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Jesse Jackson at ACORN Event

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Description: Jesse Jackson stands beneath an ACORN banner as he is photographed by a crowd of people.
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Franklin J. Schnaffner

Date: 1978
Description: Franklin J. Schnaffner, director of "The Boys from Brazil" (Fox, 1978). Schnaffner is looking through the viewfinder of a Panaflex camera.
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Paul Vanderbilt and his Camera

Date: 1963
Description: A candid portrait of Paul Vanderbilt in the field with his large format camera set up. He is standing next to a State Historical Society of Wisconsin vehic...
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 1948
Description: A woman in a uniform places a lei of orchids around Margaret McGuire's neck as she accepts the role of Centennial Queen on a stage at the Wisconsin Centenn...
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Filming a Family Eating Lunch

Date: 08 1948
Description: A man films a family as they sit at a picnic table and eat lunch at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
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Berlin Zebra

Date: 1940
Description: Zebras in the Berlin zoo stretching their necks for what they think may be a treat. It appears that the man is holding a camera. The photograph was taken b...
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Focus On Theresa

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Description: Cover of Jim Widmer's "Focus On Theresa" series. Text reads, "How we looked in the late 1940s & 1950s."
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Rolleiflex Camera

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Description: "The vast majority of these pictures were taken with the above camera. This twin-lens Automatic Rolleiflex was purchased in 1947. At that time this camera...
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Campaign at Widmer Cheese

Date: 1972
Description: "As Mayor John Lindsay leaves the bus, he is mobbed by onlookers, and greeted by John Widmer."
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Camera in Field

Date: 1955
Description: "Cows were nosy when a camera was set up in a field near Theresa."
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Camera in Field

Date: 1955
Description: "Cows were nosy when a camera was set up in a field near Theresa."
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Photographers on Roof of Barn

Date: 09 02 1923
Description: Two men are on top of a barn at an orchard, taking a panoramic photograph of an orchard.
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Twin Towers

Date: 1973
Description: "The Twin Towers of Lower Manhattan stand majestic as a tour boat goes by."
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: Congressman David Obey introduces a local resident (back to camera), to President Jimmy Carter. Many photographers stand around the edge of the group and a...
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President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter speaks to a small group of well wishers while Congressman David R. Obey looks on. Photographers are in the crowd. The space is decor...
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: Press photographers set up their equipment in the press area before they cover a visit by President Jimmy Carter. A scoreboard hangs on the wall in the bac...
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Capitol Christmas Tree

Date: 1983
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol for the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree. The tree was cut in the Chequamegon National F...
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Budget Conference

Date: 1979
Description: An emergency budget cutting session, under the watchful eye of the press. Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey is at the far right of the table. Opposite hi...
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Secretary of State Testifying at the Foreign Operations Subcommittee

Date: 03 14 1989
Description: Secretary of State James Baker testifying before the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. Wisconsin Congressman David R....
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Schultz Before the Committee

Date: 03 06 1986
Description: Secretary of State George Schultz during the Reagan Administration (second from the left) testifying before the Foreign Operations Subcommittee. Leaning fo...

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