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Neighborhood Garage Sale

Date: 09 13 1984
Description: People working and shopping at a neighborhood garage sale in the Walker's Square Park area. Several neighborhood groups collaborated to sponsor the annual ...
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Joseph B. Kalvelage House

Date: 1977
Description: Exterior of house, located at 2432 West Kilbourn Avenue. House has three levels, and is surrounded by trees.
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Kalvelage House

Date: 1977
Description: 2432 West Kilbourn Avenue. Exterior detail of terra cotta figures of bearded men on the front porch columns.
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Kitty Gordon and Two Dogs in Sunroom

Date: 1918
Description: Kitty Gordon and two dogs in a sunroom. The star of musical comedy, vaudeville, and silent films, Kitty Gordon, and two dogs, wolfhounds or deerhounds. ...
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Bank Burning Money, Tezpur, Assam

Date: 1962
Description: Bank burning money in Tezpur, Assam during the Sino-Indian Border Conflict. The large pile of paper is steadily burning and a group of men are watching fro...
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Fidel Castro and Others Conversing on Porch

Date: 1958
Description: Five men, including Fidel Castro, and Celia Sanchez stand together in discussion on a shaded porch in the country during the Cuban Revolution.
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Panamanian Children with American Woman

Date: 12 1942
Description: Indigenous Panamanian children talking to an American woman near the Chucunaque River in Panama. The American woman is wearing a safari hat and jumpsuit an...
Painting

Burch-Bolden Family Homestead

Date: 1906
Description: This oil painting is a fine weave cotton support (perhaps a bed sheet). It is signed and dated (1906) and depicts an early twentieth century rural southwes...
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John Gilbert's House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of actor John Gilbert's Spanish-style house at 1400 Tower Grove Road. There is a tower on the hill in the background.
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Kathlyn Williams, Charles Clary, Bessie Eyton, and Harry Lonsdale

Date: 1914
Description: Kathlyn Williams, in a checked winter coat and carrying a suitcase, walks away from two men and a woman on the front steps of a Victorian house in a scene ...
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Al St. John

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Description: Al St. John and an actress sitting close together on a bench in a scene from, or a publicity still for, an unidentified silent film. Seven boys and girls a...
Book or Pamphlet

Briarwood Residence

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Description: Exterior view across lawn towards the John J. Williams Sr. and Jr. summer residence "Briarwood." The house has a large wrap-around porch.
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Joe Oulahan

Date: 08 20 1989
Description: A man is sitting on the railing of a back porch, with a garage and lawn in the background. Caption reads: "Joe Oulahan, 32, came here from Connecticut 15 y...
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Coffee Break

Date: 1956
Description: Snow covered skis are lined up against the porch railing while their owners are taking a break in the ski lodge. Pine trees can barely be seen in the dista...
Print

Northwoods Cheer Greeting Card

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Description: Scene with a Christmas tree with decorations and snow on the branches near the steps of a cabin. A pair of skiis and ski poles are leaning against the porc...
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Villa Louis

Date: 06 1969
Description: The veranda at Villa Louis reflected in a pond. Many stately trees surround the mansion.
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Youth Council Delivers Christmas Donations

Date: 12 24 1966
Description: Followed by father James Groppi, their advisor, four members of the Milwaukee Youth Council of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), are walk...
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Linda Luna Washing Clothes at Migrant Worker Camp

Date: 07 1970
Description: Linda Luna of Auraura, Illinois washes clothes at a basin outside a cabin in a migrant worker camp in Door County. Several articles of clothing are lying i...
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Helen Ferguson and mother outside their home

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson stands on the sidewalk next to a brick wall in front of her home in Hollywood. Her mother stands on the patio on the other side of ...
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Helen Ferguson and her mother on porch

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson and her mother sit on the porch of their Hollywood home. The two are having something to eat and drink. Helen reads an issue of

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