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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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McCarthy, the Primary Winner

Date: 09 18 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy speaking with reporters at LaGuardia Airport shortly after his victory over Len Schmitt in the Wisconsin Republican primary. McC...
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Man Wearing Hat

Date: 1969
Description: Profile view of a man dressed in a suit and wearing a hat. He is standing in front of a large picture window, which is reflecting the framework during cons...
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Edward R. Murrow at OPC

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: Edward R. Murrow, standing near the banner, speaks to a special Overseas Press Club luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria honoring CBS correspondents. Immediatel...
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Pioneer Pauline Frederick

Date: 03 1949
Description: Pauline Frederick (center in the fur coat), then the only woman news broadcaster at ABC, was one of many prominent women who addressed the Advertising Wome...
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David Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right, in the blue shirt) touring the 9/11 Ground Zero site with an unidentified FBI official, Joan Obey, and an unide...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (center) at the World Trade Center Ground Zero a few days after 9/11. Obey was there as the ranking Democrat on the Hou...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, wearing a blue shirt, is standing in the foreground. Behind him, also in a blue shirt, is Florida Congressman Bill You...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) touring the World Trade Center Ground Zero site a few days after the 9/11 attack. Obey was there as the senior ...
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The Presidential Candidates

Date: 1856
Description: Engravings of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates from the Democratic, Republican and Know Nothing parties for the Tuesday, November 4th, 185...
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Solar Home Centerspread

Date: 
Description: Center spread of a 12 page booklet named "Homes for tomorrow's happy living." The illustration is of a father, seated on the ground, and a mother, seated i...
Poster

Demonstrate No Confidence

Date: 1976
Description: Political poster urging citizens to "Demonstrate No Confidence" in neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. The poster has a cartoon of the Republican el...
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American Newspaper Publishers Association Menu

Date: 1957
Description: Exterior of menu for the Banshee Luncheon at the 1957 American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) convention. Features a bearded figure in a green sui...
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American Newspaper Publishers Association Menu Interior

Date: 1957
Description: Interior of the menu for the Banshee Luncheon of the 1957 American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) convention. Features a bearded figure in a green...
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Images of People

Date: 05 2014
Description: Waist-up portrait of an elderly man sitting outdoors. He is wearing glasses, a hat, a suit jacket, and buttoned shirt. He is smiling slightly and resting h...
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Watching and Witnessing

Date: 1970
Description: Profile view of a man dressed in a suit and wearing a hat. He is standing in front of a large picture window, which is reflecting the framework during cons...
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Karl Paul Gerhardt Link

Date: 03 18 1958
Description: Formal quarter-length studio portrait of Karl Paul Gerhardt Link with his pipe. He was a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin and helpe...

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