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Man in Strand Jacket

Date: 02 20 1931
Description: Charles Loewenberg, manager of the Strand Theatre, and Aldro Wasley, photographer, wearing a Strand jacket and jodhpurs, standing on E. Mifflin Street.
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Corner of State Street and Capitol Square

Date: 09 27 1930
Description: The corner of State Street and Capitol Square from the roof of the Leath Furniture Store, with a view of the 100 block of State Street, the Wisconsin State...
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Violence at Little Rock

Date: 09 28 1957
Description: Violence against African American journalists covering the Little Rock integration story. Here the crowd moves in on Jimmy Hicks (center, wearing a hat), t...
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Cameramen at Train Station

Date: 1915
Description: Group of cameramen waiting at train station, with American flags and banners set up in the background.
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J. Robert Taylor with Camera

Date: 1936
Description: J. Robert Taylor standing in the middle of a street, holding a large camera. On the left, a car is driving by, and a person is walking on the sidewalk in t...
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Robert Gibbs

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: Press Secretary Robert Gibbs posing outside the Barack Obama rally. An American flag is in the background.
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1951
Description: Elevated view of citizens of Akron welcoming city champions and visiting celebrities to the All-American Soap Box Derby in front of the Mayflower Hotel. A ...
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Striking Workers Confront Police near McCormick Works

Date: 07 31 1952
Description: View from above of police officers forming a line through striking workers near International Harvester's McCormick Works. Original caption reads: "Harvest...
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North Vietnamese Propaganda

Date: 1967
Description: Dorothy Schoenbrun (far left) views an anti-American wall mural in the North Vietnamese village of Phu Xa. A man is standing next to her. Schoenbrun was tr...
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Truck Towing Motorcycle Daredevil Themed Parade Float

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Macy's storefront can be seen in the background. A white and brown International Harvester Scout 4x4 is pulling a float...
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Woolworth's Protest

Date: 1964
Description: A group of male and female protestors and law enforcement officers stand on the sidewalk outside of a Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer. O...
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Firemen Treat Handicapped Children to Braves Game

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Madison firemen from Station No. 3 at 1217 Williamson Street, along with their wives, took 32 handicapped children to the Braves-Los Angeles baseball game ...
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Outside the Martinique Hotel

Date: 1950
Description: View from sidewalk of a man wearing sunglasses standing outside the entrance to the Hotel Martinique. He holds a cigarette in one hand and a camera bag in ...
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Group of Women Posing Together

Date: 1950
Description: Group of seven women posing together on a sidewalk near a building, probably a railroad station. Two women squat on the ground, while the remaining five st...
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 11

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Description: Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. The same young man wearing a suit is in two images; three images are of...
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From a Photograph Album

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Description: Portrait of a man wearing a suit, tie and boater hat standing in the middle of a cobbled road intersection looking down at a small folding camera he is hol...
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People in Line for the Bernie Sanders Rally

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: View across barriers towards a line of men and women waiting outside the Kohl Center to get into the Bernie Sanders Rally. A police officer is standing at ...
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"Smiling Mushroom" Relocation Project

Date: 04 2000
Description: Relocation of Sid Boyum's sculpture, "Smiling Mushroom," to the public green space on the bike path at Atwood Avenue and Dunning Street. Lou Host-Jablonski...
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Shoe Repair Shop

Date: 12 29 1928
Description: View across sidewalk towards show windows of a shoe repair shop. The sign on the windows reads: "O.K. Shoe Shining Parlor" and "Sam's Shoe Repairing Shop."...
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Subversion of the Right to Vote

Date: 08 1963
Description: African-Americans approach the courthouse in order to vote. The original caption reads: "Negro citizens attempt to cast ballots in Greenwood, August 1963. ...

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