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Young Men's Commercial Club

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Description: A view of two men sitting in the back of the room, and books and papers on top of a table, taken from across the reading room of the Young Men's Commercial...
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William O. Kleinheinz, Druggist

Date: 03 06 1952
Description: Portrait of William O. Kleinheinz, owner of Kleinheinz Pharmacy at 714 South Park Street. Kleinheinz is a University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy gradu...
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Military Drill on the Campus

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Description: A view of a military drill on the campus of Clemson College, which opened in 1893. College buildings stand in the background, and lines of soldiers march i...
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United States General Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: View of blind men learning carpentry skills at the United States General Hospital No. 7, as designated by the surgeon-general in 1918. Intended for returni...
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Hathorn Hall at Bates College

Date: 1920
Description: View of Hathorn Hall at Bates College. Completed in 1857, the hall is a small brick building featuring a bell tower. A man is seen walking on the sidewalk ...
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Mower near State Normal School

Date: 1900
Description: A man and a McCormick mower pulled by two horses are posing on the lawn of a building marked "State Normal School." The inscriptions on either side of the ...
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Medic and Wounded Marine

Date: 1945
Description: A badly wounded Marine suffers with an abdominal injury in Iwo Jima. A medic is sitting near him checking his identification tag.
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Horse Racing

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Description: View of a horse race at the Lower California Jockey Club in Tijuana, Mexico. Two men stand in a shelter, keeping time, while others watch the horses race p...
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Man Testing Telegraph Equipment

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Description: A man testing telegraph equipment at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
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Barber Using Chair Attached to the Barber Chair

Date: 07 03 1952
Description: Emelius A. Sorenson, a partner in the Sorenson and Gruenberg Barber Shop at 854 Williamson Street, uses a chair that attaches to the barber chair. He says ...
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Finder of Lost Check Larry Harris

Date: 07 15 1952
Description: Larry Harris (left), salesman, is pictured being congratulated by Roy Brumley, manager of the Belmont hotel newspaper shop where Orton is employed, for ret...
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International Metro Newspaper Delivery Van

Date: 1950
Description: Two men in an International Metro van owned by the "Globe-Democrat," "St. Louis' only morning newspaper." Another man is standing on the loading dock behin...
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Street Scene in the Business Section

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Description: Several storefronts stand along a street in a commercial district. with Automobiles park along either side of the street and a clock is visible on a buildi...
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Leslie H. Fishel, Jr.

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Description: Portrait of Leslie H. Fishel, Jr. He was Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1959 until 1969.
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 04 14 1953
Description: Choral director Bernhardt Westland plays the piano while eight members of the Philharmonic Chorus executive board standing nearby. Left to right: James Cra...
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Ronald Reagan as Capt. David Farrgut in Death Valley Days

Date: 1952
Description: Ronald Reagan stars as Capt. David Farragut in "The Battle of San Francisco Bay," an episode of Death Valley Days. Reagan holds a pocket watch in on...
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Cosmos Dance Club 30th Anniversary

Date: 05 20 1953
Description: Louise C. Britton with her husband and two of their friends "sitting one out" at the Cosmos Dance Club's 30th anniversary dinner dance held at the Nakoma C...
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It's Almost Time

Date: 1960
Description: Holiday card with a running grandfather clock on the front, and the face of the clock with pictures of the family as the hours on the inside. Holly decorat...
Postcard

Merry Christmas

Date: 1909
Description: Holiday postcard with a little girl asleep in bed. Santa Claus is gazing at her with a doll in his left hand. He has a sack of toys on his back and is wear...
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus to the left of a blazing brick fireplace with three stockings hanging from the mantle. He is holding a stocking in his le...

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