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| Date: | 03 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette buying a "buddy poppy" from two women in behalf of the American Legion. The governor is standing in his Wisconsin State Cap... |
| Date: | 12 23 1930 |
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| Description: | Collection of food for Salvation Army. Shows four men, two in uniform, and two wearing suits, in the Strand theater lobby. |
| Date: | 08 17 1948 |
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| Description: | Members of the West Side Business Men's Association shown as they met for the first time at the future site of their new clubhouse and community center on ... |
| Date: | 11 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Robert Hoffman dropping coins into the wishing well at the Capitol Theatre for the Empty Stocking Club and the Kiddie Camp fund to "Help Bring Happiness to... |
| Date: | 09 16 1950 |
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| Description: | "Roundy" Coughlin sitting on a stoop with some neighborhood children who put on a magic show to collect money for Roundy's Fun Fund for handicapped kids. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | A sign on the roof of a car that says, "Grapes = Poverty" supporting the United Farmworkers (UFW)/AFL-CIO grape boycott. The car is parked on a street in f... |
| Date: | 07 18 1958 |
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| Description: | Three men next to a large poster with the words: "World's Largest Insurance Policy issued to Milwaukee Braves on behalf of Citizens of Wisconsin. Vernon Th... |
| Date: | 05 12 1959 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson receives a poppy in his office from Selma Mepham, chairman of the 1959 state poppy drive. Looking on are Florence Wooleve... |
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