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United Nations Protest

Date: 10 1956
Description: Glenn Turner is holding the United Nations flag, and his wife is carrying the flag of the state of Wisconsin. A supporter is holding the American flag. One...
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Suffragists Picketing on Fifth Avenue

Date: 1920
Description: Protesters demonstrating for women's rights parade up and down Fifth Avenue. They had previously been arrested at the White House.
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IHC Cream Separator Display at Iowa State Fair

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Men, women, and children at an International Harvester cream separator exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. A company representative appears to be pointing out ...
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Wine Room

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Description: People sitting at tables, drinking and talking. A large banner with a picture of Thaddeus Kosciuszko hangs on the wall.
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United States Map in Milking Machine Parts Display

Date: 1931
Description: A group of people look at an 1831 United States map, part of a McCormick-Deering milking machine parts display. The title on the map reads, "The United St...
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Stearns Company Strike

Date: 1975
Description: Informational meeting for the employees of the Stearns Coal and Lumber Co. at about the time the company was sold. During the 1920s and 1930s the company w...
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Protest March

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Description: Unidentified protest march, with the banner of the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Social Justice (SOC) in front. The banner of the Milwauk...
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Group Posing Near Motorcycle

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Description: Four people posing in front of a storefront with an advertisement for Schreier beer. A woman in the group is holding two flags. There is a motorcycle on th...
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Large Group at Company Picnic

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Description: The Wisconsin Telephone Company Employees' Picnic (written on a large banner held up by the front line of people). People in the back of the crowd are hold...
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Dining Tent

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Description: The Trinity M.E. Church Dining Hall set in a tent in a field near other tents. Two banners advertise the dining hall, and a chalkboard on the right lists t...
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International Harvester Tent at a Fair

Date: 1938
Description: People browse through an International Harvester display tent, possibly at the Tennessee Valley Fair. The tent features displays of International Harvester...
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Clown Entertaining Three Women

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A clown entertains three women at a Civilian Defense Rally, two of whom are wearing bonnets and matching dresses. Booths behind the women read "Variety Sto...
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Peace Parade in Madison

Date: 1970
Description: Elevated view of large crowd with a banner reading: "VETS for PEACE / Bring the Troops Home Now." The crowd is following a Ford Mustang carrying five elder...
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Girl with School Pennant

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Description: A girl holds a large school pennant that reads, "Vassar," a college that was founded in 1861.
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Mansion House

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of a restaurant at a mansion house. A man at the left leans against a counter, and two women stand behind a shelf filled with candy. Tables and c...
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Saigon Street Scene

Date: 06 1968
Description: A busy street in wartime Vietnam with bicycles, motorbikes, and automobiles.
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Health and Happiness Campaign Procession

Date: 1920
Description: Group of people in automobiles adorned with flags, bunting and signs move in a procession down a dirt road for a "Health and Happiness Campaign."
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Round the Clock — Exterior

Date: 05 22 1998
Description: "Round The Clock restaurant is at 111 S. Main Street, West Bend, WI."
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Jo Jo's — Exterior

Date: 10 11 2002
Description: The group stops for a picture outside Jo Jo's before entering.
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R Chalet Restaurant Coffee Haus — Exterior

Date: 05 02 2003
Description: "R Chalet Restaurant Coffee Haus is located at 84 N. Main St. in Fond du Lac. The famous Petrie's Bavarian Inn was formerly at this site."

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