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Painting "The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia"

Date: 1957
Description: Artist Robert Thom is seen here working on one of his paintings, this one titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia".
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"The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia" Painting

Date: 1957
Description: The artist Robert Thom pauses to pose with his new painting, "The Forming of the United States Pharmacopeia", which depicts the inaugural delegates to the ...
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Army Medical Corps Anniversary

Date: 1957
Description: Army Signal Service Corps cuts cake to honor its 40th birthday. The corps consisted of about 4,100 members of whom 300 to 400 are pharmacists in commission...
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Birthday Boy

Date: 1957
Description: A boy blowing out 9 candles on a birthday cake.
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Cheerleaders Rally the Crowd

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators at a high school basketball game are urged to support the team by jumping cheerleaders.
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Rock with Threatening Note signed "KKK"

Date: 1957
Description: Threatening note signed "K.K.K." (Ku Klux Klan) with rock and rag that was thrown through Daisy Bates' window in August 1957. The note reads: "The next wil...
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Red Crescent Doctor and Injured Man

Date: 1957
Description: A Red Crescent doctor examining an injured man who is wrapped in bandages. They are in Algeria.
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Wiley Branton and Thurgood Marshall

Date: 1957
Description: Wiley Branton (left), the Little Rock NAACP attorney, and Thurgood Marshall, the special counsel of the NAACP, at the U.S. Court of Appeals hearing on the ...
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Republicans for McCarthy's Seat

Date: 1957
Description: After the death of Joseph R. McCarthy in May, 1957, seven Republicans ran in the special primary election. The most serious candidates were Congressman Gle...
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Pete Seeger at Highlander

Date: 1957
Description: Pete Seeger at Highlander Folk School, possibly at a 25th anniversary celebration, where he was in charge of music. Playing an Orpheum #1 open-back five st...
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Eleanor Roosevelt with Zilphia and Myles Horton

Date: 1957
Description: From left: Zilphia Horton, Myles Horton, and Mrs. Roosevelt at a Highlander conference in connection with the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
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Factory Worker Works on International A-100 Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Springfield Works bends to work on an A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck.
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A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck on Assembly Line

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck as it drops for final assembly through an opening in the trim line floor at International Ha...
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A-100 Golden Jubilee Truck on Assembly Line

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of part of a five-man assembly team working on the body of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck. The fender-grille unit is dropping ...
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A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck on Assembly Line

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of part of a five-man assembly team working on the body of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck. The fender-grille unit is dropping ...
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A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck on Assembly Line

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of a five-man assembly team working on the body of an A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck. The fender-grille unit is dropping through an opening in ...
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A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck on Assembly Line

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of a five-man assembly team working to assemble the cab and chassis of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvest...
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A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck on Assembly Line

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of a five-man assembly team working to assemble the cab and chassis of an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvest...
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Headlight Installation on A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Close-up of a factory worker installing a headlight onto an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Installing Chrome Bumper on A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Harlan Riegel installs a chrome bumper on an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck while holding a tool in his mouth at International Harvester's Spri...

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