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| Date: | 11 28 1935 |
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| Description: | John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, speaking. |
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| Description: | Five African American men wearing suits and singing into a microphone. There is a small farmers union sign on the back wall. |
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| Description: | Zilphia Horton playing her accordion at a meeting of the Food and Tobacco Workers Union. On stage behind her is a "Farmers Union" sign with a graphic logo. |
| Date: | 04 15 1966 |
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| Description: | At a demonstration against the payment of taxes to support the war in Vietnam, a young man burns his check to the Internal Revenue Service. Probably in fro... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | Informational meeting for the employees of the Stearns Coal and Lumber Co. at about the time the company was sold. During the 1920s and 1930s the company w... |
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| Description: | Events leading up to the merger of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and the United Packinghouse Workers unions included this appearance by Patrick Gorman of the... |
| Date: | 04 1975 |
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| Description: | "Irwin Silber, an editor of the 'Guardian'," a radical weekly newspaper, speaking to an anti-war rally in a square near a large sculpture. |
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| Description: | Drew Pearson (left), and Robert S. Allen (right), whose syndicated column "Washington Merry Go Round" made them among the nation's best known journalists. ... |
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| Description: | During his career as an entertainer and magician, Ben Bergor of Madison also booked the acts and served as master of ceremonies for many sports shows aroun... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | President Jimmy Carter speaks to a small group of well wishers while Congressman David R. Obey looks on. Photographers are in the crowd. The space is decor... |
| Date: | 08 1995 |
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| Description: | Congressman David R. Obey presents a big check to representatives of Nicolet College. As chairman or ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee O... |
| Date: | 03 1985 |
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| Description: | Arms control talks between visiting Soviets and American legislators. Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey sat in on the talks with Congressman Tom Downey, ... |
| Date: | 07 30 1961 |
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| Description: | Newton Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Comission (FCC), and Harold C. Ostertag, Report From Congress representative are seated together with ... |
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| Description: | Governor Anthony S. Earl stands at a podium on a stage. A man sits at a table draped in blue cloth on the left. Behind Earl sit several men in chairs. Some... |
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| Description: | Brooks McCormick standing behind the microphone at a podium with his arm raised in a gesture. The name tag on his suit coat pocket reads: "Brooks McCormick... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a man speaking at a podium and groups of people sitting at tables around the room. A banner suspended from a balcony reads: "Industrial Re... |
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