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Triplets with Birthday Cake

Date: 12 26 1954
Description: Triplets blowing out the candles of their birthday cake.
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 31 1962
Description: View along side of street towards a teenage brass band marching down the street in a Memorial Day parade in West Allis. A group of young children stand on ...
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Children Examining a Pocket

Date: 1955
Description: Three children examining the contents of an apron pouch.
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Children Gathering Eggs

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Description: A boy and a girl are in a chicken coop gathering eggs. The children are dressed warmly in coats, scarves and hats.
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Gene Autry, His Horse Champion, and a Boy

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Description: Indoor portrait of cowboy star Gene Autry, helping a boy to sit up in the saddle of his trick-riding horse, Champion. Both Gene Autry and the boy are dress...
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Nylon Christmas Tree

Date: 12 12 1965
Description: Portrait of a girl wearing a red top, black pants and pink slippers holding a Santa doll while sitting on the carpet in front of a white nylon Christmas tr...
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Smokey the Bear and Thomas Smagalski

Date: 11 1958
Description: A boy is smiling and looking at the mascot, Smokey the Bear. Caption reads: "Nov. 1958. Smokey the Bear (James Coleman, U.S. Forester) and Thomas Smagalski...
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Cantor in City

Date: 08 30 1929
Description: A boy is standing and posing wearing a tallit and a kashket, as well as a robe, tie, and wristwatch. Caption reads: "Cantor in City. A 13-year-old cantor w...
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Lucille Nagle and Children

Date: 09 21 1989
Description: A woman is smiling and holding a plate, while a young boy on the right is ladling food out of a bowl onto the plate. A young girl is watching from the left...
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Kappa Alpha Theta Coffee

Date: 10 16 1982
Description: View through a doorway towrads three women sitting and standing at a table. A child and other people are sitting nearby. Caption reads: "Miss Barbara Ch...
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German Language Instruction

Date: 10 24 1954
Description: A woman and three children appear to be speaking in unison. In the foreground, another woman is gesturing and pointing to a piece of paper. Caption reads: ...
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Flag Donation

Date: 03 31 1955
Description: A man is holding up one end of an American flag, and a boy and girl are holding up the other end. Several rows of seated children are looking on in the bac...
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YWCA Marionette Theater Workshop

Date: 12 06 1962
Description: A woman standing among several marionettes, demonstrating the strings and control bars to another woman and two children. Caption reads: "Two youngsters...
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New Music Quartet in Milwaukee

Date: 12 04 1955
Description: Four men are holding string instruments, while several children are looking on. Caption reads: "A quartet of New York musicians who played Saturday ...
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Pleasure Boat on Lake Michigan

Date: 1900
Description: View of a boat, the Whittaker, with most people sitting in chairs, and a few men standing. In the background is a steep shoreline, with houses along...

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