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Frederick Douglass

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Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and publisher of the newspaper The North Star.
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NOEL

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Description: Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over an image of three dimensional letters that read: "NOEL." The letters are slanting from u...
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Holiday Card of an African American Family

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Description: Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over "Merry Christmas" wrapping paper in the background. Holly and bells appear overhead. Eac...
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Obama and Obey

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey and President Barack Obama in the Oval Office in the White House. The photograph is autographed for Obey: "Congratulations for 40...
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Walking to the Altar

Date: 09 30 1978
Description: Full-length group portrait of a bride and her mother and father walking towards the center aisle of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House as the ceremo...
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Family Poses for Group Portrait

Date: 09 30 1978
Description: Group portrait of some of the family of the bride at a wedding that took place at the First Unitarian Society Meeting House.
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Bride with Groom and His Brothers

Date: 12 12 1954
Description: Three-quarter-length group portrait of a bride and groom with three of his brothers. She is wearing a street-length dress of ivory florentine, black shell ...
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Santa and Two Friends

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Description: An African American Santa Claus has his arms around an African American man and woman in what appears to be a restaurant. There is wall paper and posters b...
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Minnesota State Supreme Court Justice

Date: 01 20 2014
Description: Minnesota State Supreme Court Justice Alan Page posing for a portrait. He was the featured speaker on Martin Luther King Day at Viterbo University. Formerl...
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Vel Phillips with People and Watermelons

Date: 06 1972
Description: Vel Phillips, standing on right, is in a brown and blue patterned buba (a Yoruba blouse) and holding a bouquet of flowers. Next to her (second from right) ...
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Madison City Council

Date: 1971
Description: Group portrait of the Madison City Council. Names, (l to r), Joseph Thompson, Paul Soglin, Dennis McGilligan, Susan Kay Phillips, and Eugene Parks.
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Tejumola F. Ologboni

Date: 06 13 1987
Description: A man is grimacing while working on what appears to be an Egyptian stone sculpture. Caption reads: "Tejumola F. Ologboni attached the beard to a figure on ...
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James "John" Adams Riley aka Snowball

Date: 1974
Description: Quarter-length portrait of James "John" Adams Riley aka Snowball.
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Marion Barry

Date: 06 12 1976
Description: Casual portrait of Councilman Marion Barry of Washington, D.C., sitting on a railing, eating an apple. He was attending the Conference on Alternative State...
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Singing at Shiloh Baptist Church

Date: 01 14 1974
Description: A woman choir member with a microphone and robe is singing at Shiloh Baptist Church. The Reverend Jesse Jackson delivered the sermon at this service.
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The Reverend Jesse Jackson

Date: 1975
Description: The Reverend Jesse Jackson addressing an Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) rally in its headquarters. He is pointing with one finger while s...

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