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School Boys Using Wood Tools

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Description: Two boys of different ages using wood tools, including planes and files, during a classroom exercise.
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Zoot Suit

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Description: Man posing in a Zoot suit.
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Vending Machines

Date: 04 20 1967
Description: High school freshman use vending machines for lunch.
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Bicycle Racers

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Description: Group of racers bank around a turn on a velodrome track.
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Fixing a Bicycle Wheel

Date: 06 16 1988
Description: One boy steadies a bike while his friend tightens the nut on the front wheel to complete a tire repair.
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Richard M. Nixon, Age 4

Date: 1917
Description: Portrait of Richard M. Nixon, seated, at four years of age, wearing a sailor suit and Dutch-boy haircut.
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Cassius Clay at the Pan-American Games

Date: 04 30 1959
Description: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali, (white trunks) fighting Amos Johnson in the 178 pound final of the Pan-American Gam...
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Men Wearing Top Hats

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Description: Studio portrait of two nattily-dressed men wearing top hats. One man is pointing at the other man. They are posing for the camera on a low stone wall in fr...
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Julius Porter and Lucretia Wait

Date: 1909
Description: Julius Porter Wait and his wife, Lucretia Melvina (Mosher) Wait. He has a beard, and is sitting on a chair, wearing dark work clothes and tall, loose boots...
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Hailing the 5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Press release photograph of female model, Valerie Robb, posing on the 5,000,000th International Harvester tractor to roll off the assembly line on Feb. 1, ...
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Model Posing with International Spirit of '76 Cadet Tractor

Date: 1976
Description: Color advertising photograph of a female model posing with a Spirit of '76 Cadet lawn tractor. The tractor was meant to commemorate the bicentennial of the...
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Men's Fashions

Date: 12 18 1966
Description: A man models what was touted as the latest styles for men.
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Boys' Fashions

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy modeling a white linen suit with wide belt, embroidered collar, and silk cord tie. The b...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co.

Date: 06 15 1945
Description: Group portrait of C.L. Turner, traffic supervisor for Wisconsin Power & Light Company, and six female employees of Wisconsin Power & Light Company, 122 Wes...
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Thom McAn Shoe Store

Date: 08 16 1944
Description: Clerks help customers try on shoes at the Thom McAn Shoe Store, 224 State Street.
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Simpson's Clothing Model

Date: 07 07 1942
Description: Simpson's, 23-25 North Pinckney Street. Woman modeling a suit, with hat, gloves and purse.
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Family Portrait

Date: 1941
Description: Copy of a family portrait that includes a father, daughter and three sons. Two people on the right are only partially visible.
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Edgewood Basketball Players

Date: 03 17 1942
Description: Group portrait of five male Edgewood high school basketball players.
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University of Wisconsin Athletes Trying on Shoes

Date: 12 1940
Description: University of Wisconsin athletes trying on shoes in the Walk-Over Shoe Store, 8 East Mifflin Street.
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Darling Shop Clothing Models

Date: 11 06 1940
Description: Female clothing models, Beverly Muenchow and Eileen Regan, at the Darling Shop, located at 9 East Main Street. They are wearing skirts with blouses and sad...

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