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| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The brother of Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman), Harry Melkman, and a friend, are dressed up for Purim party; Amsterdam. |
| Date: | 09 01 1952 |
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| Description: | The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile passes by spectators watching the Labor Day parade on Capitol Square. City Hall is visible in the background. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of three candles with two decorative halos behind them. Metallic silver frame. Text in lower right corner reads: "Glad Tidings." Printed in re... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with two flamingos standing in a stream with water lilies. Palm trees are on the banks. The right edge is die cut. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with a line drawing of just the head of a child, possibly a cherub, with the word "PEACE" in the background. Below it says "Christmas 1918." L... |
| Date: | 05 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Memorial Day, "Poppy Day," Committee. Three men in uniform stand for a group portrait in front of a stucco wall. |
| Date: | 05 1993 |
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| Description: | "American Legion members honor deceased comrades on Memorial Day." |
| Date: | 04 1996 |
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| Description: | "Village President Chris Giese accepts a Tree City USA Award on Arbor Day." |
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| Description: | Ink drawing of a bearded, African buffalo standing in the snow and wearing a stocking hat. In the background are two evergreen trees that are emblematic of... |
| Date: | 05 1993 |
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| Description: | Mourners, miltary band, and white crosses on Memorial day. |
| Date: | 03 2014 |
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| Description: | Michael Pierce Murphy in his giant leprauchan hat and decorated scooter wheelchair at Becker Plaza. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A Christmas greeting card with gold border and fringe on three sides. Flowers, berries and ferns are the background to the gold text which reads, "Merry Ch... |
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| Description: | Holiday greeting postcard with an illustration of a boy and a girl holding a large wishbone decorated with holly and berries. Chromolithograph and embossed... |
| Date: | 05 31 1954 |
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| Description: | Children lining the street for the Memorial Day parade around Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 03 04 1958 |
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| Description: | Three women at a table cutting paper shamrocks of different sizes. They are making the holiday crafts at a dining room table. |
| Date: | 12 02 1958 |
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| Description: | Margaret Stephan making a batch of her favorite "Almond Crisps" cookies. |
| 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: | 11 25 1965 |
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| Description: | A man takes pleasure in the carving of the Thanksgiving turkey, with other food items in the foreground and vending machines behind him. |
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