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Isaiah Pyant Family Dinner

Date: 1946
Description: Isaiah Pyant family eating dinner.
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UAW Aux. No. 2 Anniversary Dinner

Date: 10 27 1948
Description: Officers of Auxiliary No. 2, United Automobile Workers (Seaman Body Company) celebrate their thirteenth anniversary at the Tic Toc Club. Left to right: K...
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Girl Scouts Making Punch

Date: 11 14 1966
Description: African American junior Girl Scouts pouring fruit juice into a punch bowl as they prepare to entertain their parents.
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Breakfast Club

Date: 11 12 1987
Description: A waitress serves a group of older Italian-American men in a diner.
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Apollo 8 Honors

Date: 02 20 1969
Description: Astronaut James A. Lovell accepting a gift of cheese from Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles during a gathering in Lovell's honor. A model of the Apollo ...
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Carving the Turkey

Date: 11 25 1965
Description: A man takes pleasure in the carving of the Thanksgiving turkey, with other food items in the foreground and vending machines behind him.
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Dining Tent

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Description: Waitresses and waiters lined up inside the Dining Tent, ready to serve a large gathering.
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Boy Scout Hijinks

Date: 1946
Description: Elevated view during a meal at the Wisconsin State Fair, where a crowd of Boy Scouts mug for the camera.
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Wendell Willkie with Milwaukee Campaign Workers

Date: 02 06 1944
Description: Wendell Willkie dining with campaign workers in Milwaukee in 1944. Left to right: William J.P. Aberg, Madison; Assemblyman Vernon Thomson (R-Richland Cent...
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Joe McCarthy and Admirers

Date: 12 11 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy greets admirers at a Republican Party dinner that honored him.
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Joe McCarthy and Tape Recorder

Date: 12 11 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy prepares to play a tape recording at a dinner honoring him. McCarthy said the tape caught Harry Bridges speaking about plotting ...
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Joe McCarthy at Milwaukee Tribute

Date: 12 11 1951
Description: Head table at a dinner that honored Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, behind which is a large portrait of him. Senator McCarthy is second from the right. Over 25...
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Joe McCarthy's Milwaukee Tribute

Date: 12 11 1951
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered for a dinner that honored Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. Behind the elevated head table is a large portrait of the Senator.
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Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: Milwaukee Braves pitchers Warren Spahn (left) and Lew Burdette posing with awards they recieved at the 5th Annual Diamond Dinner, hosted by the Milwaukee C...
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Donald Davidson, Braves PR Director witth Lew Burdette

Date: 04 13 1961
Description: Donald Davidson (left), Director of Public Relations for the Milwaukee Braves, talks with pitcher Lew Burdette at an Elks club dinner.
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John Quinn and Fred Haney

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: Milwaukee Braves General Manager John Quinn (left) and manager Fred Haney (right) accept awards at the 5th Annual Diamond Dinner, hosted by the Milwaukee C...
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Warren Spahn, John Quinn and Lew Burdette

Date: 01 30 1958
Description: Milwaukee Braves pitchers Warren Spahn (left) and Lew Burdette (right) flank Braves' General Manager John Quinn at the 5th Annual Diamond Dinner hosted by ...
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Vance and Nelson

Date: 07 1979
Description: Seated at the head table Senator Gaylord Nelson chats with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Vance was in Milwaukee to give a speech.
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Peltz Family at Son's Bar Mitzvah

Date: 1959
Description: Peltz family (head table) at son Andre's Bar Mitzvah at the Jewish Community Center.
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Seder for Newcomers

Date: 04 24 1948
Description: A group portrait of people seated at tables for Seder. The Pelz family if identified in the lower right of the picture. The mother is identified as Esther ...

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