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Chris Copus Family

Date: 10 29 1934
Description: Portrait of seven of the twelve members of the Chris Copus family standing beside a pot belly stove in their makeshift garage home on Roth Street. They wer...
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Mrs. Hugh O'Neill

Date: 11 28 1933
Description: Portrait of elderly Mrs. Hugh O'Neill, lying in bed after losing her life savings of $610, which had been in a bag pinned to her undergarments. 917 Chandle...
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Governor Philip F. La Follette

Date: 11 24 1931
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette delivers a special message on welfare relief to a special session of the legislature in the assembly chamber of the Wisconsi...
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Registering for Unemployment Compensation

Date: 1936
Description: View of the atrium of Milwaukee's City Hall with a crowd of people gathered to register for unemployment compensation.
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Percy Marmont in "The Street of Forgotten Men"

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Description: Easy-Money Charley, played by Percy Marmont, has a look of consternation on his face in a scene from the 1925 film "The Street of Forgotten Men". He wears ...
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Percy Marmont in "The Street of Forgotten Men"

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Description: Percy Marmont, as Easy-Money Charlie in the 1925 film "The Street of Forgotten Men", standing on the street with a tray of items and a sign reading: "I AM ...

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