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Titanic Survivors

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Description: Survivors of the Titanic sinking with Congressman William J. Cary and his Secretary, Richard P. Momsen, in front of the United States Capitol.
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Congressional Delegation

Date: 12 1979
Description: Members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation at the lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, with Speaker of the House Tip O'Neal. Left to right, ...
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Washington Island

Date: 1925
Description: Washington Island, including field and fence, with buildings, automobiles, and a large ship in the distance.
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School and Memorial, Washington Island

Date: 1929
Description: School and war memorial on Washington Island.
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Elementary School

Date: 1925
Description: Elementary school on Washington Island.
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Jackson Harbor

Date: 1964
Description: Jackson Harbor on Washington Island.
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Harbor, Washington Island

Date: 1929
Description: One of the four harbors on Washington Island. There is a man on a pier or dock in the foreground, and a boat approaching on the left. A tree-lined shorelin...
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William Proxmire Walking Across U.S. Capitol Lawn

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Description: Senator William Proxmire strolls on the Capitol lawn wearing a suit and necktie.
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Evans & Novak at the White House

Date: 1966
Description: Publicity portrait of journalists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak taken outside the White House. Their long-running newspaper column was entitled Inside ...
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Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1926
Description: Full-length portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright standing at the foot of the steps of the national Capitol.
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Kennedy and Labor Leaders

Date: 05 16 1963
Description: President John F. Kennedy meeting with delegates to the Amalgamated Meat Cutter and Butcher Workers Union in the White House rose garden. The labor leader...
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Kennedy Speaks to Labor Leaders

Date: 05 16 1963
Description: President John F. Kennedy greets members of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers union who were in the capitol for a COPE conference.
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Gas Tanker Truck for Gulf Refinery

Date: 1916
Description: International Model F or 31 tanker truck operated by Gulf Refining Company. Text on the truck reads: "There is More Power in 'That Good Gulf Gasoline' and...
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LBJ and Merriman Smith

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Description: Merriman Smith of UPI, the "dean of the White House correspondents," with President Lyndon Johnson, in the White House. Smith enjoyed a close relationship ...
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Concrete Mixer on Construction Site

Date: 1939
Description: An International D-246-F truck outfitted with a Jaeger 3 1/2 cubic yard concrete mixer parks at a construction site. Boards and cinder blocks are piled in ...
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Christmas Tree from Wisconsin

Date: 1983
Description: Congressman David R. Obey (standing below the C) greets a delegation from Wisconsin that accompanied the official Capitol Christmas Tree cut in the Chequam...
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Mayo School

Date: 1931
Description: Students pose in front of the Mayo School, District No. 1. There are large pine trees around the one-story building and a low fence in front. A "Mayo Schoo...
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Francis T. Johnson

Date: 1931
Description: Francis Johnson, teacher at the Mayo School, District No. 1, standing beside a screened porch. The porch has a rustic log railing and stone foundation. The...
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Eagle Lake

Date: 1931
Description: Bare trees are silhouetted against the sunlight reflected on Eagle Lake.
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Ohnstein Cottage

Date: 1931
Description: View from water of a child playing near a playpen on the lawn of a one and one-half story cottage on a slope along the shore of a lake. There is a stone se...

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