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Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
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Mendota Beach School Group

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Mendota Beach School group in front of a school building.
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Homer Bigart with Elderly Couple

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Description: Portrait of Homer Bigart with elderly couple. Bigart was an award-winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times".
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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Jennie Justo

Date: 05 15 1933
Description: Jennie Justo with hat in hand, is embraced by her mother, Lena Justo, as she leaves for a year in the Milwaukee jail for being the alleged owner of a stude...
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Women Golfers

Date: 05 11 1932
Description: Group portrait of women golfers in street clothes outdoors at the Nakoma Country Club, 4145 Country Club Road.
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Making Buckwheat Pancakes

Date: 09 13 1949
Description: Elderly woman making pancakes on griddle at wood burning stove.
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Woman with Blender

Date: 03 18 1955
Description: Woman stirring the contents of an Osterizer blender that is sitting on the stove.
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Classroom Activities

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Elementary school students paying various levels of attention to classwork in the classroom.
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College Dorm

Date: 08 27 1971
Description: Deborah Weishapl of Union, NJ tosses a stuffed Snoopy doll to new roommate Kathy Vokaty of Edina, MN as they move into their dorm in O'Donnell Hall at Marq...
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Woman in Kitchen

Date: 1950
Description: Woman pouring a cup of coffee.
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Television

Date: 1950
Description: A young woman is displaying a television set.
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Waitress Tending Table in McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Waitress tending a table in the dining room of the McCormick Works Club House.
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A White Glove Event

Date: 11 04 1956
Description: Sophomores at Alverno College greet incoming freshmen with an annual tea party.
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Irma Harding, Spokesperson for IH Refrigerators

Date: 1947
Description: Publicity photograph of Irma Harding pointing out features of a new model refrigerator. Ms. Harding was a fictional character who acted as a spokesperson ...
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Harriet Peterson and J. Edward O'Connell

Date: 10 18 1945
Description: Harriet Peterson of the State Bureau of Probation and Parole opening a savings account with J. Edward O'Connell, manager of the Savings Department of the F...
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Thomas H. Flad Family

Date: 07 31 1943
Description: Group portrait of Thomas H. and Eileen Flad with their children, Joseph T. and Mary E., sitting in the yard.
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Langdon Hall Front Entrance

Date: 10 1941
Description: Front entrance to Langdon Hall, 633 Langdon Street, with five coeds posing on the steps.
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Denton Family

Date: 12 28 1941
Description: Group portrait of Denton family, showing parents with five daughters, two dolls and a Christmas tree.
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Manchesters Formal Dress Department

Date: 09 24 1940
Description: Manchesters Department Store, 2-6 East Mifflin Street formal dress department with mannequins in two full-length gowns. Second floor remodeled.

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