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Card Players

Date: 03 20 1965
Description: Several men engaged in a serious card game at the Milwaukee Municipal Social Center, one of several centers devoted to social and recreational programs for...
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Cafeteria

Date: 10 13 1980
Description: Empty cafeteria in state office building.
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The Grill Room

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: A waitress sets restaurant tables in anticipation of evening business.
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Mitchell Weather Watching

Date: 12 29 1987
Description: Bored travelers at General Mitchell International Airport, apparently taking their cue from a droopy travel poster advertising vacations in the sunny Carib...
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Cecily Weaver Teaching Bridge

Date: 11 22 1932
Description: Cecily Weaver teaching bridge and the use of the Fulton Shur-Win Bidder to a table of four women. Sitting left to right are: Esther Hermsen, Inger Emery, G...
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Bedroom with Skylights

Date: 02 09 1984
Description: Interior view of an attic bedroom with skylights and a television.
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Aerial View of Downtown Milwaukee

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

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

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

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

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of the city looking south and west.
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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...
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Bank Burning Money, Tezpur, Assam

Date: 1962
Description: Bank burning money in Tezpur, Assam during the Sino-Indian Border Conflict. The large pile of paper is steadily burning and a group of men are watching fro...
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Santiago Veranda at Night

Date: 1959
Description: Veranda in Santiago, Cuba at night with tables and chairs lit by a hanging lamp. The veranda looks down onto city lights and the bay at sunset.
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Soldier with Dog

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier at a base in Panama sitting with the base's mascot, a small dog. The dog has matted, muddy fur and is sitting on wooden steps. A few steps above ...
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Commandos L Armory

Date: 1963
Description: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L in a garage functioning as an improvised armory. Group members gather around a stack of crates and are watchin...
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Three Algerian Boys

Date: 08 1957
Description: Three Algerian boys posing outdoors near a column. The tallest boy, wearing striped pants, a button up shirt, and sandals, is standing in the middle of the...
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"Tea & Sympathy" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the MGM movie "Tea & Sympathy," featuring John Kerr (playing Tom Robinson Lee) and Deborah Kerr (playing Laura Reynolds).

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