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Anti-Nuclear Protest

Date: 02 25 1988
Description: A man hands out information while holding a sign reading "Stop All Nuclear Testing" in front of the Reuss Federal Building.
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Harry Truman on Train

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: President Harry S. Truman greets a crowd from the back platform of a NorthWestern train at the Commercial Ave. crossing. Others with him from the left are...
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Truman Family at Key West

Date: 11 25 1951
Description: President and Mrs. Truman and Margaret Truman motoring from the Little White House to Truman Beach in Key West.
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Tom Hayden

Date: 1964
Description: Tom Hayden, in the center wearing the dark shirt, looking at a police officer talking to four African-American men. Newark ERAP project. From the SDS colle...
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Father Groppi Leads Demonstration

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Description: Father James Groppi, seen wearing sunglasses in the middle of a crowd, leads a demonstration against discrimination.
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Anti-War Demonstration at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1970
Description: A large crowd participating in a demonstration against the war in Vietnam, as seen from the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking down State Street ...
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Tommy Thompson Riding a Motorcycle

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Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson waves from a Harley Davidson motorcycle as he rides on John Nolen Drive. Lake Monona and the Wisconsin State Capitol b...
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Christmas Tree from Wisconsin

Date: 1983
Description: Congressman David R. Obey (standing below the C) greets a delegation from Wisconsin that accompanied the official Capitol Christmas Tree cut in the Chequam...
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Briefing Book

Date: 1988
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin crouches just outside of his car, reviewing the information in his briefing book during a congressional trip to Hond...
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Middle East Study Team

Date: 04 1985
Description: Members of a special House Appropriations Committee mission to the Middle East at the airport in Jerusalem. The committee was headed by Congressman David R...
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Frame 64: The Three Women Set Off to Washington

Date: 1964
Description: Annie Devine, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Victoria Gray, fellow MFDP candidates. All three women are wearing hats and carrying handbags. A crowd of people are be...
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Woolworth's Protestors and Law Enforcement Officers

Date: 1964
Description: A woman stands in the foreground looking at the camera, while behind her two law enforcement officers wearing helmets examine protestors during a Freedom S...
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Mapleleaf Parade

Date: 10 2013
Description: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse international students on parade with their national flags during the Mapleleaf Parade on 2nd Street, an Oktoberfest even...
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Milwaukee March

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of a group of people marching in the street with Father James Groppi. There is a man driving a Milwaukee police vehicle in front, and one man...
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Protestors Carrying Fair Housing Signs

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Description: Men and women walking along a sidewalk carrying Fair Housing signs. The bottom of one sign reads: "NAACP Youth Council."
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Republican Political Campaign Buttons

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A woman is holding a board with political buttons for sale for each of the Republican candidates in the debate. A young woman is looking at the buttons the...
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Katy Tur Covering the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: NBC news correspondent Katy Tur is standing outdoors and speaking into a microphone. She is reporting on the Donald Trump rally. A camera operator is stand...
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Sheriff and State Trooper Motorcycles

Date: 08 16 2016
Description: A line of motorcycles parked along a street, all marked as belonging to the state trooper or the sheriff department. At the end of the row of motorcycles i...
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Protesters at the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 08 16 2016
Description: A line of men and women standing in a parking lot holding up their protest signs. One calls for Donald Trump to release his tax records, another is in supp...
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Mississippi River Cruise

Date: 08 01 2015
Description: Group portrait of three men and a woman, all wearing sunglasses. The two younger men are wearing baseball hats, and the woman is wearing a blue scarf. Behi...

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