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Eugenics Demonstration on Wall Street

Date: 10 27 1915
Description: Four impoverished men hired by "The Medical Review of Reviews" carry signs with the eugenics slogans, "I am a burden to myself and the State. Should I be a...
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Daisy Bates at Woolworth's Boycott

Date: 1962
Description: Daisy Bates and others at Woolworth's boycott.
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Wisconsin Human Rights Commission

Date: 06 29 1945
Description: Members of the new Governor's Commission on Human Rights which will promote tolerance on a statewide basis and fight prejudice and hate. Shown left to righ...
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Governor's Commission on Human Rights

Date: 10 13 1949
Description: Group portrait of the twenty three members of the Governor's Commission on Human Rights standing on the steps of the Capitol Building. First row, left to ...
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University of Wisconsin Student Leaders

Date: 01 20 1956
Description: University of Wisconsin student leaders take action against discrimination in private-owned housing. They include, from left: Norman Barton, Frank Chalk He...
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State Panel in Waushara County Electric Cooperative Building

Date: 08 15 1966
Description: A panel of Wisconsin state officials at Waushara County Electric Cooperative building meeting with Oberos Unidos (United Workers) migrant farm workers unio...
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Foster Parents

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Dr. Hertha Tarrasch, center, psychiatrist, spoke to the foster parents, telling them about emotional problems of children. Dr. Tarrasch, who is consulting ...
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State Commission on Human Rights Officers

Date: 03 12 1959
Description: Newly elected officers of the State Commission on Human Rights. "They are, left to right, the Rev. Perry Saito, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Stev...
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Visit of Henry May, Member of the New Zealand Parliament

Date: 03 31 1959
Description: Portrait of Henry May, member of the New Zealand Parliament. May was a guest of the U.S. State Department and visited and spoke in several cities and in co...
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President F.D. Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Measure

Date: 08 14 1935
Description: President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secr...
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Merrill Shepard and Rev. A.C. Schumacher

Date: 05 05 1960
Description: Pictured from left are Merrill Shepard, Chicago, guest speaker and at right, Rev. A.C. Schumacher, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church and master of cerem...
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Gov. Wallace Given Good Reception Here

Date: 04 03 1964
Description: Alabama governor George Wallace shaking hands with members of the Madison Exchange club. They invited Wallace to give a speech at the Cuba Club restaurant ...
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Presidential Political Campaign Emphemera

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Description: An unfolded presidential political campaign three-fold brochure, with a hand-drawn head and shoulders portrait of George H.W. Bush, and a description of hi...
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Epstein Honored at Thomson Luncheon

Date: 10 25 1957
Description: Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, was guest of honor at a luncheon given by Governor and Mrs. Vernon W. Th...

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