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| Date: | 07 27 1989 |
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| Description: | A man is helping another man, who is in a wheelchair, to pass a basketball. Caption reads: "HELPING HAND — Greg Birmingham, coordinator of the Easter Seal ... |
| Date: | 11 14 1964 |
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| Description: | A young man is smiling and looking at a jazz trumpeter, of whom only his hands and trumpet can be seen. Caption reads: "Morris Gray, 11, of 2801 N. 11th St... |
| Date: | 08 15 1983 |
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| Description: | Members of a choir singing, with microphones in front of them. Caption reads: "Members of the Ebenezer Church of God in Christ performed a gospel drama Sun... |
| Date: | 10 02 1960 |
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| Description: | A woman is holding the handle of an unidentified gardening tool and posing in her yard. Caption reads: "Winning one of six plaques for yard beautification ... |
| Date: | 01 19 1969 |
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| Description: | Several people are smiling and watching a woman playing a piano. Caption reads: "A HAPPY TUNE — Mrs. Earer Turner played spirituals and jazz for a group of... |
| Date: | 05 05 1955 |
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| Description: | A young man is standing and smiling and looking at a woman sitting on the left, while another young man sitting on the right is looking on. In front of the... |
| Date: | 01 15 1987 |
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| Description: | View looking out window at a man who is washing the window. Caption reads: "Edgar Gordon spreads cleanliness and happiness." Edgar William Gordon was a ... |
| Date: | 03 30 1979 |
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| Description: | Two women in costumes posing and stretching out their arms towards the camera. Caption reads: "Phyllis Bickham (left) and Amber Kelly will alternate in the... |
| Date: | 11 14 1964 |
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| Description: | A young man on the left is talking and gesturing to an older man on the right who is partially turned away towards an automobile in the background. Caption... |
| Date: | 11 14 1964 |
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| Description: | A boy is looking at a person in the foreground, who is out of focus. Another object — possibly a microphone stand — is also in the foreground and out of fo... |
| Date: | 03 09 1965 |
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| Description: | A boy is standing and resting his arms on a windowsill and smiling while looking over his shoulder towards the camera. Caption reads: "Kevin Stark, 2, of 2... |
| Date: | 10 23 1985 |
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| Description: | A man us sitting on concrete steps, and is wearing a beret, eyeglasses, and a sweater. Caption reads: "Phillip Moreland, a Milwaukee longshoreman idled by ... |
| Date: | 05 20 1989 |
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| Description: | Two young men stand together. One is holding a sign that is barely visible. Next to him is another sign that reads "Come and help STOP the VIOLENCE". Capti... |
| Date: | 10 01 1977 |
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| Description: | Several African-American teenagers are standing outside a building, some wearing coats and some under umbrellas. A sign reads: "Fight for the Right." Capti... |
| Date: | 07 24 1983 |
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| Description: | Close-up of two people holding hands, one white and one black. Caption reads: "Black-white couples say that racial difference is no big deal for them, but ... |
| Date: | 01 11 1935 |
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| Description: | Several women are sitting at sewing machines. Caption reads: "Milwaukee, Wis Jan 11, 1935. Women making new and repairing old clothing for relief families.... |
| Date: | 02 26 1957 |
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| Description: | Three musicians are on a stage; an audience is in the background. One man in the foreground is playing the drums, another man is playing a tenor saxophone,... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Two African American men smiling while holding a poster. The poster includes a drawing of two smiling police officers and the text: "Milwaukee Policemen ar... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Front cover and back pages of brochure. Includes photographs and a political cartoon from the Milwaukee Journal. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Inside pages with articles and photographs from the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel. |
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