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Food, Tobacco, and Agricultural Workshop Participant

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Description: A member of the Food, Tobacco and Agriculture workshop at Highlander Folk School posing near a tree with a fedora and cigar in his hand.
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Clambake at Civil Rights Workshop

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Description: Civil Rights workshop of Highlander participants partaking in an oyster feast on Johns Island.
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East Side Youth Activities Council

Date: 04 15 1948
Description: Board members of the East Side Youth Activities Council meeting to finalize their budget request to the Community Chest. Standing left to right: R.F. Stump...
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World War I Chaplains

Date: 04 15 1948
Description: Six World War I veterans at a "Red Arrow" veterans dinner honoring Bishop William P. O'Connor who was a chaplain of Wisconsin's 32nd division in World War ...
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International Harvester Office

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated view of a man presenting an illustrated placard of an International Harvester motor truck to two other men sitting behind a desk. There is a large...
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Sinclair Lewis Typing

Date: 1925
Description: Sinclair Lewis seated at a typewriter with a cigarette in a holder in his mouth.
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Henry Vilas Zoo

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Description: Several families peer into an animal environment at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). Three small children stand on top of the stone wall and look over...
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Man Gesturing with Cigar

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Description: A man holding a cigar is gesturing wildly. A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt hangs behind him. An unidentified man and Catherine Winston sit on eit...
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Retiring Mail Carrier, Mike Cawley

Date: 05 01 1948
Description: Retiring mail carrier, Mike Cawley, accepting an envelope containing a token of appreciation from Myrtle L. Hansen, clerk of circuit court at the Dane Coun...
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August Krueger with Group

Date: 1867
Description: August Krueger with group of sailors(?).
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Windshield Cleaning at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Factory workers clean the "sweep-around" windshield of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works. A man ...
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Wiping Windshields of "Golden Jubilee" Trucks

Date: 1957
Description: Two factory workers work in the cab of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck while others wipe the "sweep-around" windshield at International Harve...
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Rosa Parks at Clinton Students Gathering

Date: 1956
Description: Rosa Parks attending a Highlander Christmas vacation event for Clinton Black High School Students, the first integrated in the South.
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Farmers Union Workshop Session

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Description: Farmers Union workshop at Southern Alabama. Tom Ludwig is third from the right. They are possibly recording a conversation.
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Man Lighting a Cigar

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Description: Two men smoking cigars, one in the process of lighting his while reading a newspaper, possibly the "Union Farmer".
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South Alabama Fertilizer Coop

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Description: Members of the South Alabama Fertilizer Coop loading bags of fertilizer into a train car.
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Family Reading the "Union Farmer"

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Description: A family reading the newspaper "Union Farmer" together.
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Myles Horton and Grace Hamilton

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Description: Myles Horton and Grace Towns Hamilton during an Urban League meeting at Highlander Folk School.
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Small Group Meeting at Highlander

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Description: A small group meeting at Highlander. From left to right: J.C. McAmis, TVA; Myles Horton, Tennessee Farmers Union; Mr. H.N. Hatley, Tennessee Farmers Union...
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Myles Horton with Man Smoking

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Description: Civil rights period, Delta Ministry. Myles Horton speaking with an African American man smoking a cigar.

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