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| Date: | 06 05 1958 |
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| Description: | Miss Carmen Shields, 23, Milwaukee entry in the 1958 “Miss Wisconsin” contest, crowned at Pabst Blue Ribbon hall. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | James C. Springer of Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Co. surrounded by members of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Secretaries' Association who had electe... |
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| Description: | Indoor portrait of cowboy star Gene Autry, helping a boy to sit up in the saddle of his trick-riding horse, Champion. Both Gene Autry and the boy are dress... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips standing and speaking in a costume. There is a woman on the left bowing her head. Three men are standing on the left looking to the right. In ... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | A group of children meeting Santa at Gimbels. Decorated Christmas trees are next to his chair. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Sketch of an "Alice in Dairyland" costume for the 10-foot mechanical mannequin of Alice to be displayed at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. A contest w... |
| Date: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | Two women are operating cameras recording a reporter who is holding a microphone up to another man, Todd Eiler, dressed as Captain America. Todd holds a si... |
| Date: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | Todd Eiler, dressed as Captain America, holds up a sign reading: "Trump is Our Superhero. Mr. Trump Please Sign My Shield." Attached to that sign is a smal... |
| Date: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | Todd Eiler, dressed as Captain America, kneels and poses on one knee on the ground, next to a small pile of plastic bags. He is holding a sign reading: "Tr... |
| Date: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | A group of people are taking photographs of the protesters outside the Republican presidential debate. In the center are two giant effigy puppets of Donald... |
| Date: | 02 1988 |
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| Description: | Five students in costume are dancing while several adults are looking on. Caption reads: "SHALL WE DANCE? Children practiced an Asian dance before performi... |
| Date: | 05 22 1989 |
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| Description: | Five dancers in vertical-striped overalls performing in front of an audience indoors. Caption reads: "Members of the Unique dance group perform at the Linc... |
| Date: | 07 22 1965 |
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| Description: | Several actors, all of whom are white and are wearing "yellowface" makeup to caricature Asians, are either dancing or looking on. Caption reads: "The Chine... |
| Date: | 02 01 1989 |
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| Description: | Two people in costume posing on the dance floor. A few other dancers and band members are in the background. Caption reads: "Masked Ball — At the second an... |
| Date: | 05 25 1984 |
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| Description: | A boy dressed as Michael Jackson is singing as a group of young people are watching in the background. Caption reads: "Six-year-old Jamal Stevenson imitate... |
| Date: | 03 30 1979 |
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| Description: | Two women in costumes posing and stretching out their arms towards the camera. Caption reads: "Phyllis Bickham (left) and Amber Kelly will alternate in the... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A group of women wearing green Polynesian dance costumes are dancing on a stage at the Holiday Folk Festival. A group of musicians are playing drums on the... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A man wearing Medieval European clothing is gesturing towards a statue of King Gambrinus on a parade float at the Holiday Folk Fair. Two boys, in matching ... |
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| Description: | Three women and one man are standing in a line outdoors, with their arms upraised and their left legs lifted off the ground. They are wearing brown, full-b... |
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| Description: | Four women are sitting outdoors in the grass around a man who is playing guitar. The women are wearing full-body brown leotards, with a tie-dye sleeveless ... |
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