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Union Christmas Party

Date: 12 21 1951
Description: The annual children's Christmas Party sponsored by United Packinghouse Workers local 42 in East St. Louis. With Santa Claus is local president John Condeli...
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Birmingham Movement Leaders

Date: 04 1962
Description: Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, (in bow tie) and Rev. J.S. Phifer, congratulate each other after their release from jail. The two men had been imprisoned together...
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Greetings!

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Description: Holiday card depicting an African American Santa Claus, wearing the traditional red suit, mittens and hat with white fur trim. He is carrying a sack over h...
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Cheers

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Description: Holiday card with an African American woman dancing with Santa Claus. She is wearing a green mini-dress with a belt, and red go-go boots. A phonograph and ...
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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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Holiday Card with a Drawing of Three African Americans

Date: 1972
Description: Holiday card with three African Americans, two men and a baby. Inside of a black and white border, on a black background, the people appear in the lower le...
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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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John Cato, Shriner

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Description: Seated portrait of John Cato, wearing a Shriner fez and medal, in Sid's front room. He is sitting in front of a Buddha head in high relief. There is a Japa...
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John Cato, Shriner

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Description: Waist-up profile portrait of John Cato, a Shriner, seated in Sid Boyum's kitchen. Cato is wearing a top hat, Shriner medallions, and a collar.
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Adolph Arms

Date: 05 1999
Description: Adolph "Pappy" Arms attending the funeral of Blanche (Bass) Arms. He is wearing a necklace with a pendant bearing the image of Martin Luther King, Jr. arou...
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Old West-themed Reunion

Date: 08 17 1989
Description: A man and a woman posing together. Both are wearing cowboy/cowgirl costumes and riding hobby horses. Caption reads: "With the Old West as the theme, family...

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