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Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...
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Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1924
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright sits by a sunlit window in his living room at Taliesin, with papers spread before him on a table.
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Hillside Calendar April

Date: 1895
Description: Page showing the month of April from the Hillside Home School calendar. Included are two small cyanotype photographs, one of a house and the other of a fie...
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"Charms of Wisconsin" Sheet Music

Date: 1924
Description: Sheet music for "The Charms of Wisconsin," a composition by Almira E.F. Clements and Sarah Hobson of Pittsville, Wisconsin, that was self-published. Th...
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P&H Accounting Office

Date: 08 12 1913
Description: Two men working a desks in the Pawling & Harnischfeger accounting office. There are photographs on the wall, including a crane, the P&H plant, and a St. Lo...
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P&H Advertising Room

Date: 08 15 1913
Description: Men at desks in the Pawling & Harnischfeger advertising department. Large windows on left look out towards another building, and men on equipment can be se...
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P&H Shop Office

Date: 08 15 1913
Description: Men working at desks at the Pawling & Harnischfeger shop office. A row of windows is on the left, and another building can be seen through an open window.
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Farmer-Labor Solidarity in Indiana

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Description: A booth sponsored by the United Packinghouse Workers of America at a fair in Indiana. During the early 1950s UPWA conducted a major outreach effort in the ...
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Men Signing Paperwork

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Description: Three men in business suits gather around a table to sign paperwork. Five other men stand behind them looking on.
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Treaty with Massasoit

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Description: Sculpture relief entitled: "Treaty with Massasoit." The relief depicts Massasoit (c.1581 - 1661) signing the treaty with the pilgrims in 1621. Text on th...
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Three Women Proofreading Documents

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Description: Three women sitting at a table appear to be proofreading documents at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
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Diplomatic Mission

Date: 1980
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (center) studying briefing materials for a diplomatic visit to Pakistan.
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Frame 16: Men with Clipboards

Date: 1964
Description: Four men sit on pews examining paper on clipboards. Behind them, Bob Moses talks with a woman.
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Frame 26: People Planning Together at Table

Date: 1964
Description: A group of four African-American men are seated at a table looking at papers. Behind them a large group of people are sitting and standing.
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Women Seated at Table

Date: 1966
Description: Two women are outdoors seated at a table in front of a building, surrounded by several people. One of the women is holding a document in her hands, showing...
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Signe Skott Cooper and Mary Herb

Date: 1955
Description: Mary Herb (left), the Wisconsin State Student Nursing Association President and Signe Skott Cooper (right), Wisconsin State Student Nursing Association Adv...
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Vel Phillips with Two Women

Date: 07 1969
Description: Vel Phillips stands in a room with two other women. Vel is wearing a buba and holding a document with the woman in the center. Vel had purchased the buba a...
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Governor John W. Reynolds Signs an Act

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Description: Governor John W. Reynolds sits at a desk, signing a piece of paper labeled "An Act."
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Governor Patrick J. Lucey

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Description: Signed portrait of Governor Patrick J. Lucey, Wisconsin's 38th governor. He is sitting in an elaborate chair behind a desk. In the background hangs the Wis...
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Vel Phillips at Common Council Meeting

Date: 1971
Description: View across table towards Vel Phillips seated with other unidentified men, possibly other common council members. Sheets of paper are scattered on the tabl...

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