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Boy with Watermelons at Farmers' Market

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Description: Boy posing with watermelons under a wooden stand at the Farmers' Market. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background.
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Waiting for the Bus

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Description: An elderly woman sitting on a bench while waiting for a bus in a bus shelter. Behind her is a window which looks down the street.
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Lynette Margulies and Friend

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Description: Lynette Margulies (left) and a friend holding signs and protesting against the "Madison Press Connection" newspaper. They are looking at a person standing ...
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Students Picketing on Library Mall

Date: 1976
Description: Students protesting the Kuomintang's authoritarian control of Taiwan on Library Mall at the Calvary Lutheran Chapel. In the foreground a man is leaning aga...
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Mrs. Karl's Delivery Man

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Description: A Mrs. Karl's delivery man holding a loaf of bread near the open door of a delivery truck.
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Deep Snow on Lakeland Avenue

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Description: A car on Lakeland Avenue is buried in snow during a blizzard. A bumper sticker on the car reads: "Nature Bats Last." In the background a person is shovelin...
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Tom Di Salvo

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Description: A grocer sorting through produce in Di Salvo's Italian grocery store.
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Manpower

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Description: Rear view of men walking down the sidewalk at the intersection of Pinckney and Main Streets.
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Truck Stop Pay Phones

Date: 1983
Description: Truck drivers using pay phones at a truck stop off Interstate 90.
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Madison Muskies

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Description: A young ballplayer warming up at the Madison Muskies ballpark in Warner Park.
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Friends

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Description: Two friends outdoors near railroad tracks. In the background is the historic Wilson Hotel, on the corner of E. Wilson and S. Blair Streets.
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Women's Transit Authority

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Description: A driver sitting in the driver's seat is talking on the car radio while awaiting passengers for the Women's Transit Authority. The WTA was a sexual assault...
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Claude Gregory Shoots a Layup

Date: 12 01 1979
Description: Claude Gregory showing good body control as he leaps off-balance for a layup over East Tennessee State guard Rusty Poole. Larry Petty is positioning himsel...
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The Orpheum Theatre on State Street

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Description: View looking up the 200 block of State Street. On the left are Goodman's Jewelers and the Orpheum Theatre marquee, and on the right is the Capitol Theatre....
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Santa's Super Rocket

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Description: The bus has been transformed into a rocket ship specifically designed for Santa, dubbed "Santa's Super Rocket."
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Highway X

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Description: Long exposure at night of cars driving on the interstate near Highway X.
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Milwaukee Interchange

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Description: Aerial view of the sprawling Milwaukee interchange at night.
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"Dreamland" Truck Stop

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Description: Truck stop sign that reads: "Dreamland" which is north of Milwaukee. Across the street is the Wauwatosa Savings and the Tri City National Bank. An airplane...
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The Winning Shot

Date: 03 03 1979
Description: Wes Matthews Sr. game-winning, half-court shot to beat Magic Johnson's Michigan State Spartans at the University of Wisconsin Field House.
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Flooding at Dairy Queen

Date: 04 29 1979
Description: A man is walking through a flooded Dairy Queen parking lot in the downtown area, while cars are driving down the street. The sign in the window of the Dair...

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