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Townsend Club Convention

Date: 1941
Description: Wisconsin attendees at the 6th annual convention of Townsend Clubs, June 30-July 4, 1941. The convention was held in Buffalo, New York. The Townsend Club...
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Protective Gear for Mosquitos

Date: 07 30 1917
Description: For these World War I recruits seen at an unidentified training camp on Long Island, the enemy was not the Germans, but ferocious "Jersey mosquitos" and th...
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Youth Machine Gun Training

Date: 07 1917
Description: Machine gun training on the grounds of Peekskill Military Academy in New York during World War I. The training was part of a state-sponsored military inst...
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John Jermain Library

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Description: Interior view of the John Jermain Library reading room in Sag Harbor, New York. Text on photograph reads: "Interior Of John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, N....
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Milibrook Fox Hunt

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Description: View of men on horseback and dogs preparing for a fox hunt.
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Sagamore Hotel

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Description: Patrons are shown relaxing on the veranda of the Sagamore Hotel in Lake George, New York. The Sagamore opened in 1883 with luxurious and spacious accommoda...
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MacArthur in Tickertape Parade

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur in the midst of a tickertape parade honoring his return from Korea.
Print

New York Lottery Ticket

Date: 1972
Description: Ticket for the New York Lottery.
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New York Newsboy

Date: 1910
Description: A newsboy sells newspapers on the sidewalk while holding a stack of newspapers under his arm.
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Joe McCarthy as Best Man

Date: 06 1945
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform acting as best man at the wedding of his best friend (and later campaign manager), Urban Van Susteren, at Syracuse...
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Van Susteren Wedding Reception

Date: 06 1945
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform at the wedding of his best friend Urban Van Susteren, at Syracus Army Air Force Base. Helen Burlie, the maid of h...
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Hollywood Ten Discussion

Date: 1947
Description: At a luncheon sponsored by Americans for Democratic Action, Paul Hays, chair of the ADA New York chapter, discusses the congressional investigation of Holl...
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Anti-Rosenberg Demonstrators

Date: 1951
Description: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union on March 29, 1951, and sentenced to death. The climate surrounding their trial wa...
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New York Harbor

Date: 1904
Description: New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty and various boats.
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur rides in an open car during the ticker tape parade in his honor. MacArthur had just returned to the United States, having been re...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Leviathan

Date: 1970
Description: Cover of "Leviathan," an underground newspaper, featuring a profile of a Muslim with the barrel of a gun in place of his eye. Topics referenced at the top ...
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Map of Elbridge

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Description: Map of the Eldbridge township of Camillus.
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Immigrants with Christmas Tree

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Description: A group of immigrants pose in front of a tall Christmas tree at Ellis Island.
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Anti-Vietnam War Protest

Date: 07 1966
Description: A couple with three children walking on the sidewalk on their way to or from a peace march.
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Arthur Page and Statue of Liberty

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Description: Arthur W. Page (far left in eyeglasses and hat), poses with business associates and a little girl in costume. The Statue of Liberty is in the background.

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