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Myles Horton

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Myles Horton.
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Church on Easter Sunday

Date: 04 06 1969
Description: Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street.
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Woman at Screen Door

Date: 1976
Description: Woman looking out from behind a screen door, leaning on the door.
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H.S. Manchester, Inc., Toni Wave Display Window

Date: 06 19 1949
Description: H.S. Manchester Inc., Toni wave display window featuring boxes of Toni permanent wave product and a cartoon of a woman hanging over a tree branch with the ...
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Manchester's, Inc., "Lilt" Home Perm Window Display

Date: 09 02 1952
Description: Mannequin sitting at a vanity table in Manchester's, Inc., window display admiring her "Lilt" home permanent wave.
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Red Cloud Park

Date: 1978
Description: Native Americans keeping the music alive. George Whitewing, a Ho Chunk musician from Wittenberg, Wisconsin, plays his drum while a crowd looks on in Red Cl...
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Tom Hayden

Date: 1964
Description: Tom Hayden talking to two African-American women on house steps. The woman in the center is Terry Jefferson (as identified by Hayden).
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Zilphia Horton

Date: 1948
Description: Zilphia Horton, smiling.
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Children in the Garden

Date: 1928
Description: Two girls and a boy pose holding flowers in the garden of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The boy grips the gnomon of the sundial. The girl on the ...
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Draftees

Date: 09 05 1917
Description: Eight men drafted to serve in World War I stand on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. They would leave that day for the newly constructed Camp Grant,...
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Virginia Mueller

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Description: Virginia Mueller stands on a dune with her hands on her hips. In the far background is a valley with trees and fields.
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Virginia Mueller on a Rock Formation

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Description: Virginia Mueller is seated on a rock formation. She is wearing tall, black boots.
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O'Konski and Obey

Date: 08 10 1974
Description: Wisconsin congressmen David Obey (left) and former congressman Alvin O'Konski breaking ground for a United States Forest Services genetics lab. After the c...
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Honor Among Thieves

Date: 07 22 1988
Description: Publicity photograph of the four band members from Honor Among Thieves, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From right to left are Pat Dieter, Doug DeRosa, Joe...
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Student Nurse Susan Beckman

Date: 05 01 1971
Description: Susan Beckman, a student nurse at County General Hospital, carries a sign protesting the portrayal of nurses in a movie "The Student Nurses".
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Vel Phillips at Bat

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Description: Vel Phillips grips the bat and ducks as the ball is pitched at a baseball game. The catcher is on the right. Chain link fencing, a bicycle and a residentia...
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Wisconsin Pavilion Attractions

Date: 1964
Description: Sign outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair advertising a steak house, a beer garden, and the world's largest cheese. A portion of the pav...
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Waving From the Driveway

Date: 1968
Description: Joan and Craig Obey stand together in their driveway as Craig waves. The Obey's first house, at 515 North Ninth Avenue, and trees can be seen behind them.
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Indian Boys Practice Archery

Date: 1956
Description: Six Native American boys and teenagers take part in an archery competition. They are holding their bows and carrying arrows in a bag on their backs. Riley ...
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Clara Bow

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Description: Clara Bow standing in between some ropes or small poles on the schooner Diablo for a publicity photo. She is wearing a swimsuit with a belt.

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