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Eugenics Demonstration on Wall Street

Date: 10 27 1915
Description: Four impoverished men hired by "The Medical Review of Reviews" carry signs with the eugenics slogans, "I am a burden to myself and the State. Should I be a...
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Horse-Drawn Trolley

Date: 1890
Description: Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising...
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Mose Bone Sample Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men at the Mose Bone Sample Room. Two men are sitting on chairs on the porch in front. A male dwarf is walking on the board sidewalk in front of the saloon...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrant standing near a team of horses eating hay in Market Square. He is wearing work clothes. Large brick buildings are in the background.
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Man in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1885
Description: Winter scene with a European American man with a beard and moustache sitting in a sleigh pulled by a single horse on snow-covered ground in front of the C....
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Alabama Crop Diversification Campaign Speakers

Date: 02 14 1915
Description: A group of speakers, six men and two women, from the Alabama Crop Diversification Campaign, stand outside a building, probably a train station, marked with...
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Diversified Farming Speakers

Date: 02 19 1915
Description: Speakers from the diversified farming program stand in front of a brick building near an awning. Each person wears a winter coat and brimmed hat, and there...
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Boys Gathered at Train Stop

Date: 1917
Description: View of a group of boys gathered near and on the railroad tracks near a group of adults at a train stop, listening to two well-dressed men speaking. Origin...
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Theresa Laundromat

Date: 02 09 1978
Description: "Theresa Laundromat. Dave Hanke patiently waits for his laundry."
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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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Main Street

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Description: View across street of four men posing in front of storefronts on Main Street, including M.A. Batcheller, a barber shop, and clothiers under the offices of ...
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S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store

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Description: Men posed standing in front of the S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store on a snow-covered street. S.H. Van Gorden is probably standing on porch ...
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Group of Men and Boys in front of Tavern

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Description: Group of men and boys posed standing in front of a wooden building, probably a tavern. The photographer's wagon is in the background.
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Mr. and Mrs. William Roddy

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Description: Elevated view of group of people at a livery. A man and woman, possibly Mr. And Mrs. William Roddy, are posed sitting in a buggy pulled by two horses in fr...
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Fremont Railroad Station

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Description: Men at a railroad station awaiting the arrival of a train in Fremont (later Pray). There is snow on the ground. Two men are standing on a hand-powered rail...
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Fitchburg Depot

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Description: A man and three boys are posing while standing on a handcar at the Fitchburg depot. In the background a man is standing near a horse-drawn wagon.
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Chas. Genge Meat Market

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the meat market. A man wearing a butcher's jacket stands on the porch alongside a platform scale.
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Grape Boycott Picketers — Contact Sheet

Date: 1969
Description: Four frames from a contact sheet containing images of grape boycott picketers. The picketers are in front of a Krogers grocery store. In frame 34, Sandi Ut...
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Men Outside a Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men standing on the sidewalk outside a local business. The sign on the far left of the image is for a restaurant, and the other buildings furthe...
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Union Refrigerator Transit Company Officials

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Description: Union Refrigerator Transit Company officials pose in front of a railroad car in the snow. Governor Emmanuel Philipp is in the center of the line.

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