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African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing...
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Latin-American Festival Dancers

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Left to right, Armando Huacuja and Berta Montemayor Koch, natives of Mexico, dance at the annual Latin-American Festival held at the Wisconsin Memorial Uni...
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Captain Billy's Whiz Band Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Captain Billy's Whiz Band performing on stage at the Sound Storm music festival as seen from the audience. Keyboard player, Larry Robertson (left), drummer...
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Captain Billy's Whiz Band Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Captain Billy's Whiz Band performing on stage at the Sound Storm music festival as seen from the stage scaffolding. A large crowd is in front of the stage....
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Judy Larson and Papa John Kolstad of the Sorry Muthas Singing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Judy Larson and Papa John Kolstad of the Sorry Muthas on stage singing into microphones at the Sound Storm music festival at night. Judy Larson wears a spa...
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Lucius Fairchild and Friends

Date: 07 04 1893
Description: Lucius Fairchild (standing, left), Mary Fairchild (standing, center) and a group of unidentified men and women outdoors in formal attire. Lucius Fairchild ...
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Hilo Hattie

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Description: Candid portrait of Hilo Hattie (born Clarissa "Clara" Haili), who was a Hawaiian musician, dancer, actress and comedian. There is a guitar on the ground ne...
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Men Playing Instruments

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Description: View across stage towards two men posing sitting, one playing a guitar and the other a mandolin, with two other men standing nearby. In the background are ...
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Group of People Under a Tree

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of ten people posing sitting and standing in front of a large tree, with houses in the background. One man is holding a guitar, and ...
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A Hammock Outing

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Description: A group of people gathered on and around hammocks in a wooded area. Three women are sitting in a hammock on the left, and on the right three boys are sitti...
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Solidarity

Date: 08 2013
Description: A group of men and women gathered outdoors to protest the restriction of civil rights at the Wisconsin State Capitol at noontime. Three people are playing ...
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Labor Day

Date: 09 2013
Description: A crowd of men and women standing with fists raised in the air and holding signs at the Union Temple on Labor Day. A number of people in the foreground are...
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Solidarity Sing Along

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: A large screen in the Kohl Center at the Bernie Sanders rally is broadcasting the Solidarity Sing Along, a progressive and pro-labor group of people who si...
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Group Portrait at the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Two men and a woman are posing for a photograph outside the Donald Trump rally. The man on the left is wearing a hat and vest marking him as a disabled vet...
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Cafe Scene from "Blockade"

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Description: The crew for the 1938 film "Blockade" are filming a scene in a cafe set. The movie camera is on a crane over a crowd of extras.

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