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Nurse in front of Refrigerator

Date: 04 16 1935
Description: A nurse in uniform standing in front of an open refrigerator, checking vials of medicines at the Wisconsin General Hospital.
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West High School Boys Basketball Team

Date: 12 22 1948
Description: The West High School basketball team will take part in a holiday double-header at the field house. The players are shown left to right: first row, Peter ...
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Tomac Plasma Bank

Date: 1944
Description: A woman in a white dress, probably a nurse or volunteer, places a container into a "Tomac Plasma Bank," a refrigeration unit developed by International Har...
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West High School Basketball Team

Date: 12 27 1950
Description: Group portrait of 15 players and 2 managers of the undefeated Madison West High School basketball team.
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Brown in Africa

Date: 07 1941
Description: This portrait of CBS reporter Cecil Brown, then based in Rome, was taken during his tour of North Africa. It was later used as the cover illustration for h...
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Pearl White in "Pearl of the Army"

Date: 1916
Description: Pearl White stands in front of a painted studio background, sword in hand, wearing the female version of a U.S. Army cavalry uniform.
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Man Emptying Trash Barrel into Garbage Truck

Date: 1973
Description: An African-American man is dumping a barrel of trash into an International Harvester Scout with a dump body driven by another African-American man. They ar...
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083 - Campers with Record Player

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Description: Three campers gathered around a record player on a chair in a grassy area on a hill near trees. One camper is standing over the record player, holding a re...
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National League for Women's Service Float

Date: 1917
Description: Parade float on which ten women are standing, some posing with knitting needles or behind a sewing machine. Two men and one woman are standing on the groun...
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Sherman School Girl Scouts Take Trip to Minneapolis

Date: 06 17 1960
Description: Thirteen Girl Scouts from Troop 31 from Sherman School prepare to depart on a bus to Minneapolis. The Girl Scouts will earn points for their travel badge. ...
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On the set of "The Only Thing"

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Description: Director Jack Conway and screenwriter Elinor Glyn talk to Eleanor Boardman and Conrad Nagel on the set of the 1925 film "The Only Thing". The four stand un...
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Grand Master Arrives for Conclave

Date: 07 27 1937
Description: A woman and two uniformed men are walking together. They are passing between two rows of uniformed men presenting swords. Caption reads: "GRAND MASTER ARRI...

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