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Moving the Gates of Heaven Synagogue Building

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue building from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park.
Magazine or Periodical

Progressive Magazine McCarthy Issue

Date: 04 1954
Description: Cover of "McCarthy: A Documented Record," a special issue of the Progressive magazine. The cover features a drawing of a Birdseye view of Washington...
Photograph

Bedroom with Skylights

Date: 02 09 1984
Description: Interior view of an attic bedroom with skylights and a television.
Photograph

Charleston Civil Rights Meeting

Date: 
Description: Charleston civil rights mass meeting, Myles Horton speaking. Joe Brown is sitting to the left of the podium, who later joined the South Carolina legislatur...
Photograph

Aerial View of Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of downtown area including churches, homes, and large buildings, stretching to the horizon.
Photograph

Building on Cinder Blocks

Date: 
Description: A wooden building standing on a foundation of cinder blocks, possibly at Highlander Folk School.
Poster

One Man, One Vote

Date: 
Description: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee poster of an African American man in a straw hat and overalls seated in front of a weathered building. Text in th...
Photograph

Drummers at Pow Wow

Date: 08 07 1967
Description: Harry Funmaker (left) of Wisconsin Dells, and Ray Tahawah of Lawton, Oklahoma, drumming. A crowd of young people is in the background.
Photograph

Joseph B. Kalvelage House

Date: 1977
Description: Exterior of house, located at 2432 West Kilbourn Avenue. House has three levels, and is surrounded by trees.
Photograph

Kalvelage House

Date: 1977
Description: 2432 West Kilbourn Avenue. Exterior detail of terra cotta figures of bearded men on the front porch columns.
Photograph

Kalvelage House

Date: 1977
Description: Interior of 2432 West Kilbourn Avenue. Carved wood newel post of a head with floral and curving motifs. Carpeted stairs are on the left, with large ropes a...
Photograph

St. Josaphat's Basilica

Date: 1920
Description: A classical Romanesque basilica. Facing southwest from Chase Avenue, just south of Lincoln Avenue. Pedestrians are near the entrance.
Photograph

View of Center of City

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of city looking west, showing breweries and the center of the city.
Photograph

Elevated View of Buildings

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of the city looking south and west.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 05 30 1973
Description: Memorial Union in the rain. Lake Mendota is visible on the left. In the foreground is the terrace area with trees and brightly colored chairs and tables. P...
Photograph

Labor Violence in Iowa

Date: 05 21 1948
Description: National Guardsmen stand guard outside the headquarters of Local 46 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America after the shooting of a striker at the Ra...
Photograph

Belshazzar's feast from "Intolerance."

Date: 1916
Description: Belshazzar's feast in the central courtyard of Babylon from D.W. Griffith's silent film "Intolerance" (Wark 1916).
Photograph

Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita

Date: 1960
Description: Marcello Mastroianni, as the newspaperman Marcello Rubini, and Anita Ekberg, as Sylvie a Hollywood star, stand thigh-deep in the Trevi Fountain in Rome in ...
Painting

The Cheese Factory

Date: 
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, also known as milk buggies, dropping off cans of milk at the country cheese factory during summer.
Painting

Haying Time

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Description: A farm boy is riding the "hay-fork horse" as the farmer is loading hay into the barn during haying time in July.

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