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Nurses

Date: 1900
Description: Eight nurses in uniform posing in front of a building (probably their workplace). Some of the women are holding a bedframe, pail, and a broom, and other it...
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The Slide

Date: 1880
Description: Engraving for "Peterson's Magazine" of women in maids' uniforms sliding down an icy path in the snow.
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Television for Patients

Date: 1950
Description: Hospital or nursing home patients are able to view television in their rooms.
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Polio Shot Time

Date: 11 15 1955
Description: All seven siblings in the Marnell family lining up for their polio inoculations.
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Students Board Bus at Auburndale District School

Date: 03 22 1938
Description: Students boarding an International D-30 school bus outside the Auburndale 47th District School in Jefferson County. Some students appear to be dressed as c...
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First to Fly — Army Demonstration

Date: 09 1908
Description: Among the spectators present to watch Orville Wright's demonstration of the Wright Flyer at Fort Myer, Virginia, were Lt. Frank P. Lahm (left), one of the ...
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Crocheting Doilies

Date: 04 17 1957
Description: A Girl Scout crocheting doilies at a senior citizens' care center with her "adoptive grandmother."
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Red Cross First Aid Training

Date: 02 11 1942
Description: Two women applying bandages to a female patient with a nurse looking on. They are Wisconsin State Capitol employees learning first aid from the Red Cross.
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Girl Scouts at Loraine Hotel

Date: 12 12 1936
Description: Elevated view from balcony of large group of Girl Scouts in the dining room of the Loraine Hotel. Many of the girls are sitting on the floor in the front, ...
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East High School Choir

Date: 01 11 1935
Description: Group portrait of A Cappella choir of East High School, under the direction of Cecile Vogelbaugh.
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Goodyear Service Employees and NRA Sign

Date: 08 01 1933
Description: Group portrait of 13 Goodyear Service employees. Includes one woman, and nine men in uniform, posing in front of a store window with an NRA (National Recov...
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Atlas Beer Delivery by Airplane

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ira Chambers of the Atlas Distributing Co. is shown receiving the first case of Atlas Beer, of Chicago, Illinois, from the pilot of a Northwest Airlines pl...
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Dancers at Policemen's Ball

Date: 02 22 1933
Description: Charles O. Burmeister, general chairman of the event, dancing with Miss Florence Huston, at Policemen's ball, East High School.
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DVA Women on Fire Truck

Date: 02 23 1933
Description: Group of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary women on a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 S. Webster Street. On the far left i...
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Raquel Torres Visits Grace Beauty Shop

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Actress Raquel Torres gets a facial from Ida Osthoff, manager of Grace Beauty Shop 132 State Street, while Josephine Armbrecht, beauty operator, gives her ...
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Lowell School Girls Baseball Team

Date: 07 13 1932
Description: Group portrait of Lowell School playground girls' baseball team.
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Capitol Park Fountain and Bjorgvin Singing Society

Date: 06 03 1932
Description: Group portrait of uniformed members of the Bjorgvin Singing Society of Chicago, most of whom were born in Bergen, Norway, taken in front the Centennial Fou...
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East High School Sophomore Girl's Basketball Team

Date: 03 18 1931
Description: East High School sophomore girl's basketball team. There is a total of 25 in the group, including the female coach.
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New Year's Coffee Party

Date: 12 31 1930
Description: Group of people drinking coffee and being served donuts on New Year's Eve at the Strand Theater. In the center is a sign for the "Just Imagine" movie.
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Woman Exiting International Station Wagon

Date: 05 14 1936
Description: A woman is stepping out of an International station wagon while the driver is holding the vehicle's door open. The station wagon is parked near the tail se...

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