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Trouble Shooting

Date: 09 29 1962
Description: Electronics training at the United School of Electronic Trades gives a student the opportunity to trouble shoot problems.
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Telephone Conversation

Date: 03 27 1963
Description: A three-year-old girl uses a toy telephone, and carries on an imaginary conversation at a preschool.
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Miss Mary Barnes and the Hat

Date: 01 09 1963
Description: Mary Barnes, wearing a mink stole and pearls, modeling her outrageous hat. It is wired to light 10 street lights that are arranged around the brim.
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Spring Growth

Date: 03 17 1963
Description: A girl inspects the growth of potted seeds.
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Swearing Allegiance

Date: 05 02 1963
Description: During part of a ceremony, citizens raise their right hands and swear allegiance to the United States in the federal building to receive citizenship certif...
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Sixth Street Viaduct

Date: 1950
Description: View from the top of a warehouse at the south end of 6th Street. There is a traffic jam on both sides of the viaduct. On the left, one man is walking on th...
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Ladies Inspecting a Garden

Date: 1958
Description: Group of ladies inspecting the gardens at the Harry Stratton residence.
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Country Club Ladies Performing

Date: 1962
Description: Lady members of the Brynwood Country Club performing a musical skit at the club's opening luncheon. They are concluding a historical “fashion” show, wearin...
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Miss Popularity

Date: 1957
Description: Louise Carter of Milwaukee, 17-years-old, the winner of a popularity contest at a dance held by the Katty Club (Knowledge and Truth Through Youth) at the M...
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Queen of Alverno College

Date: 02 23 1958
Description: Carolyn Baier, 20, queen of the Alverno College club fair.
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Olivia King

Date: 11 26 1970
Description: A candid portrait of Olivia King in her kitchen at their home on Rabbit Ridge on the Menominee reservation.
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A Mystery was Solved

Date: 01 30 1963
Description: A small child is laying in a bed and staring intently. A breathing tube is taped to her nose, and an adhesive bandage is on her forehead. Next to her is a ...
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Third Annual Country Art Fair

Date: 07 10 1958
Description: A woman in the foreground is holding a bell, while two other women in the background are smiling at her. The woman on the right is standing and holding a f...
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Doris Minow in Golf Attire

Date: 06 03 1962
Description: A woman is posing in an outfit, holding a golf club. A large group of women are sitting in chairs at tablesin the background. Caption reads: "Today's go...
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Ann Agulnick

Date: 06 03 1962
Description: A woman posing holding a fan in her right hand. She is wearing a fascinator, a "flapper"-style dress, lace gloves, and a purse on a silk ribbon over her wr...
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Commercial Fishing

Date: 01 27 1955
Description: A commercial fishing boat on Lake Michigan despite the fact that it is 10 degrees below zero. Ice coats various parts of the ship. On the right, fish are f...
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4-H Fair

Date: 07 21 1954
Description: A boy is lining up his bull for judging in the Waukesha County Junior Fair. The event is taking place in a tent. Spectators in folding chairs are sitting o...
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Vapor Trails

Date: 08 1955
Description: A dramatic sky behind a silhouette of trees.
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Gulls on Lake Michigan

Date: 01 1955
Description: A small flock of seagulls landing on the surface of the lake.
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Cynthia Adams, "Talenteen" Finalist

Date: 04 01 1963
Description: Overhead view of a young woman playing a grand piano. Caption reads: "One of 10 "Talenteen" finalists, Cynthia Adams, 15, of 3365 S. 69th st., perfo...

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