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Obey Family

Date: 1972
Description: David and Joan Obey shortly after the birth of their second son Douglas. Playing with Douglas is older brother Craig. This portrait was probably made for a...
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Capital Offenses

Date: 1986
Description: Photograph taken to illustrate the jacket of a recording issued by the Capital Offenses, the blue grass band headed by Congressman David R. Obey of Wiscons...
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Capital Offenses

Date: 1996
Description: Congressman David Obey (playing the harmonica) of Wisconsin with his two sons, Douglas and Craig, performing as part of the Capital Offenses, a bluegrass b...
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Men Who Cook

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Jack L. Savidusky stands in his yard wearing a chef's hat and apron while barbecuing his specialty, "Mexican Barbecued Beef." His son Michael, 11, looks on...
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The Bauer's Risley Act

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Portrait of George and Peter Bauer, a father and son risley act. Risley is a form of tumbling by one individual while being juggled on the feet of another....
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The Bauer's Risley Act

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Portrait of George and Peter Bauer, a father and son performing their risley act. Risley is a form of tumbling by one individual while being juggled on the...
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R. Glenn Weiss, Widower Raising Five Children

Date: 06 11 1956
Description: R. Glenn Weiss, a widower, is raising his five children alone. The girls, from left to right, are Christine, 18; Martha, 8; and Caroline, 15. The boys are...
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Christmas Day Presents

Date: 12 25 2011
Description: Robert “Rocky” Skifton with his grandson Christopher Roberts (right) and son Danny (left) on Christmas.
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George I. Wallace

Date: 02 27 1957
Description: Portrait of George I. Wallace with pipe in hand. Wallace was a volunteer who served in many offices in area retardation (sic) councils. His two daug...
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Roland and Winnie Delamater Family

Date: 03 11 1957
Description: Roland and his daughter, Ronalee, age 4 1/2 years, work on a jigsaw puzzle. Roland and his wife Winnie, who were both seriously physically handicapped by c...
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William (Bill) Lundigan and his Daughter

Date: 07 08 1959
Description: William Lundigan is seen with his daughter on the set of the television show Men Into Space. He is wearing a spacesuit and helmet. His daughter is t...
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Walking to the Altar

Date: 09 30 1978
Description: Full-length group portrait of a bride and her mother and father walking towards the center aisle of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House as the ceremo...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Political Cartoon Comparing Platforms

Date: 1884
Description: Political cartoon comparing the Democratic Platform with the Republican Platform. The cartoon (Democratic) on the left depicts a poor family wearing rags i...
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The Schildkraut Family

Date: 1926
Description: From left to right: Erna Weinstein Schildkraut, her son Joseph Schildkraut, and her husband Rudolph Schildkraut.
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Joseph Theodore Swanson and Gloria Swanson

Date: 1923
Description: Original caption: "Gloria Swanson, Paramount star and her father Capt. Joseph T. Swanson, U.S. Army."
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Gloria Swanson and Joseph Theodore Swanson

Date: 1923
Description: Silent film star Gloria Swanson and her father U.S. Army Captain Joseph T. Swanson.
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H.B. Warner and Baby

Date: 1920
Description: Stage and silent film actor H.B. Warner holding his daughter Joan Warner in his arms. The child's mother was actress Rita Stanwood.
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H.B. Warner, Joan Warner and Rita Stanwood Warner

Date: 1921
Description: Original caption: "Mr. Warner's spare moments are divided between cleansing his car and photographing his baby while Mrs Warner devoted herself to photogra...
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Bryant Washburn with his Father, Grandmother and Baby Son

Date: 1916
Description: Original caption: "Four Generations of Washburns. Bryant Washburn, Essanay star, photographed with his grandmother, his father and his son. All 'Bryant Was...
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Bryant Washburn with his Son and Wife

Date: 1917
Description: Essanay silent film star Bryant Washburn in U.S. Army sergeant's uniform sits on the grass with his little son Bryant Washburn, Jr., and his wife, the actr...

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