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Escape from Hungary to Austria

Date: 11 29 1956
Description: A woman in a headscarf crosses an improvised bridge in the vicinity of the village of Tamsweg, escaping from Hungary to Austria.
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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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Young Girl with Purse and Hat

Date: 1944
Description: Jo-Claren Maurin (b. 1942) sitting on the stoop of her house in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin wearing a red straw hat and holding a matching red straw purse. She is...
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Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A large group of people gathered outdoors on a lawn at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). There are buildings in the ba...
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Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A large group of people gathered outdoors on a lawn at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). There are buildings in the ba...
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Line of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A line of people behind a rope wait near tables outdoors near a building at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). In the f...
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Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A large group of people standing outdoors at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). There is a building in the background.
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Ladies Inspecting a Garden

Date: 1958
Description: Group of ladies inspecting the gardens at the Harry Stratton residence.
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Women Walking Poodles

Date: 1965
Description: Two women, one walking a pair of toy poodle dogs, on a sidewalk in front of the Churchill Hotel.
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Crowd at Carnival

Date: 1898
Description: Crowd scene and circus barker in front of “The Electric Era Shows” tent, probably at a fair or carnival. A smaller tent in the background on the left has a...
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Terry Andrae State Park Recreational Grounds

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Description: Recreational grounds near the beach at Terry Andrae State Park. A woman and a child are on a swing set. There are teeter totters on the left.
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At Laura Lake

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Three men, Mackie, Breuer, and Harrington, are standing in front of Laura Lake. The far shoreline is in the far background. Laura Lake was surveyed by the ...
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087 - Campers Climbing into Truck with Canoes on Top

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Description: A camper is climbing a short ladder into the back of a Dodge truck where other campers are seated. Another camper waits in line, with a camp counselor look...
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George and Louise Koegel with Milton

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of George, Louise, and Milton, their son, standing in front of a fence. They are traveling with one suitcase and a full handbag. All three a...
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Albert and Elsa Seipp Madlener

Date: 07 06 1939
Description: Albert and Elsa Seipp Madlener pose for their portrait on the day of their son Otto's wedding to Virginia Wetmore at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. ...
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Group at Lake Geneva

Date: 1918
Description: Outdoor informal group portrait of four women standing together at Lake Geneva. Trees are in the background.
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Governor Kohler Sr. with Fifteen Representatives of Rotary International

Date: 06 02 1930
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr. stands for a group portrait with several men and women on a lawn with trees and foliage. He is the fifth person from the righ...
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Vel Phillips Introduces Bernice Lindsay

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is in a dress on a podium. She is next to Bernice Lindsay, who is wearing a coat and a hat. Behind them is Reverend Lovell Johnson, who is wea...
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Martin Schreiber Addressing Group

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Alderman Martin E. Schreiber, President of the Milwaukee Common Council, is on a podium wearing a suit. On the left is Vel Phillips who is wearing a dress....
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Vel Phillips Addressing Group

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: 6th Ward Milwaukee Alderman Vel Phillips is wearing a dress and standing on a podium. To the right are Bernice Lindsay and Reverend Lovell Johnson standing...

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