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Girl Praying for a Bright Christmas

Date: 11 17 1954
Description: A young girl kneeling at the side of a bed accompanies a plea for donating to the Empty Stocking Club organized by the Wisconsin State Journal. A st...
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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Newspaper boy Malcolm Bourne, 113 Lathrop Street, dressing before dawn to prepare for completing his daily newspaper route. The hands on his alarm clock i...
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Scenes from the Life of a Minister's Wife

Date: 03 23 1959
Description: When Joan Carlton of Oakpark, Illinois married Reed Forbush of Appleton, Wisconsin she was skeptical of life as a minister's wife. Now, as a series of phot...
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Florence Sullivan with Grandchildren

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: Florence Sullivan is shown packing a suitcase in her bedroom as John and Jane Sullivan, two of her grandchildren look on. Florence Sullivan, nearly 78 year...
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Dream House Built from Plans in Newspaper

Date: 10 29 1960
Description: Mike Elliott is shown riding his favorite wooden giraffe in his room in the "dream House" built from plans in the Wisconsin State Journal by his par...

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