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| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Father James Groppi (1930-) and school desegregation demonstrators marching in. Milwaukee holding signs that read "Stop School Segregation" |
| Date: | 07 1967 |
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| Description: | Several young boys selling fruit drinks, penny candy, and snow cones to parched pedestrians. A city bus is in the background. |
| Date: | 07 09 1970 |
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| Description: | Picket line of striking Northwest Airlines ticket agents and office workers who were represented by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks. |
| Date: | 02 14 1985 |
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| Description: | A display of fruit and vegetables in the East Side Foods Sentry store. |
| Date: | 06 27 1980 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a pharmacy advertising "Low Cost Drugs." The building also has a painted advertisement for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. |
| Date: | 10 06 1971 |
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| Description: | Early childhood classroom in which two volunteer teachers are instructing children. |
| Date: | 01 14 1964 |
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| Description: | Civil rights group CORE picketing the Board of Realtors at Coach House Motor Inn for fairness and equality in housing. |
| Date: | 12 06 1967 |
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| Description: | Instructor teaching the harmful effects of smoking, drinking alcohol, and using drugs. |
| Date: | 10 30 1968 |
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| Description: | Three children, dressed up in homemade astronaut costumes for Halloween. One clever parent has made good use of a football helmet! |
| Date: | 02 13 1969 |
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| Description: | The Wonder Bread team, an all-female bowling team getting ready to compete. |
| Date: | 12 26 1982 |
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| Description: | A Target retail store is flooded with customers returning Christmas gifts. |
| Date: | 11 18 1965 |
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| Description: | Elementary school students collect nonperishable food to be distributed by the Salvation Army. |
| Date: | 04 20 1967 |
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| Description: | High school freshman use vending machines for lunch. |
| Date: | 01 19 1968 |
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| Description: | Protesters, members of the Milwaukee Americans for Freedom, demonstrate against presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and in favor of the Vietnam war. |
| Date: | 10 28 1964 |
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| Description: | Women representatives of Democrats for Goldwater from Central Wisconsin rally to support their candidate. |
| Date: | 07 20 1987 |
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| Description: | A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day. |
| Date: | 02 25 1988 |
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| Description: | A man hands out information while holding a sign reading "Stop All Nuclear Testing" in front of the Reuss Federal Building. |
| Date: | 09 06 1988 |
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| Description: | A woman overlooks the Labor-at-the-Lakefront festival next to a banner that reads "Buy Union," "Buy Made in USA," and "Keep the Heart of America Beating." |
| Date: | 09 12 1971 |
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| Description: | Children fashioned their seesaw using a board, and a barricade with a sign that reads: "Road Closed" that they found in an empty lot. |
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