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Freedom School Class

Date: 1964
Description: A group of African American students participating in a Freedom School class outdoors during Freedom Summer. The class, which was held on Tougaloo College ...
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Card Game

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: Group plays cards underneath the shady trees in Mitchell park.
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The Old Stone Barn

Date: 09 30 1963
Description: The "old stone barn" built by the Reeds as early settlers, now used by a member of the city police department as a family residence.
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Rose Garden

Date: 1963
Description: A rose garden with a trellis on the estate of Albert C. Neufeld at 204 West Whitney.
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Wooden Lawn Chairs

Date: 06 01 1963
Description: A set of wooden lawn chairs are in the foreground on a lawn. They are facing a tree-lined residential street.
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 07 1969
Description: Senator William Proxmire greets three elderly women seated on a bench at the Capitol Square.
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Students at the Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 05 23 1968
Description: The Memorial Union Terrace has long been a favorite study location. Here students study and relax during final exams.
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Man Sitting on Bench

Date: 1969
Description: An elderly man sitting on a bench reading a newspaper near the World Trade Center.
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Scout 80 Deluxe Camper

Date: 02 02 1963
Description: Advertising photograph of a Scout Camper with "bed 'wings' extended." A woman is pouring coffee at the back door, and outside a man by a canoe is readying ...
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Boathouse from Lake

Date: 1960
Description: Wet boathouse that belonged to Don Walkins, on Catfish Lake. A woman stands on a pier near a boat.
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Schlomo Kopolowitz in front of Koplin Residence

Date: 10 1966
Description: Louis Koplin's uncle, Schlomo Kopolowitz, standing in front of the Koplin residence (occupied as a government building since the end of World War II); Sval...
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Frank and Robert Drew King

Date: 09 1965
Description: Frank O. King and Robert Drew King relax outdoors in chairs at the Lake Flora Bell vacation home.
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Arbor Seat

Date: 05 07 1961
Description: A scenic view of an arbor seat by a fallen, yet still living, apple tree. This image was taken on University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture pr...
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Lakefront View

Date: 08 23 1964
Description: View of Lake Michigan as seen from the lakefront property owned by Mr. Lloyd Lehman. Mrs. Lehman, and a neighbor, Patti O'Connell, attempt to set a dinner ...
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Grove of Cedar Trees

Date: 08 22 1964
Description: A grove of cedar trees on Schoolhouse Beach. Lake Michigan is visible through the trees and a picnic table is placed near the shoreline.
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Ed Nixon

Date: 04 1962
Description: Civil rights leader Ed Nixon, and his wife, seated on the front porch of their home.
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Rally for the Panther 21, Central Park

Date: 1968
Description: Two protesters hold a banner in Central Park that reads, "Smash Racist Courts! Free the Panther 21, sds." Park benches are stacked on top of each other in ...
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Conversation, Riverside Park

Date: 1968
Description: Two women sitting on a bench in Riverside Park having a conversation. The picture is taken from behind with the shoreline far below the women in the backg...
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Fisherman, West Channel of the East River

Date: 1968
Description: A fisherman baits his hook at a park bench missing its seat. A metal fence divides the paved shore from the west channel of the East River in the backgrou...
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Woman with Pigeons, FDR Drive

Date: 1968
Description: A woman sits surrounded by pigeons on a park bench in front of a stone building on FDR Drive.

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