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Mitchell Weather Watching

Date: 12 29 1987
Description: Bored travelers at General Mitchell International Airport, apparently taking their cue from a droopy travel poster advertising vacations in the sunny Carib...
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Eastwood Theatre Entrance Lobby

Date: 01 30 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Eastwood Theatre entrance lobby, showing details in the tower, including a large chandelier, and mirrored faux window, murals on the w...
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Workshop at Chattanooga Works

Date: 1930
Description: A worker is standing at a workbench in a shop at the Chattanooga Plow Works. The man may be testing implement parts.
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Wipe Out Discrimination

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Description: Interior view of the entrance to the Highlander Library, with a CIO student entering the doorway. The poster on the window reads: "CIO says, 'Wipe out Disc...
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Scrap Drive Participants Outside IH Dealership

Date: 1942
Description: Two men involved in a scrap drive stand near the door of an International Harvester dealership. There are posters in the window. Next to the man on the rig...
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Will Implement Company

Date: 1942
Description: Exterior of the Will Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. There are posters in the windows next to the front door, and on the right th...
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Poster in East Village Window

Date: 1968
Description: A defunct storefront with a man sitting inside and posters taped in the window. One poster depicts a woman posing in a wet shirt and the other advertises ...
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Putnam Catholic Academy

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a science room at Putnam Catholic Academy, looking out over the desks toward the back of the classroom. In the back is a large gl...
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Men in Front of Post Office and Bank

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Description: Panoramic view from street of sixteen men standing on the sidewalk in front of the Jackson County Bank and the Post Office. On the sidewalk in front of the...
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing work clothes, a hat, and a long apron is standing and posing in front of a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later kno...
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Two Men Delivering Couch

Date: 1972
Description: View through window of two men delivering a couch or sofa from Mastercraft Furniture Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska. Inside the room is a couch with tags o...
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Interior of White Station Freedom House

Date: 1965
Description: The interior of a Freedom House, used by civil rights workers, is decorated with a United States flag and several posters on a wall. A bench below the flag...
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Sextonville Alert Hall

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Description: Exterior of Alert Hall. Near the roof line is a sign with the date "1905". Posters are in the windows and a broadside is posted outside underneath a window...
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Congressman and his Secretary

Date: 06 1970
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his secretary in his office in the United States Capitol.
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Viola Court House

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Description: Exterior view of the "Viola Court House" — a small wooden building where one can find the Justice of the Peace. Posters on the exterior walls promote an up...
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Mathew's Drug Store

Date: 1927
Description: View from street of Mathew's Drug Store, which is a two-story brick building with large display windows on the first floor. A number of people are on sidew...
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Modern Home Hotel

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Description: Front porch at Modern Home Hotel. There is a drinking fountain in the foreground on the left. The furniture on the porch includes a desk, rocking chairs, a...
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A.P. Johnson Tavern on Independence Day

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Description: View from street towards a man and two women sitting in front of a storefront decorated with patriotic streamers. The woman on the left is holding a hand f...
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Window Display of Shirts

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Description: View from sidewalk of a storefront window displaying shirts. The display includes a poster for "Olga Lorraine in 'That Girl' at the Opera House."
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Woman and Child with Dog

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior portrait of a woman, a small girl and a dog standing in front of a wooden building. A weathered Fourth of July poster is pasted on the side of the...

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