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Treasure and Trinket Fund

Date: 01 1918
Description: Mrs. William Bartlett of the Aviation Committee of the National Special Aid Society, examines metal objects donated by members to be sold to benefit Americ...
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Hollywood Ten Discussion

Date: 1947
Description: At a luncheon sponsored by Americans for Democratic Action, Paul Hays, chair of the ADA New York chapter, discusses the congressional investigation of Holl...
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Woman Working at Newspaper Stand

Date: 1969
Description: A woman stands behind the counter under an awning of a newspaper stand.
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Pedestrians on Sidewalk

Date: 1969
Description: Numerous pedestrians walk on the sidewalk of a busy street.
Poster

Free Angela Davis Poster

Date: 02 1971
Description: Poster advocating the liberation of Angela Davis, an American Communist organizer and professor associated with the Black Panther movement. Created by The...
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Anti-Vietnam War Protest

Date: 07 1966
Description: A couple with three children walking on the sidewalk on their way to or from a peace march.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Speaks for SCEF

Date: 05 26 1959
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at a fund-raising event for SCEF, the Southern Conference Educational Fund, held at the Hotel Delmonico. She praised SCEF particul...
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Snow Removal

Date: 02 15 1926
Description: A man using a modified McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor to clear snow from a city street. The cab of the tractor is labeled "D.S.C. City of New York."
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Picket Line Compassion

Date: 01 16 1946
Description: On the first day of their strike against the Cudahy Company, picketing workers in New York City permit the loading of cartons of ham and bacon for city hos...
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YWCA Lounge at Christmas

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Description: A view of the YWCA lounge at Christmas. Four women and a dog sit in front of an ornate fireplace. A large Christmas tree stands to the left of the fireplac...
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YWCA Patio

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Description: Four African-American women read and enjoy the outdoor patio at the YWCA. The brick patio area features a small garden with a birdbath.
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Four Lithuanian Women

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Description: A portrait of four Lithuanian women in costumes for the World's Fair in 1939.
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The "Guardian's" 40th Anniversary

Date: 10 23 1978
Description: Staff of the "Guardian," the Marxist-Leninist weekly newspaper, taken on the 40th anniversary of the paper's establishment. The cake is decorated with a ha...
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Belfrage Deportation

Date: 05 1953
Description: Cedric Belfrage (facing the camera and wearing a tie) talks to the staff of the "National Guardian" about his appearance before the McCarthy Committee at w...
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Veterans Day Parade

Date: 1991
Description: Members of the Clarence Fitch Chapter of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, marching in a Veterans' Day event, probably in New York City.
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Edward R. Murrow at OPC

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: Edward R. Murrow, standing near the banner, speaks to a special Overseas Press Club luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria honoring CBS correspondents. Immediatel...
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Family Loading Truck

Date: 1967
Description: Shelly and Mary Louise Grossman, and their children Keith and Julie, load items including teddy bears, suitcases, and boxes into an International Scout tru...
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Amelia on Tour

Date: 11 08 1928
Description: Amelia Earhart (first row, right), the speaker for a meeting of the Advertising Women of New York. Elsie Wilson, president of the club is seated next to he...
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The Incomparable Hildegarde

Date: 03 1941
Description: Hildegarde Loretta Sell, better known as Hildegarde, was a well known cabaret singer who was born in Adell, Wisconsin in 1906 and raised in New Holstein. D...
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Dorothy Dignam

Date: 04 1949
Description: Dorothy Dignam, one of the first women employed in the advertising business, speaking to the survey course of advertising offered by the Advertising Women ...

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