and West 50th Street of the Rivoli Theater in Times Square when it was screening the movie "Foreign C...
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"Foreign Correspondent" Premiere

Date: 1940
Description: View from across street of the Rivoli Theater in Times Square when the film "Foreign Correspondent" was showing there. The marquee says the gala premiere o...
Photograph

"Foreign Correspondent" Premiere

Date: 1940
Description: View from street of the Rivoli Theater in Times Square. There is a large crowd on the sidewalk outside the theater. The marquee says the premiere of the fi...
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Foreign Correspondent Premiere

Date: 1940
Description: The Rivoli Theater in Times Square the night the film "Foreign Correspondent" premiered there. Above the marquee is a large banner covering the front of th...
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Elevated View of Parade

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of parade, looking down a broad street. It has been suggested but not verified that this view is in Superior, Wis.
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Parade on Main Street

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Description: View down unpaved street towards a marching band parading up Main Street during a patriotic celebration. Pedestrians watch from the sidewalks.
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West Side Kiwanis Club Installs New Officers

Date: 12 30 1960
Description: Group portrait of the new officers of the West Side Kiwanis Club. The installing officer, Glen Pound, lieutenant governor of the Kiwanis Capitol division, ...
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A.P. Johnson Tavern on Independence Day

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Description: View from street towards a man and two women sitting in front of a storefront decorated with patriotic streamers. The woman on the left is holding a hand f...
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Sponsored Float

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Description: View across unpaved street towards a wagon pulled by a team of six horses advertising "The People's Drugstore" under a banner that reads "Wall Paper and Pa...
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After a Parade

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Description: Exterior portrait of a wagon pulled by a team of four horses and under a banner that reads "Wall Paper and Paints." A marching band is gathered on a sidewa...
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Dickey Chapelle Receiving Polk Award

Date: 04 13 1962
Description: Dickey Chapelle receiving the George Polk Memorial Award from William Lawrence of The New York Times at the Waldorf Astoria.
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Gathering of Girls Wearing State Sashes

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of girls wearing State sashes, and a group of boys on the right wearing uniforms. One boy has a drum, another boy has a flag, and th...
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St. Patrick's Day Party

Date: 03 17 1964
Description: Group portrait of eleven men at Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin's Saint Patrick's Day party. Behind them is a sign with the words "Erin Go Bragh." During the part...
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Street Carnival with Ferris Wheel

Date: 1912
Description: View from sidewalk of a street carnival with tents, circus banners and a Ferris Wheel set up in the middle of the street. Signboards advertise ice cream an...
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National Association of Broadcasters Event

Date: 1962
Description: Elevated view of Newton Minow (seated fourth from the right) attending a NAB conference. He is sitting at a table on a stage with six other men. Another ma...
Photograph

President Carter Speaking on Stage

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: View from audience of President Jimmy Carter addressing a crowd of people from a stage. On the left Vel Phillips sits on the stage near an American Flag. A...
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President Carter Speaking on Stage

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: View from audience of President Jimmy Carter addressing a crowd of people from a stage. On the left Vel Phillips sits on the stage near an American Flag. A...
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Vel Phillips Speaking at President Jimmy Carter Visit

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: View from audience of Vel Phillips speaking on stage at a podium. On the left is President Jimmy Carter, who is wearing a suit and smiling at Vel. There ar...

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