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Kansas Equal Suffrage

Date: 1912
Description: Depiction of a man and a woman each putting their votes into a ballot box, touting equal suffrage: "For a better government of the people, by the people, a...
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Richard M. Nixon and Family

Date: 1952
Description: Group portrait of Richard M. Nixon and his family during the 1952 presidential election campaign when he was the running mate in Dwight D. Eisenhower's suc...
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Two Boys in Neckties

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two unidentified boys, perhaps brothers. They both wear neckties, light-colored shirts and dark knickerbocker...
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Tony and Werner Rawls

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Description: Studio portrait of, (left to right), Tony and Werner Rawls standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing matching dark suits and knickerbockers...
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Studio Portrait of Three Children

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of three unidentified children, perhaps brothers and sister. The boys wear knickerbockers (knickers) and necktie...
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Unidentified Boy on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified boy on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in jacket and knickerbockers (knick...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman and Boy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman sitting on the left and a boy standing on the right in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is wearing a knitted h...
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Studio Portrait of Three Men

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three men in front of a painted backdrop. Two men, Mel Endres (left) and Math Endres (right), are perched on the chair arms ...
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The First Kindergarten in America

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Description: Artist's rendering of an elevated view of the first kindergarten, with children and a teacher gathered in front of the building. There are inset portraits ...
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The Pyramid Supper Club

Date: 1960
Description: Colorized postcard view of bartenders and group of people at an Egyptian-themed cocktail bar, the Pyramid Supper Club, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
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Mink & Rydell Pharmacy

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Description: Color postcard of the interior of the pharmacy, with a male druggist and two female customers.
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Harmonica Class

Date: 1928
Description: Photographic postcard of outdoor group portrait of the 7th and 8th grade harmonica (mouth organ) class. Sherwin Gillett's son Lorin is identified with an "...
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Gag Photo of a Man Posing with Paper Woman

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Description: A gag photo postcard of a man, seated on the edge of a bed, with his arm around a life-sized paperboard cut out of a beautiful, seated woman. He is holding...
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"Buckwheat Cakes and Honey" Music Postcard

Date: 1907
Description: Music and lyrics to "Buckwheat Cakes and Honey." Portraits of Eugene Secor and George W. Work are at left and right at the top. In the center is an illustr...
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Man in Horse-Drawn Buggy

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man sitting in a buggy drawn by a horse wearing a fly-net. Behind him is an automobile with two men leaning against the side. Al...
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State House Crew

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of forest rangers outside a house. They are wearing work clothes, boots and a variety of hats. A man on the right is holding a gun and point...
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Forest Rangers at Hang Out at Tomahawk Lake

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of twelve men posing on the steps and porch of a building, probably forest rangers. The men are wearing a variety of clothing, including a b...
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Carl Zeidler Campain Card

Date: 1940
Description: Campaign card promoting Carl Zeidler for the office of Mayor of Milwaukee.
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Businesses on S. Sixth Street, Walker's Point

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Description: Street view in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood of Walker's Point. The storefronts include the H.J. Heinz Co.; H. Mullen, a clothing and shoe store; J. Ger...
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Collapse of a Structure

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Description: Group portrait of men wearing winter coats and hats. They are standing on a metal roof, examining a large collapsed industrial structure which is behind th...

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