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| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | A welfare demonstration led by Father James Groppi (center) in the Wisconsin Assembly chambers. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Father James Groppi speaking at a demonstration at the Wisconsin State Capitol Assembly Chamber protesting welfare cuts. Father Groppi is seated on the lef... |
| Date: | 10 29 1934 |
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| Description: | Portrait of seven of the twelve members of the Chris Copus family standing beside a pot belly stove in their makeshift garage home on Roth Street. They wer... |
| Date: | 11 28 1933 |
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| Description: | Portrait of elderly Mrs. Hugh O'Neill, lying in bed after losing her life savings of $610, which had been in a bag pinned to her undergarments. 917 Chandle... |
| Date: | 11 24 1931 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette delivers a special message on welfare relief to a special session of the legislature in the assembly chamber of the Wisconsi... |
| Date: | 09 02 1930 |
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| Description: | Dilapidated backyard at Milwaukee amd N. Bryan Street next to Madison Builders Supply. |
| Date: | 10 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster publicizing a "Walk for Development" event, put on by Young World Development. Features three fists with different skin tones, and the motto, "The R... |
| Date: | 09 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Portrait of John R. Wrage, general campaign manager of the 1954 United Givers Campaign, as well as personnel director and assistant vice-president at Gisho... |
| Date: | 10 1961 |
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| Description: | The Salvation Army is one of 29 United Givers agencies. It provides emergency shelter and also a nursery school at its headquarters on W. Wilson Street for... |
| Date: | 11 17 1961 |
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| Description: | Newburgh, N.Y. City Manager Joseph Mitchell, pictured here, gave a talk to University of Wisconsin Conservation Club about reducing federal and state welfa... |
| Date: | 09 2013 |
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| Description: | The bronze and plaster sculpture by George Segal depiciting five men waiting in a bread line at a door. The sculpture is on the rooftop garden of the Madis... |
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