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United States Flag

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Description: The United States Flag on a pole, waving. The United States Capitol stands in the background.
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Three Men Posing Around a Stump

Date: 1935
Description: Three men, likely United States Resettlement Administration workers, pose around a stump.
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United Nations Security Council Meeting

Date: 1946
Description: Filming by NBC of the United Nations security council meeting at Hunter College.
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Banner design for "The Great Dictator."

Date: 10 15 1940
Description: Photograph of a banner promoting Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator."
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United States Flag

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Description: The United States Flag on a pole, waving. Photograph published by Detroit Publishing Company.
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Nine photograph composite for "The Emperor Jones"

Date: 1933
Description: Nine scenes featuring Paul Robeson from the 1933 motion picture "The Emperor Jones."
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New Brundage Farm

Date: 1935
Description: View of the farm to which the Brundage family moved with the assistance of The United States Resettlement Administration.
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United States Sugar Beet Company

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Description: An exterior view of the United States Sugar Beet Company, located on Atwood Avenue.
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Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas

Date: 1941
Description: Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas in a publicity still for That Uncertain Feeling (United Artists, 1941).
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Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and D.W. Griffith

Date: 02 1919
Description: Four of the founders of United Artists, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and D.W. Griffith.
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Old Brundage Farm in Site I

Date: 1935
Description: View of the dilapidated farm from which the Brundage family moved with the assistance of The United States Resettlement Administration.
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Pushing Car Out of Mud

Date: 1935
Description: A United States Resettlement Administration field worker pushing his car out of a muddy patch of road.
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First Congregational United Church of Christ

Date: 1918
Description: First Congregational United Church of Christ building located at 131 6th Avenue at Broadway.
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Burgess Meredith, Merle Oberon, and Melvyn Douglas

Date: 1941
Description: Burgess Meredith, Merle Oberon, and Melvyn Douglas in a publicity still for That Uncertain Feeling (United Artists, 1941).
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43rd Annual Meeting of the United Community Chest Held at U.W. Memorial Union

Date: 01 12 1965
Description: The 43rd annual meeting of the United Community Chest (United Way) is held at the U.W. Memorial Union. Guest speaker is Dr. George Plain, South Bend, India...
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United Community Chest Group Tours McArdle Laboratory at U.W. Hospitals

Date: 04 29 1964
Description: One of four United Community Chest (United Way) panel groups tours the McArdle Laboratory at the U.W. Hospitals to see how United Givers funds are used by ...
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Madison United Givers' Fund First Drive

Date: 10 23 1950
Description: Oscar Gustave Mayer, left, campaign chairman of the first Madison United Givers' Fund campaign, presents a Red Feather award to Claude Bell, United Givers'...
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Paul Robeson in Pullman uniform

Date: 1933
Description: Studio publicity portrait of Paul Robeson dressed in a Pullman porter's uniform for the 1933 film "The Emperor Jones."
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Car Stuck in Mud

Date: 1935
Description: View from rear left of a car belonging to a United States Resettlement Administration field worker stuck in a muddy road. A man stands at the front of the ...
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Juggler at United Automobile Workers Dance

Date: 09 06 1947
Description: Juggler performing at the Harvest Festival Dance sponsored by Local 75, United Automobile Workers (Seaman Body Company), State Fair Park.

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