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Sentry's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Department

Date: 02 14 1985
Description: A display of fruit and vegetables in the East Side Foods Sentry store.
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Mowing the Lawn with Baby

Date: 05 05 1985
Description: Father carrying his infant son on his back while mowing the lawn.
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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My Future Was. . . Farming

Date: 01 28 1985
Description: Farm family youth demonstrates to call awareness to the economic problems facing the family farm.
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Vinnie Ream Hoxie

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Description: Painting of Vinnie Ream Hoxie, Wisconsin sculptor.
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Punch Pressing Handles

Date: 11 27 1967
Description: A machinist running a punch press at Res Manufacturing Company.
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Corralled Hogs

Date: 07 16 1987
Description: Four boys trap hogs to get them into their stalls at the Waukesha County Fair.
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Cook's Choice

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: A chef wearing a toque removes a roast from the oven.
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Studio Portrait of Ivor Novello

Date: 1920
Description: Original caption: "Ivor Novello (Griffith) who appeared as Ivor with Mm. Rejane in Gypsy Passion performed in France by Louis Mercanton under the t...
Poster

Chromolithograph of John Bunny

Date: 1913
Description: Undated color lithograph of the Vitagraph star John Bunny mounted on card stock.
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Milwaukee Home for Aged Lutherans Piano Player

Date: 1967
Description: Miss Lydia Henie, 76 years old, playing the piano in the devotional room of the Home for Aged Lutherans, 7500 West North Avenue.
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Card Player; Esther Lewis

Date: 07 11 1968
Description: Close-up of a woman wearing a newspaper hat playing cards. Identified as Esther Lewis playing with the Golden Agers club members in Washington Park, Milwau...
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Meinhardt Raabe

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of an elderly Meinhardt Raabe wearing a costume similar to the one he wore in The Wizard of Oz as the coroner of Munch...
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Shirley Clarke Directing "The Cool World"

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Description: Shirley Clarke directing a scene from "The Cool World" on a city sidewalk. Her back is to the camera, and she is standing giving directions to the camerama...
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Ed Fernandez and Bernadette Davantes

Date: 04 13 1989
Description: A man and woman performing a dance over two bamboo poles. Caption reads: "Students from around the world brought their customs and culture to Marquette Uni...
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Justine Johnstone in "Over the Top"

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Description: Publicity portrait for the musical revue "Over the Top" of Justine Johnstone dressed as an aviatrix, from head to toe, in an all white outfit with her hand...
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Lillian St. Cyr

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Lillian St. Cyr standing and posing in a traditional Native American beaded buckskin dress and floor length headdress. St. Cyr, also known as Red Wing, was...
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The Brewery and the Brewer

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of the brewing kettles at the Pabst Brewery. A brewery worker is walking up the stairs in between the kettles.

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