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Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
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Hiawatha Observation Car

Date: 1946
Description: Interior view of people seated in the Hiawatha's observation parlor with sky-top solar lounge. The Hiawatha was signature high-speed passenger train for th...
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Daisy Bates at State Press Office

Date: 09 27 1957
Description: Daisy Bates standing in the doorway of the weekly Arkansas State Press, the newspaper founded by Mrs. Bates and her husband, L.C. Bates. As a result...
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Kohler at Press Club Outing

Date: 1932
Description: Former Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., at the Milwaukee Press Club outing.
Photograph

H.L. Mencken Having a Beer for Breakfast

Date: 1927
Description: H.L. Mencken sits at the breakfast table reading the newspaper and dining on toast and a goblet of beer. He autographed the photograph with "Breakfast in t...
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Emigranten Office

Date: 1920
Description: The Emigranten Office at King and Webster Streets. The Emigranten was published here in the 1850s and 1860s.
Photograph

Waukesha Freeman Newspaper Office

Date: 1912
Description: Front exterior view of the H.W. Youmans Waukesha Freeman newspaper office.
Photograph

Waukesha Freeman Building

Date: 1919
Description: Front view of the Waukesha Freeman building, where an abolition paper was published in the 1850's.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Reminiscence of Judge Keyes

Date: 1906
Description: Headline from a reminiscence by Judge Keyes.
Document

Looking Back in Ripon

Date: 03 24 1983
Description: Newspaper clipping showing the demolishing of the Long House. The man on the right is believed to be M.V. Adkins, son of Chester Adkins, the last survivor ...
Photograph

New York Newsboy

Date: 1910
Description: A newsboy sells newspapers on the sidewalk while holding a stack of newspapers under his arm.
Photograph

LeRoy Gore

Date: 1954
Description: LeRoy Gore, the Sauk City journalist who organized the "Joe Must Go!" petition drive to recall Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. Gore had supported McCarthy in ...
Photograph

Log Cabin

Date: 1914
Description: Log cabin known as the "haunted house" on Rock Island, remodeled by Chester Thordarson. There are three people sitting on the porch.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Conscience

Date: 01 1970
Description: Cover of "The Conscience," an underground newspaper, depicting a psychedelic drawing of three men, one standing naked, one leaning and carrying a gun, and ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Fun Travel Adventure

Date: 12 1968
Description: Cover of "Fun Travel Adventure," an underground newspaper, depicting a photomontage of soldiers at Iwo Jima with an oversized, purple flower replacing the ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Berkeley Tribe

Date: 08 15 1969
Description: Cover of "Berkeley Tribe," an underground newspaper, depicting a couple with a baby. Both the man and the woman are carrying a firearm. The newspaper logo ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Kaleidoscope

Date: 09 14 1970
Description: Cover of "Kaleidoscope," an underground newspaper, featuring a photograph of Native American Chief Sitting Bull, highlighted with red.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Berkeley Barb

Date: 07 19 1968
Description: Cover of "Berkeley Barb," an underground newspaper, featuring a photomontage of politically charged images, mostly relating to the Civil Rights movement. C...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Free Statesman

Date: 09 21 1967
Description: Cover of "The Free Statesman," an underground newspaper, depicting a clown figure dancing with a woman, and standing on top of a dove.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Black Panther

Date: 02 17 1970
Description: Cover of "The Black Panther: Black Community News Service," an underground newspaper, commemorating the birthday of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey New...

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