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Road Work with Hough H-30 Front Loader

Date: 1950
Description: Man working on a residential street with a Hough H-30 front loader. The machine was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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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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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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Teenage Female with Cellphone

Date: 2010
Description: Teenage girl using cellphone while sitting on a bench outdoors.
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Saigon Street Scene

Date: 06 1968
Description: A busy street in wartime Vietnam with bicycles, motorbikes, and automobiles.
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Lewis Arms and his Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Date: 07 1955
Description: Lewis "Honeylove" Arms is seated backwards on his 1949 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He is wearing a hat and sunglasses.
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Welcome Peace President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter's visit meant extra duty for the local police force. An elevated sign in the background reads "Newman High School, Welcome, Peace Pr...
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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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Australian Soldier in Port Moresby

Date: 02 05 1944
Description: Aussie Military Policeman standing on a Port Moresby main street with his hand raised, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Jeeps and soldiers are on...
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Police Officer on Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Date: 09 1929
Description: A police officer poses on the street, seated on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He is dressed in his uniform with police badges on his jacket and hat. A si...
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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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La Crosse Fire Chief

Date: 08 2013
Description: La Crosse Fire Chief Greg Cleveland, standing along 2nd Street, at the Oktoberfest Parade. He is wearing his dress uniform and sunglasses. On the sidewalk,...
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Unconscious Woman

Date: 2012
Description: A woman is lying unconscious on the sidewalk, with two people at her side, on the corner of 4th & Pearl Streets. The Heavy Rescue fire truck has arrived wi...
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Vel Phillips and News Media

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is on a podium wearing a dress. To the left are two members of the media holding recording equipment who are documenting the N Lindsay Street ...
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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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Brooks McCormick

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Description: Brooks McCormick walking with two men near a building with a sign that reads, in part: "Przemysl Motoryzacyun." The location may be in Poland.
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Manpower

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Description: Rear view of men walking down the sidewalk at the intersection of Pinckney and Main Streets.
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From a Balcony

Date: 04 2014
Description: Elevated view of the corner of State Street and Gilman Street. A man and a woman are walking towards the corner away from the "Stop & Shop Grocery" behind ...
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Edgerton Lions Club

Date: 05 14 1976
Description: A person costumed in a Lion suit is riding a motorcycle as part of the Edgerton Lions Club. Onlookers are sitting along the side of the road and in parked ...
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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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