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Group at USO Service Club

Date: 12 20 1945
Description: Group of 15 women and six men attending a meeting at USO Service Club. The group is predominantly African Americans. Probably taken in First Unitarian Soc...
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SCHW Convention

Date: 11 1946
Description: Delegates to the annual convention of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare gather outside the convention hall.
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Charles Hayes of the UPWA

Date: 03 1958
Description: Charles Hayes (center), director of the United Packinghouse Workers of America District 1 and a national leader in UPWA's efforts to organize and support t...
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Striking Workers at Lookout Oil

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Description: Striking members of United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) Local 186 listen to talk from union representative Grover Hathaway, who is not in the pic...
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Formal Meeting

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Description: A formal meeting of men and women. All but one of those attending are African-American.
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Northwest Convocation of Episcopal Women

Date: 09 17 1957
Description: Mrs. A.O. Sanders, Milwaukee; Mrs. Ray Buege, Oconomowoc; Mrs. M.C. Hunt, Racine; and Mrs. A.P. Sandschneider, Ft. Atkinson, standing, are some of the out-...
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Group Sing, Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: A group claps and sings at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project.
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Opus Dei Fun-O-Rama

Date: 01 31 1958
Description: Chef Carson Gulley (left), Helen Fagan and Angela Esser planning a roast beef dinner that will be held during the upcoming Fun-o-rama. The Fun-o-rama is a ...
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Vel Phillips and Anne Turpeau

Date: 07 1980
Description: Vel Phillips wearing a tan outfit and sitting next to Anne Turpeau, who is wearing a floral top, hat and eyeglasses. There are sitting at tables with plaid...
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Vel Phillips in Classroom

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Description: View from side of classroom towards Vel Phillips who is standing behind a teacher's desk. There are a group of unidentified adults sitting in the classroom...
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Vel Phillips Speaking in Classroom

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Description: View from back of classroom towards Vel Phillips standing behind a desk. The chalkboard behind her reads: "Protective" and "Public Works." There is a map o...
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Vel at Meeting with Women

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Description: Vel Phillips, wearing a striped dress, is sitting at a table with a group of unidentified women. There is a chalkboard in the background.
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YWCA World Fellowship Committee

Date: 06 1955
Description: Four women sitting around a bench in a garden by Lake Mendota. They are discussing plans for the Annual World Fellowship Benefit Garden Tea sponsored by th...

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