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Father James Groppi at NAACP March

Date: 1968
Description: Father James Groppi (1931-) and social activists at NAACP March, marching east up Wisconsin Avenue.
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O.N. Falk

Date: 1948
Description: Stoughton druggist, O.N. Falk, sorts the mail with a smile.
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Suburban Bookmobile

Date: 1972
Description: Three children reading books near a bookmobile parked in a suburban neighborhood. The bookmobile was an International Loadstar 1600.
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Mowing the Lawn with Baby

Date: 05 05 1985
Description: Father carrying his infant son on his back while mowing the lawn.
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Mailman

Date: 07 11 1981
Description: A male mail carrier taking a break sitting in a mailbox on the sidewalk in a neighborhood.
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Picketing Gimbel's

Date: 03 15 1955
Description: Women from Pittsburgh AFL Retail Clerks' Union Local 1365 picket at the Milwaukee store.
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Peace Through Victory

Date: 01 19 1968
Description: Protesters, members of the Milwaukee Americans for Freedom, demonstrate against presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and in favor of the Vietnam war.
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William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt

Date: 1899
Description: Campaign poster with the title "Posterity" for Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley featuring their portraits. In the center is an illustration of a wom...
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Young Woman Drinking Bottle of Orange Crush

Date: 08 25 1925
Description: Young woman drinking a bottle of Orange Crush soda in front of two International Model S Orange Crush delivery trucks parked along a storefront. A driver l...
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Two Students

Date: 11 11 1928
Description: Two men standing outdoors in dress clothes. For Arthur Trowell Inc. Advertising.
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Practical Joke

Date: 1950
Description: Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench.
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Fair Housing March

Date: 08 29 1966
Description: Father James Groppi leading a fair housing march.
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Tailgating at Milwaukee County Stadium

Date: 12 02 1962
Description: A group of Madison residents, l-r. Mrs. Arthur Freeman, JoAnn Brandt, Scott Freeman, and Mrs. Mary Engler set up their own "refreshment headquarters" on th...
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King Tarz, The Lion

Date: 11 06 1941
Description: King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul...
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Frog Jumping Contest

Date: 04 18 1944
Description: Group of boys gather around a frog at a frog jumping contest.
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Red Cloud Park

Date: 1978
Description: Native Americans keeping the music alive. George Whitewing, a Ho Chunk musician from Wittenberg, Wisconsin, plays his drum while a crowd looks on in Red Cl...
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Mayor F. Halsey Kraege and 1930 City of Madison Map

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Mayor F. Halsey Kraege standing in front of a 1930 City of Madison map.
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Federal Bird Warden

Date: 1921
Description: J.M. Eheim posing outdoors with multiple birdhouses.
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Father Groppi and Vel Phillips on Hood of Bus

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Description: Father James Groppi speaking through a megaphone from the hood of a bus. Groppi stands with Alderperson Vel Phillips. Several of the people in the assemble...
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Businessmen Watch Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Several businessmen converse with each other while observing the World Trade Center construction.

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