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Farmall Cub Presentation Demonstration

Date: 1947
Description: Five female Harvester employees perched on a McCormick-Deering Farmall tractor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Taken at Farmall Cub Presentation Demonstration. ...
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St. Mary's Student Nurse Tour

Date: 09 04 1957
Description: A tour guide shows new St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing students around Madison. Viewing Vilas Park and Lake Wingra are, left to right: Sheila Deseve,...
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Potawatomi Couple

Date: 1930
Description: A Native American man and woman, identified only as Potawatomie [sic] Indians, posing in front of a log structure. The woman is wearing large earrings and ...
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Alfred Lawson and Group

Date: 1919
Description: Group portrait of Alfred Lawson, two unidentified women, and three unidentified men. They are standing outdoors in front of a Lawson Air Liner. A leather s...
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Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Close-up three-quarter view from front left of the cockpit of a Lawson Air Liner. A small set of wooden stairs is positioned near the cockpit. A man is sea...
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Checkpoint for the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Men and women are taking out their tickets and handbags as they prepare to walk under metal detectors and hand their items over at the security checkpoint ...
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Chinese Girl in Milwaukee

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Description: A young Chinese girl is standing in front of the open door of an airplane and holding several bags. A woman is leaning down and appears to be talking to he...
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Franklin School District Teachers Picketing

Date: 09 11 1984
Description: Several men and women are standing outside a building, many holding signs. Among the signs are: "Quality Education for Children but No Control," "Action fo...
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Madison Free Library Bookmobile

Date: 02 09 1954
Description: Alice Volker, a city librarian, boarding the library's bookmobile to start the day's rounds. The bookmobile is an outfitted bus.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in Berlin. On the way to the Dom (cathedral).
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Lakewood Train Station

Date: 09 15 1909
Description: A group of women and children are waiting at the Lakewood Train Station. A young boy, with his hand shading his eyes, is standing next to the train station...
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Rachel Robinson and Ruby Dee

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Description: Rachel Robinson and actress Ruby Dee during the production of the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." They are in front of a fence at a baseball field. ...
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Three Travelers in front of Island Lodge

Date: 08 28 1913
Description: View of a child who is looking at the camera while standing on leather suitcases in front of Island Lodge on Archibald Lake. The child's mother and father,...
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Horse Show

Date: 1930
Description: Walter Vail Johnston, left, posing with an unidentified woman and man near the grandstand at the Milwaukee Hunt Club Horse Show. The men are wearing suits ...
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Blackberry Trail

Date: 08 1907
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of men, women, and children on the blackberry trail. Alfred Holt is first in the line, followed by his mother Lucy Rumsey...
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Gordon and Lillian Wheeler by Archibald Lake

Date: 08 1923
Description: Standing together on a windy day (L to R) are: Blanche Unknown, Gordon Wheeler, Lillian Wheeler and Jane MacIdorney(?), with her arm around Lillian Wheeler...
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Gathered around the Islander Flag

Date: 07 26 1918
Description: Most of the Lucy and W.A. Holt family are gathered around the Islander flag, which appears to be new. All of the children are present except Alfred Holt. T...
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Group Portrait of Employees Posing at Plant

Date: 07 25 1913
Description: Large group of well dressed employees posing on a loading dock in front of a brick building. The women are wearing long dresses, and hats, and some are hol...
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Democratic "Delegettes"

Date: 04 19 1958
Description: Two women in the foreground are looking in a bag, which is marked: "DEMOCRATIC 'DELEGETTE' CHICAGO GETS MY VOTE". Fourteen women are standing in the backgr...

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