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Sit-in at Lunch Counter

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: Civil rights sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter. Seated at the counter from left to right are by John Salter, Joan Trumpauer, and Anne Moody. People pour ...
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The Grill Room

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: A waitress sets restaurant tables in anticipation of evening business.
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Peace Through Victory

Date: 01 19 1968
Description: Protesters, members of the Milwaukee Americans for Freedom, demonstrate against presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and in favor of the Vietnam war.
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Breakfast Club

Date: 11 12 1987
Description: A waitress serves a group of older Italian-American men in a diner.
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Santiago Veranda at Night

Date: 1959
Description: Veranda in Santiago, Cuba at night with tables and chairs lit by a hanging lamp. The veranda looks down onto city lights and the bay at sunset.
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"Black Like Me" Lobby Card

Date: 1964
Description: Lobby card for the Walter Reade-Sterling film "Black Like Me," including a scene of James Whitmore (playing John Horton) in a diner with two unidentified a...
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Rudolph Valentino, Edythe Chapman, and Gertrude Astor, scene still

Date: 1922
Description: Lord Hector Bracondale (played by Rudolph Valentino) has a heart to heart talk with his mother Lady Bracondale (Edythe Chapman) as Morella Winmarleigh (Ger...
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David Howard and Mary Miles Minter scene still

Date: 1918
Description: At lunch in a restaurant, Cuthbert King (played by David Howard) asks his sister Phyllis King (Mary Miles Minter) for a loan to pay his gambling debts in a...
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Alan Forrest and Mary Miles Minter in a restaurant scene still

Date: 1918
Description: As Grayson Blair (played by Alan Forrest) is helped with his coat, he notices Phyllis King (Mary Miles Minter) sitting alone at a table in a restaurant in ...
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Young Couple at a Cafe

Date: 1965
Description: Head and shoulders view of young couple, seated in subdued light in the Avant Garde Cafe Espresso.
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Kona Kai Lounge Menu

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Description: Front cover and selected drink pages from the Kona Kai Lounge, a Polynesian-themed bar and restaurant in the Marriott Hotel, with a carved figure used as a...
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Sid on a Fire Engine

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Description: View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. A police officer wearing a uniform and a badge is standing ...
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Lunch Counter Protest

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: A slightly elevated view of a civil rights sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter. John Salter is seated in the foreground. Sitting next to him is Joan Trum...
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Teenagers at Lunch Counter Sit-In

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: A group of white teenage boys pour drinks and condiments on African American students sitting at a Woolworth's lunch counter in a non-violent demonstration...
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Salter, Trumpauer, and Moody at Lunch Counter Sit-in

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: Three civil rights activists sit at a Woolworth's lunch counter in a non-violent demonstration. From left to right are Professor John Salter, Joan Trumpaue...
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Jackson Woolworth's Lunch Counter Sit-in

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: Civil rights activist Walter Williams lying face down on the floor near the lunch counter at Woolworths, where he was taking part in a sit-in. He had just ...
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Shirley Clarke on the Set of "The Cool World"

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Description: Shirley Clarke standing on the sidewalk outside of a restaurant while shooting the film "The Cool World." She is holding a glass and is being handed someth...
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Actors on the Set of "The Cool World"

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Description: An actress and actor in the film "The Cool World" are standing on the sidewalk outside a restaurant. She is wearing a cocktail dress and a fur wrap. He is ...
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Actors on the Set of "The Cool World"

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Description: An actress and actor standing just outside the entrance of a restaurant while shooting the film "The Cool World." The woman is wearing a cocktail dress and...
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Visiting Japanese Students at Leon's Frozen Custard

Date: 1980
Description: View across parking lot towards a group of Japanese woman posing in front of Leon's Frozen Custard. Caption reads: "Visiting Japanese students posed in fro...

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