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Newspaper Article/Clipping

La Follette as Congressman

Date: 10 1890
Description: Engraved illustration from Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly depicting the members of the House Ways and Means Committee during the deliberations on th...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

1st Wisconsin Cavalry Veterans

Date: 1902
Description: Newspaper page with a composite of portraits of the First Wisconsin Cavalry veterans from the Civil War who enlisted at Ripon, Wisconsin.
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Underground Newspaper Cover: The Chicago Seed

Date: 1968
Description: Cover of "The Chicago Seed," an underground newspaper, featuring Santa Claus crucified on a dollar sign. The landscape below is made from collaged advertis...
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Underground Newspaper Cover: Maine Times

Date: 11 26 1971
Description: Cover of "Maine Times," an underground newspaper, featuring a photograph of a boy holding a rifle and posing next to a deer, suspended from his garage. The...
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Underground Newspaper Cover: News from Nowhere

Date: 08 1970
Description: Cover of "News from Nowhere," an underground newspaper, featuring a mosaic image of an African American male face.
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Ramparts Magazine Cover

Date: 04 1966
Description: Cover of "Ramparts," an underground newspaper, featuring a drawing of then Vietnamese first lady Madame Nhu in a Michigan State University cheerleading uni...
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Underground Newspaper Cover: Liberated Guardian

Date: 05 01 1970
Description: Cover of "Liberated Guardian," an underground newspaper, featuring black rebel soldiers carrying firearms. The central figure has a button with a photograp...
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School of Housekeeping Scenes

Date: 12 27 1899
Description: Illustrations from the Boston Herald of scenes at the school of housekeeping, including "in the kitchen" and "studying hygiene".
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"Old Abes" Basketball Team

Date: 03 15 1962
Description: Newspaper clipping of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin high school basketball team in action against the Beloit high school team in statewide tournament play.

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American Velocipede Advertisement

Date: 03 1869
Description: Engraved image of a man riding an American Improved Velocipede.
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Dr. Lapham at the Age of 38 Years

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Description: Newspaper photograph of a daguerreotype portrait of Increase Lapham taken in 1849.
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"Parted On Their Wedding Day" Article

Date: 05 27 1934
Description: A sensational newspaper article about a newlywed couple encountering a sea serpent which resembles the Loch Ness monster.
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"Gigantic Robots" Article

Date: 04 29 1934
Description: An illustrated, sensational article about giant robots replacing soldiers in fighting wars.
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Hubbard Bee Hive Advertisement

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Description: Newspaper clipping of an advertisement for the Hubbard Bee Hive illustrating contrasting types of beekeeping. The illustration is of two yards of beehives ...
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African American Men Going To Vote

Date: 1963
Description: Nathaniel Smith and Ernest Morgan enter the St. Francisville courthouse to vote. Three white men are sitting on a porch railing outside of the courthouse.
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Page From The Student Voice

Date: 08 05 1964
Description: Page 4 of The Student Voice featuring the title "Shootings, Beatings, Bombings and Burnings," and a photograph of Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Freedom Vote Candidates

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: Four small black-and-white portraits of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party candidates: Fannie Lou Hamer, Annie Devine, Aaron Henry, and Victoria Gray...
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Wisconsin Pavilion News

Date: 04 1964
Description: Front page of a publication promoting the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The page features stories about the pavilion, an architectu...
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Their Uncle Jere

Date: 03 28 1892
Description: Newspaper clipping cartoon drawing of Jeremiah Rusk as a towering figure standing above a small crowd of men in a field. Rusk wears a hat and vest, his sle...
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Orphan Train Arrival

Date: 04 30 1909
Description: Newspaper clipping of prospective parents looking up at children in the windows of the orphan train. The caption reads: "The Arrival of the Babies."

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