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Edgar William Gordon
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View looking out window at a man who is washing the window. Caption reads: "Edgar Gordon spreads cleanliness and happiness." Edgar William Gordon was a window cleaner in Milwaukee, and he played alto horn in the First Brigade Civil War band. He made a lifelong mission out of encouraging positive interaction between white and black members of the community. He died in 1997.
January 15, 1987
Cassidy, George R. (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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Tejumola F. Ologboni
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First Day of School
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Impoverished Tannery Worker
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Denita Love
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Grand Pair
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An older woman and a young girl are holding hands and smiling. They are both wearing traditional Hmong jewelry, including the xauv (necklace) and a silver headdress. Caption reads: "GRAND PAIR — Hm...
