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Father Groppi and Demonstrators

Date: 1968
Description: Father James Groppi (1930-) and school desegregation demonstrators marching in. Milwaukee holding signs that read "Stop School Segregation"
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Cemetery for War Dead from Iwo Jima

Date: 03 1945
Description: The cemetery for the war dead on Guam. The body of a fighting man who died of wounds received during the battle for Iwo Jima is being lowered into the eart...
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Milwaukee Zoo Grounds

Date: 1964
Description: Aerial view of the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds nearing its completion.
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Children Sledding

Date: 1975
Description: A winter scene with excited children on a toboggan.
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Kids on Roller Skates

Date: 06 26 1986
Description: Kids make a "train," with the bicyclist in the front pulling three girls on roller skates along a sidewalk.
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Winter Mail Delivery

Date: 02 15 1987
Description: A woman mail carrier pushes her cart with a full mailbag along a sidewalk edged by snowy lawns.
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Family Camping Trip

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: Family members gather around a campfire to enjoy biscuits and sausages cooked on the grill at Naga-Waukee Park.
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Two Women Near Campers

Date: 04 07 1968
Description: Two women in bikinis are walking their dogs by a row of campers at Terry Andrae State Park.
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Filling Potholes

Date: 04 27 1987
Description: A city worker fills in holes in the road in mild spring weather.
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Proxmire Work Day

Date: 06 30 1975
Description: Senator William Proxmire taking a lunch break during a workday spent collecting trash. These events kept Proxmire in touch with his Wisconsin constituents,...
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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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Military Convoy

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Description: Soldiers pose in front of a military convoy.
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The Progressive Club

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Description: View across road of the Progressive Club with an advertisement for Burger Beer on the sign on the tree in front near the road. On the far left is a sign fo...
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Houseboat in Florida

Date: 1968
Description: View from shoreline towards a man standing on the deck of a houseboat, which has the name "Surfside 6" on its side.
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Agnes Moorehead

Date: 1904
Description: Agnes Moorehead is shown at about 4 years of age sitting in a handsome wicker baby carriage outdoors.
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Helicopters Over Rice Fields

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Description: Elevated view of helicopters flying over rice fields in Vietnam.
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Marines with a Helicopter

Date: 1960
Description: Marines running out of a helicopter in Vietnam.
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Barn Painting

Date: 09 25 1980
Description: Pastoral panoramic painting on the side of a barn. Two people on scaffolding can be seen working on the mural at right. A silo juts above the barn. There i...
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View From Top — Governor Warren Knowles

Date: 08 12 1967
Description: A smiling Governor Knowles surveys the Wisconsin State Fairground from the top of the giant Ferris Wheel on the fair's midway. He spent the day at the Stat...
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John Gilbert's House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of actor John Gilbert's Spanish-style house at 1400 Tower Grove Road. There is a tower on the hill in the background.

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