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Texaco Racing Boat

Date: 09 28 1929
Description: Texaco racing boats on display at a service station, at 632 University Avenue. Next door on the right is the Wheeler Conservatory of Music at 626 Universit...
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Girl Scouts at Camp Brandenburg

Date: 07 23 1945
Description: Three girl scouts and the camp director chatting while sitting on a cot in a tent at Camp Brandenburg near Springfield Corners. Pictured left to right: Mar...
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Madison Dye Works Party

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Group portrait of men and women at the Madison Dye Works party. Included in the portrait on the left is an accordion player. One man sitting on the floor ...
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Les Hartmann and his McCormick-Deering Band

Date: 10 31 1938
Description: Les Hartmann and his McCormick-Deering Band at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. Eight men and three women are on a stage, presumably ready to perform fo...
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Man with Super C Tractor and Cultivator

Date: 1952
Description: View of a man crouching in front of a McCormick Farmall Super C tractor with a C-254 cultivator to measure a stalk of corn in a field.
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Drummer for Luther Allison

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Close-up of possibly Bob Richey or Bobby Davis, on stage playing drums for Luther Allison. The audience can be seen in the background.
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Luther Allison on Stage with Bassist and Drummer

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Guitarist Luther Allison on stage at the Sound Storm festival playing a Gibson guitar, with a drummer and bassist visible behind him.
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Young Men near Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A group of young male audience members crowd around the Sound Storm festival stage with scaffolding visible in the background.
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Two Women on Lawn of Large Estate

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Description: Two women pose on the lawn in front of a large estate. The building, with a large, wrap-around porch, and clock tower, was probably used as a resort or hot...
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Winter Snow Storm

Date: 12 07 1950
Description: Winter scene with a man and two children navigating the snowy sidewalk on East Main Street on the Capitol Square after a winter storm that dropped eight in...
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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 ...
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...
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Oriente Province, Cuba

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in the woods of Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. A number of participants, including Vilma Espin and Juan...
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26th of July Movement Meeting Oriente Province, Cuba

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. A number of participants, including Vilma Espin, Raúl Castro and Juan...
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Oriente Province

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Vilma Espin and Fidel Castro crouch over a map spread on the ground....
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Sierra Maestra Mountains, Cuba

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Vilma Espin stands in the middle with a gun, and Raúl Castro and Juan...
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Commandos L Marksmanship Class

Date: 1963
Description: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L practicing rifle marksmanship in the Everglades. A man with a rifle is crouching on the ground next to boxes o...
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Commandos L Radio Installation

Date: 1963
Description: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L installing a radio transmitter on a roof. Two men crouching working with a wire on the flat roof. A row of pal...
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26th of July Movement Members Resting by Tree

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement rest by a tree in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is holding an espresso cup in the foreground, and Celia ...

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