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Parade of International "Jungle Yachts" on Times Square

Date: 1938
Description: Parade of two International "Jungle Yachts" on Times Square, with newsreel cameramen on top of cars in front of the procession. The "Jungle Yachts" were sp...
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Girls Jumping Rope

Date: 1900
Description: Two young girls with bows in their hair jump rope as a boy watches.
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Children at Play in Chicago Alley

Date: 07 1923
Description: Children at play in a dirt alley on Chicago's west side.
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Green Bay Packers Fans

Date: 07 20 1970
Description: Packer fans, despite bad weather, wait in line Sunday outside The Milwaukee Journal Company building to wait for Monday's football ticket sale. First in li...
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Construction Workers on Break

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers with hard hats take a break while working on the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers Resting

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers take a break at the side of the building of the World Trade Center.
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Four Boys with Champion Banner

Date: 1913
Description: Four young men are stand up against a low stone wall displaying a small pennant with the word "Champions" on it. Two of the young men are holding baseball ...
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Grant Park Baseball Game

Date: 1923
Description: Men, possibly employees of International Harvester, playing baseball in a city park. The park appears to be Grant Park in Chicago, which was located across...
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Boccie

Date: 1969
Description: Group of men playing boccie, with their shadows casting over the game on East Houston Street.
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur rides in an open car during the ticker tape parade in his honor. MacArthur had just returned to the United States, having been re...
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Homeless Man near Fire

Date: 1969
Description: Overhead view of a homeless man sitting by a fire in a large barrel.
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Construction Worker on a Lunch Break

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker sits on a wooden beam near a fence and eats his lunch. Behind him is the construction site with debris.
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Two Construction Workers on Break

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers wearing hardhats stand outside a storefront while on a break.
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Meat Packers Parade

Date: 1931
Description: A group of men wave American flags while riding in an International Harvester truck as part of the Meat Packers Parade. The parade is moving down a city st...
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International Harvester Truck in Parade

Date: 1931
Description: An International Harvester truck leads a line of marchers in the Meat Packers Parade. The parade is moving down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in ...
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Myles Horton Resting Beneath the National Capitol

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Description: Myles Horton dreaming under the National Capitol building during the Poor People's Campaign.
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Stoughton Resident on His Horse

Date: 04 06 1949
Description: Stoughton resident, Edward McCarthy, mounted on his horse "Hi Ho Silver." He brought his horse with him when he moved into the city from outside the city l...
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Men's City Golf Champs

Date: 06 26 1949
Description: Men's city golf champions, left, Steve Caravello, 1949 champion, and right, Harland Reich, 1948 champion shaking hands. The tournament was at Blackhawk Cou...
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World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view of Cairo Street on the midway of the World's Columbian Exposition. An Egyptian with a large drum rides a camel as men and boys watch. The ...

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