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Mr. and Mrs. Robert La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1925
Description: Snapshot of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Belle Case La Follette taken shortly before his death.
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Alan Shepard

Date: 1966
Description: Astronaut Alan Shepard (second from the left), then the head of NASA's astronaut office, talks with the press at Cape Canaveral before the Gemini 8. On Apr...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: Carl Bates in his airplane. The bottom half of the card shows the beginning of a race between Bates' invention and an automobile. Bates was from Clear Lake...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: The airplane invented by Carl S. Bates on the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida. Coverage of this event by a local newspaper noted that the advantages of Bat...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: Carl S. Bates, a young inventor from Clear Lake, Iowa, about to race the Buick owned by Louis Strang on the beach at Daytona Beach. Bates originally chall...
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John F. Kennedy at West Palm Beach

Date: 04 1963
Description: John F. Kennedy and another man by a white car at West Palm Beach. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "on Lake Worth while visiting Fred and ...
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Joe Adcock Leaning on a bat

Date: 04 09 1961
Description: Portrait of Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock leaning on a bat. Image was taken during spring training, 1961.
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Eddie Mathews

Date: 04 14 1957
Description: Milwaukee Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews, taken at spring training. The Braves' Indian head patch, seen here on Mathews' sleeve, was replaced by the "...
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Andy Pafko at Spring Training

Date: 03 19 1957
Description: Milwaukee Braves outfielder Andy Pafko (left), at spring training with an unidentified individual. Pafko, who was born in Boyceville, Wisconsin, was plato...
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Bill Bruton at Bat

Date: 04 02 1955
Description: Milwaukee Braves outfielder Bill Bruton taking batting practice during spring training. Bruton led the National League in stolen bases in 1953, '54, and '5...
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Bill Bruton

Date: 06 04 1953
Description: Milwaukee Braves outfielder Bill Bruton, photographed at spring training. Bruton hit the first major league home run at Milwaukee County Stadium in the Bra...
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Eddie Mathews Demonstrates his Swing

Date: 03 28 1954
Description: Milwaukee Braves third baseman Eddie mathews demonstrates his swing during spring training.
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Joe Adcock with Andy Pafko

Date: 03 12 1957
Description: Milwaukee Braves player Joe Adcock pictured with Andy Pafko at spring training.
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Gainesville 8

Date: 03 06 1973
Description: Seven members of the Gainesville 8, members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War who were charged attempting to disrupt the 1972 Republican convention, ...
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Gainesville 8

Date: 1973
Description: The Gainesville 8, all members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in Vietnam, photographed on the day of their arraignment on charges of conspiring to...
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On Strike at Jones-Chambliss

Date: 02 1949
Description: An unidentified striking member of the United Packinghouse Workers of America at the Jones-Chambliss company. This photograph appeared in the Packinghouse ...
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Business District

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the business district. Signs read: "Ford authorized sales and service" and "Kodaks."
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Elevated View of Business District

Date: 1910
Description: An elevated view of the business district. Signs read: "United Fruit and Cigar Store" and "Wrigley's P.K. chewing sweet."
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Ridgewood Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: View across lawn toward the Ridgewood Hotel with an automobile parked in front. A flag is flying from the top of the hotel. A horse-drawn vehicle is on the...
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Idlewild Apartments

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Idlewild Apartments. Two cars are parked outside of the arched entrance to the Spanish adobe apartment house.

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