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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
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Youthful Republicans for Barry Goldwater

Date: 09 22 1964
Description: Three young men displaying some campaign materials outside their own GOP headquarters in a garage at 8608 W. Meinecke Avenue in Wauwatosa. They are, from l...
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Portrait of a Young European-American Man

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a young European American man posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit, necktie, and lapel pho...
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Girl Scout Week

Date: 10 20 1952
Description: Practicing good posture for the personal health badge are three members of the Girl Scout troop at Lakewood School in Maple Bluff. Pictured left to right a...
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East High School Girl Scouts Troop 48

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Ten seventh grade Girl Scouts of East High School Troop 48 were awarded first class badges at an outdoor ceremony on the Yahara River. They are shown weari...
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Boy Scout Explorer Ball

Date: 04 23 1954
Description: Scouts from Nichols School prepare the flag for the Explorer Court of Awards that preceded the Boy Scout Explorer Ball held at the Army Reserve armory. The...
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Boy Scout Explorer Ball

Date: 04 23 1954
Description: Portrait of four of the scouts who received top awards at the Boy Scout Explorer Ball held at the Army Reserve armory. Left to right are: R.A. Grant, Jon T...
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Young People on Philadelphia Street

Date: 1976
Description: A group of young people walking down a street. They are all wearing coats. A brick building that may be Carpenters' Hall is in the background.
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Eagle Scout Award

Date: 04 01 1958
Description: Robert Whipple pins a miniature badge on his mother, Myrtle Whipple, after receiving an Eagle Scout Badge at Luther Memorial Church. Left to right: Rev. Fr...
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Black Hawk Council Girl Scouts Plan Cookie Sale

Date: 02 23 1960
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Conrad talks over plans for the cookie sale with members of Black Hawk Council Girl Scouts of Sherman school Troop 31. Seated scouts are: Judy...
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Lee Wikoff Gets Eagle Scout Badge

Date: 10 11 1960
Description: Lee Wikoff receives the badge for Eagle Scout during a Scout court of honor held at the Midvale Community Lutheran Church, Tokay Boulevard. Shown, left to ...
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Eagle Scout Presentation

Date: 02 07 1961
Description: Catherine Moore pins the Eagle Scout badge on her son, Bill, at Luther Memorial Church. Bill's father, Wayne, who is the chairman of the troop, looks on wi...
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Eagle Scout Presentation

Date: 02 12 1961
Description: Ernest N. Wackwitz, Sr., scoutmaster of troop sixteen at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, pins an Eagle Scout badge on his son Ernest (Bud) Wackwitz, Jr....
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Roger Boeker Earns Eagle Scout Badge

Date: 03 24 1961
Description: Roger Boeker, Scout Explorer and University of Wisconsin freshman, is presented the Eagle Scout award. Shown (L-R) are: Mrs. Arthur Boeker, aunt; Mr. Leona...
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Girl Scout Cookies

Date: 02 2014
Description: Girl Scouts selling cookies at Festival Foods on Copeland Avenue.
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Sue Ann Hackett in Daniel Boone Costume with Winning Birchbark Prize

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Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Blue Album displaying photograph and object. The outdoor portrait is of Sue Ann Hackett in her first-prize Daniel Boone costume, ...
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Eagle Scout Awards

Date: 10 29 1962
Description: Andrew Anderson, left, and Morris Wee receive their Eagle Scout badges at Bethel Lutheran Church. They are members of Boy Scout Troop 6.
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Eagle Scout Donald Selje

Date: 12 08 1964
Description: Waist-up portrait of Donald Selje, 15, who received his Eagle Scout award at a Troop 27 court of honor at Lakeview American Lutheran Church.
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Group Portrait of Girls of the Boys and Girls Club

Date: 05 1928
Description: Outdoor group portrait of eighth grade girls — rural school festival. All the girls are wearing ribbon badges that read: "Cook County Health Contest."
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The Crowd at the Bernie Sanders Rally

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: A crowd of people, mostly young, are standing or sitting while holding Bernie Sanders campaign signs. There is a large American flag in the background.

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