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Public School

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of public school building with playground. Caption reads: "Public School - Black Earth, Wis."
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Still from "Salt of the Earth"

Date: 1953
Description: Virginia and Clinton Jencks on the set of "Salt of the Earth".
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Six Men on Street

Date: 1909
Description: Group portrait of six men standing in the street. Behind them are storefronts in downtown Black Earth.
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Henrietta Williams in Salt of the Earth

Date: 1953
Description: Henrietta Williams as Teresa Vidal addressing a Union meeting in "Salt of the Earth".
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Horse-Drawn Hearse

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Description: Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving.
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Horses and Carriages Outside Storefronts

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of horses and carriages parked on Black Earth's main thoroughfare. Snow is on the ground.
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Gaylord Nelson Speaking at a Podium

Date: 04 1970
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium during Earth Week with an American flag in the foreground, and the Earth Day flag behind it.
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Horse-Drawn Hearse

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Description: Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving. In the background on the right a small pig is running near a fen...
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Drawing of Bell System's Earth Station

Date: 1962
Description: An illustration of the Bell System's earth station showing some of its functional uses with the Telstar communications satellite.
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Cover of Brochure for "Salt of the Earth"

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Description: Cover of a brochure promoting the film "Salt of the Earth" showing Rosaura Revueltas, with the text, "At last-an honest movie about American working people...
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Earth Day Globe

Date: 1995
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of people wearing hard hats gathered on the National Mall. They are building a huge model of the planet Earth for the 25th A...
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Man Mound House

Date: 07 1933
Description: Front view of Man Mound House, with trees and a walkway which leads to the front door. The walkway appears to be on a mound.
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Gaylord Nelson Speaking

Date: 04 22 1970
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium on Earth Day.
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Children In Jail

Date: 1953
Description: Willie Andazola (left) and Gary Alderette (right) in a jail scene in the film "Salt of the Earth."
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Earth Day Banner Over Street

Date: 04 1973
Description: The city of Burlington is visited by Gaylord Nelson during an Earth Week celebration. The photograph shows a horse-drawn carriage riding down main street, ...
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Gaylord Nelson at a Podium

Date: 04 22 1970
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium on Earth Day with a flag partially visible in the background.
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Earth Day 1970

Date: 04 1970
Description: Acting on the suggestion of his mentor Senator Gaylord Nelson, Wisconsin congressman David R. Obey participated (here at a gym) at the first Earth Day even...
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"Salt of the Earth" Production Still

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Description: Director Herb Biberman and three other men are sitting and standing on a platform built on the roof of a shack during the filming of "Salt of the Earth." B...
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Blockhouse No. 8

Date: 1918
Description: Three uniformed soldiers in the process of constructing Blockhouse No. 8 with logs and earth. The area appears to overlook a ravine.
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Gemini 7

Date: 12 15 1965
Description: The Gemini 7 spacecraft as photographed by the Gemini 6 crew, 160 miles above the earth. The two-man crew of Gemini 7 included Frank Borman and James A. L...

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