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Unitarian Meeting House Curtain

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Description: This view of a holiday fund raising event in the auditorium of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed First Unitarian Society meeting house shows the woven curtai...
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Charles Heymanns and Jesus Salas at Strike Rally

Date: 1967
Description: The man standing in a suit and dark tie with glasses to the left is Charles Heymanns, international organizer for AFL-CIO. Seated to his right in a light s...
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Workers Gathering at Cucumber Receiving Station

Date: 1967
Description: Workers gathering at a cucumber receiving station after striking.

Strikes in Wisconsin were organized by the Obreros Unidos (United Workers),as an indepe...

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The One That Didn't Get Away

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Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, his son Craig, and the catch of the day.
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Bancroft Union Softball Game

Date: 1967
Description: Obreros Unidos (United Workers) migrant farm worker union members at a Bancroft baseball game. Children sit on top of the dugout to watch. Adult men are st...
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WTMJ Radio Booth

Date: 1977
Description: "Radio personality, Gordon Hinkley, appeared in the WTMJ radio booth at the Wisconsin State Fair."
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Cat in the Hat Day

Date: 02 1998
Description: Congressman David R. Obey reads from "The Cat in the Hat" to young constituents who are wearing special hats. In the background are several shelves of book...
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Computer Assisted Learning

Date: 05 1998
Description: As part of his support for education, Congressman David Obey visited many schools within his district. Here he observed elementary school students in Wisco...
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Seeking Votes at the Fair

Date: 1970
Description: Running for re-election for the first time, Congressman David R. Obey greets voters at the fair. A merry-go-round is in the background. Although unidentifi...
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Children at Waushara Labor Camp

Date: 1967
Description: A group of children of migrant worker families playing a ball game in a circle with an adult who has his back to the camera at a Waushara County Labor Camp...
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Wedding Anniversary

Date: 09 1979
Description: "Myron & Erna Ehlers 40th wedding anniversary celebration."
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Pre-March Rally at Waushara County Courthouse

Date: 1966
Description: A crowd of migrant workers, children and nuns attending at pre-march rally listening to Jesus Salas, union leader, speak in front of the Waushara County Co...
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St. Peter's Sunday School

Date: 06 1984
Description: "St. Peter's Sunday School children and their teachers."
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Post Office Opening

Date: 07 1985
Description: "A ribbon cutting ceremony was held when Theresa's new Post Office was officially opened."
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Union Supporters Cheering at Waushara Rally

Date: 1966
Description: A group of National Farm Workers Association members and supporters applauding rally speakers in front of Waushara County Courthouse. A march to the rally ...
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Ron Bernhard Family

Date: 01 1987
Description: "The Ron Bernhard family, seated, who lost their young daughter, received aid from AAL Insurance of Appleton. Representatives are in back."
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Family on the Dock

Date: 1908
Description: The photographer's family poses on the dock beside the ship "Sailor Boy" of Sturgeon Bay. Clothilde Hotz holds the hand of Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy); daught...
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Man and Two Children

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a seated man with a boy and a girl, one on each knee. They are posed in front of a painted backdrop.
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Family Posing in front of Farmhouse

Date: 1900
Description: This family decided to make a family portrait with a number of the members doing an activity. On the right a man is wielding an ax, while in front of him a...
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People Posing in Yard of Frame House

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Description: Man and woman posing sitting, and two men and two young girls standing, along with a dog in a yard in front of a frame house with a porch. Farm buildings a...

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