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Heavy Load

Date: 06 24 1988
Description: A caravan of carts full of recyclables is towed by the man who collected them to earn a little extra cash.
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Operetta Scene

Date: 12 17 1982
Description: Operetta Scene - The Hansberry-Sands Theater Company performed a scene from "Black Nativity" at St. Agnes Church, 4055 N. 25th St.
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Eddie Carthan Victory Party

Date: 1982
Description: Victory celebration for Eddie Carthan, the black activist mayor of Tchula, Mississippi. Carthan was convicted on charges of robbery and murder in 1981. Thi...
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Eddie Carthan Victory Party

Date: 1983
Description: Eddie Carthan, the black mayor of Tchula, Mississippi, seen at the party celebrating the commutation of his sentence. Carthan was jailed on charges thought...
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Harry Haywood

Date: 12 1984
Description: Harry Haywood, seated at the left, one of the leading American communists, at the holiday party of the "Guardian" newspaper, the year before his death. Abe...
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Packer Kenneth Davis on Field

Date: 08 22 1987
Description: Green Bay Packer Kenneth Davis lying on the field during a preseason game against the Washington Redskins at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI. The Packe...
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Packer Kelly Cook on Sideline

Date: 08 22 1987
Description: Green Bay Packer running back Kelly Cook (#20) sits on a bench getting some assistance on the sideline during a preseason game against the Washington Redsk...
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Campaign for Vice President

Date: 10 07 1980
Description: During his campaign for the vice presidency on John Anderson's National Unity ticket, former Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey greeted residents at the S...
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Bellafonte and Obey

Date: 04 1987
Description: Singer Harry Bellafonte, then the ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) testified on behalf of the fund before the House Appropriation...
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Vel Phillips in a Group Portrait

Date: 07 1980
Description: Vel Phillips in a large group portrait of mostly women. The women are wearing dresses and coats and have name tags on their lapels. A building with large g...
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Dale and Vel Phillips

Date: 04 19 1980
Description: Dale and Vel Phillips sit behind a table.
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Vel Phillips and Keynote Speakers

Date: 03 12 1980
Description: The Minority Engineering Students Luncheon Keynote Speakers. From the left are: Al Hampton, Vel Phillips, Fred Johnson, W.R. Marshall, Ninenee Coleman, UW ...
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Birdwatching at Horicon Marsh

Date: 01 17 1980
Description: Group portrait at Horicon Marsh. Vel Phillips stands in the middle of the group wearing a coat and dark pants. The man on the far right is W. Dale Phillips...
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Vel Phillips and Woman at Copenhagen

Date: 07 1980
Description: Vel Phillips wearing a light brown outfit and necklace. She is sitting next to another woman with brown hair. They are sitting in a waiting room with other...
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Vel Phillips in Colorful Dress

Date: 07 1980
Description: Vel Phillips sitting and wearing a multicolored dress. She is in a room with a woman standing on the right, and a man and woman sitting on the left.
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Vel Phillips, Bronson La Follette, and Charles P. Smith

Date: 05 1982
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips wearing a pink top and a necklace standing between two men. On the left is Wisconsin Attorney G...
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Portrait of Luke

Date: 1982
Description: Waist-up portrait of a man (Luke). He is wearing a light jacket over a shirt.
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Vel Phillips and W. Dale Phillips

Date: 05 1982
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Vel Phillips, wearing a name tag that reads "Secretary of State," standing next to her husband, W. Dale Phillips, who is wearing...
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Vel and Dale Phillips

Date: 06 04 1985
Description: Vel Phillips wearing striped shorts standing next to her son, Dale Phillips. They are standing in front of a doorway.
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Vel and Dale Phillips

Date: 12 1981
Description: Vel Phillips sitting with her husband W. Dale Phillips, who is holding a cup that says "Holiday Folk Fair." This image is affixed to a holiday card Vel and...

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