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Group Camping Out for Tickets

Date: 1958
Description: Three men wrapped up in blankets waiting at a stadium box office for tickets to go on sale. The man in the middle is reading a book. The man on the right h...
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Gene Autry, His Horse Champion, and a Boy

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Description: Indoor portrait of cowboy star Gene Autry, helping a boy to sit up in the saddle of his trick-riding horse, Champion. Both Gene Autry and the boy are dress...
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Hawaiian Night, Sky-View Nursing Home

Date: 03 29 1962
Description: Three women with leis around their necks. Caption reads: "It was Hawaiian night Wednesday for patients at the Sky-View nursing home, 901 S. 3rd St. Mrs. Ca...
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Audichron

Date: 03 02 1954
Description: Stanley E. Bennett, a First Wisconsin National Bank cashier, listens to the handset while John T. Frymark, a Wisconsin Telephone Company central office for...
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New Emblem Club Officers

Date: 04 27 1956
Description: Four women wearing gowns and are gloves. One of the women is handing a gavel to another. Caption reads: "New officers of Emblem Club No. 44 of the Milwauke...
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Marquette University Students in March

Date: 03 01 1956
Description: Two women are posing on the steps outside a building. Both have open books on their laps. Caption reads: "The month of March began on a good note Thursday ...
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Four Ukranian Brothers

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Four men standing together and smiling at each other. Two of the men are shaking hands. On the wall behind them is a Christmas card held in place by a smal...
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Railroad Executives at Dinner

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Four men in tuxedos smiling and talking to each other. Drapes are in the background. Caption reads: "Among others at the dinner were (from left) W.W. Brown...
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Smokey the Bear and Thomas Smagalski

Date: 11 1958
Description: A boy is smiling and looking at the mascot, Smokey the Bear. Caption reads: "Nov. 1958. Smokey the Bear (James Coleman, U.S. Forester) and Thomas Smagalski...
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Miss Mary Basso and Mosaics

Date: 10 07 1954
Description: A woman is smiling while pointing to a tile on a mosaic she is displaying in front of her. Two other mosaics are next to her. The caption reads: "A lecture...
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Preaches Here

Date: 10 12 1930
Description: A smiling woman is posing with an open book (probably a Bible) in one hand, and has her other hand raised. Caption reads: "Preaches Here. A girl evangelist...
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Cantor in City

Date: 08 30 1929
Description: A boy is standing and posing wearing a tallit and a kashket, as well as a robe, tie, and wristwatch. Caption reads: "Cantor in City. A 13-year-old cantor w...
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Queen Maryann Kromrey

Date: 12 29 1955
Description: A woman in a formal gown is sitting and smiling, and holding a corsage. A statue of the Virgin Mary is standing on a table next to her. Caption reads: "The...
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Queen for a Day

Date: 03 13 1955
Description: A woman is sitting and smiling, and wearing a crown. She is holding an opened package, and next to her is a bag advertising Coca-Cola. Caption reads: "'...
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Chef Paul Golde

Date: 03 28 1956
Description: A man in a chef's uniform is preparing a row of shrimp along a cooked salmon on a platter. Caption reads: "A salmon dish decorated with shrimp by Chef Paul...
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Hays School Graduation Cake

Date: 06 14 1956
Description: Three young people and one adult woman are sitting around a cake shaped like a book with writing on its open pages. One young man is holding a knife over t...
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Toastmasters International

Date: 04 06 1955
Description: A man in the center is standing behind a sign for Toastmasters International with one hand raised up. Two other men are sitting and looking at pocket watch...
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Schultz Wedding Anniversary

Date: 10 24 1955
Description: A man is pinning a corsage onto the lapel of an older woman, while another woman is looking on. Caption reads: "The 93 year old mother of one of the...
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Quentin and Winfield Krafka

Date: 07 30 1961
Description: Two man are holding part of the framework for a car chassis, which is set on sawhorses and is being disassembled. Caption reads: "Bare bones are all...
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Popular Footwear of Women

Date: 05 09 1956
Description: A man is holding a shoe for a woman to look at. She is resting her left foot on a shoe fitting bench. Another man is sitting nearby looking at her. They ar...

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