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| Date: | 12 17 1982 |
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| Description: | Operetta Scene - The Hansberry-Sands Theater Company performed a scene from "Black Nativity" at St. Agnes Church, 4055 N. 25th St. |
| Date: | 09 06 1988 |
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| Description: | A woman overlooks the Labor-at-the-Lakefront festival next to a banner that reads "Buy Union," "Buy Made in USA," and "Keep the Heart of America Beating." |
| Date: | 09 06 1988 |
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| Description: | A young girl listens to a speech at the Racine Laborfest. She holds a balloon imprinted with the slogan, "Buy Union Buy American." |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | A baby, probably representing the New Year, is depicted wearing a diaper and holding a baby bottle that reads "Jo Beer." The text reads: "A Happy '80. Ohio... |
| Date: | 12 1984 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 05 1983 |
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| Description: | "Theresa American Legion members paid homage to former comrades on Memorial Day at the River Church Cemetery." |
| Date: | 10 31 1987 |
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| Description: | Amanda Basile of Milwaukee's Northwest side dressed as the Milwaukee Journal Green Sheet for Halloween. She made the costume with her mother Penny Chapman ... |
| Date: | 1981 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with the Christ child in a manger surrounded by four praying children, each of a different race, Native American, African American, Caucasian ... |
| Date: | 12 19 1984 |
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| Description: | Hanukkah Ceremony - Abraham Anton uses a servant candle, called the Shamas, to light the first candle of Hanukkah Tuesday night as fellow students watch at... |
| Date: | 1989 |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Tommy Thompson and family, governor of Wisconsin, 1987-2001. The card is a color image of Mr. Thompson, his wife, daughters,... |
| Date: | 1983 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol for the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree. The tree was cut in the Chequamegon National F... |
| Date: | 12 06 1982 |
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| Description: | Custom holiday card for the entertainer Liberace. When the card is open, he is sitting outdoors in a horse-drawn sleigh, wearing a white fur coat. When the... |
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