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Agricultural Extension Lecture from Car

Date: 1915
Description: Professor Holden of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department expounds the benefits of alfalfa from the back seat of a car.
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Caught at the Milk Station

Date: 1913
Description: Mr. J.E. Waggoner, International Harvester Company Agricultural Extension Dept. employee, delivering roadside alfalfa lecture to a crowd of farmers arrivin...
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Janette Serrec with Bicycle

Date: 05 23 1933
Description: Janette Serrec, lecturer and writer on the "Fine Art of Successful Living," standing beside a Hawthorne bicycle from Ward's. She is wearing jodhpurs and bo...
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Robert M. La Follette, Jr., at Progressive Party Rally

Date: 10 04 1936
Description: View over crowd towards Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., speaking to a Progressive Party rally at Mauston, Wisconsin. Bob, Jr., became senator after the...
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Eleanor Roosevelt at Highlander Folk School

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Description: Eleanor Roosevelt speaks on the front porch of Highlander School. The woman seated behind Ms. Roosevelt is May Justus, who, with her partner Vera McCampbel...
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Young Man at Hillside Home School

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Description: A young man reads to a group standing outside Hillside Home School.
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Skavlem Monument

Date: 1925
Description: The dedication ceremony of the Skavlem Monument, lead by Rev. Gustav Stearns. The monument was dedicated to the "oldest Norwegian immigrant", born 1760, di...
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Agricultural Extension Class

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Description: Demonstration class sponsored by the Agricultural Extension.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Speaks Outdoors

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking from a stage to a crowd. On the stage from left to right are: Louis Howe, Governor Schmedeman (in white), Senator Robert M. ...
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Earl C. Smith Giving a Speech

Date: 07 31 1941
Description: Earl C. Smith, president of the Illinois Agricultural Association, speaks into a microphone at an event to honor Mr. Clarence Dauberman for creating the fi...
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Groundbreaking

Date: 07 1957
Description: Ralph Helstein, president of the United Packinghouse Workers of America, speaking at a ground-breaking ceremony.
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Speaker and Crowd

Date: 1940
Description: View from across street of a crowd sitting on the porch, lawn and street in front of the Elks Lodge (Al. Ringling house) listening to a speaker standing at...
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Washington Square Park

Date: 1968
Description: A small crowd gathered around a slightly elevated speaker in Washington Square Park. A videographer recording the event is in the foreground, and park tree...
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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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Presentation by Ohio Governor Cox

Date: 1913
Description: Governor Cox stands on a platform to address a crowd on the subject of alfalfa at the farm of Joe Wing.
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Barack Obama Speaking at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama speaking at rally.
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Barack Obama Speaking at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama speaking at rally. Members of the crowd are raising their signs in support.
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Addressing Mifflin Street Crowd

Date: 05 05 1969
Description: A man is speaking through a megaphone to a large crowd from the steps of the Mifflin Street Co-op, 32 North Bassett Street. Possibly Attorney Melvin Greenb...
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Allis-Chalmers Rally

Date: 10 20 1946
Description: Outdoor rally of Allis-Chalmers workers. A man is speaking into a microphone in the front and people stand on the sidewalk and the grassy rise in the backg...

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