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Milling Crankshaft Bearings at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory worker near a conveyor belt at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. The man has tattoos on both arms. Original caption states: "Newton Ris...
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Vilas Park Zoo Ring-Tailed Monkey

Date: 08 25 1950
Description: Dale Coyler shown holding "Squeaky," a ring-tailed monkey from the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). He takes the monkey home with him on his days off to a...
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The War Dance

Date: 1844
Description: Group of men engaged in a war dance. They hold spears, axes, and bows. (Plate 29)
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O-Jib-Be-Ways

Date: 1844
Description: Group portrait of North American Indians. Portraits of the O-Jib-Be-Ways, and individual portraits, one smoking a pipe. Symbols corresponding to individual...
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Biker and his Motorcycle

Date: 2008
Description: A biker wearing a leather jacket with patches and pins of the Christian cross. On his motorcycle, a quotation reads: "Deuteronomy 4:24 - For the Lord your ...
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R Chalet Restaurant Coffee Haus — Interior

Date: 04 02 2003
Description: "Janelle, our waitress, joined us at our table at R Chalet Restaurant."
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Nirvana

Date: 1990
Description: Publicity photograph of the three band members of the band Nirvana, a Seattle, Washington, grunge rock band. From back to front are Chris Novoselic, Kurt C...
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Polar Bear Club

Date: 01 01 1997
Description: "Polar Bear Club of Port Washington."
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Mopping Up After Bombardment

Date: 12 26 1943
Description: Mopping up after the bombardment of Cape Gloucester while the American cruiser returns to base are: (left to right, all shirtless) Seaman 2nd Class Dominic...
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Robert Doyle

Date: 1945
Description: Robert Doyle, Journal war correspondent, took his wire recorder aboard the battleship Wisconsin while it was part of Admiral Halsey's 3rd fleet off ...
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Robert Doyle Interviews a Soldier

Date: 02 10 1943
Description: Robert Doyle interviews Private Floyd Flayter, (shirtless) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin at a training ground somewhere in Australia. A firearm is laying on the ...
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Soldiers Moving Large Gun

Date: 1942
Description: Four shirtless soldiers strain to push a large gun over sandy terrain in Panama. Each man also wears a helmet and carries a backpack, a rifle, and a cantee...
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Henna Artist Ishrat

Date: 2016
Description: A young Indian woman, Ishrat, is sitting in a lawn chair in her booth at a fair. She is wearing a traditional Punjabi outfit (the salwar kameez) and is off...

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