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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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Doctor of Laffs

Date: 09 27 1930
Description: Man in a tophat, suit, and cape holding a doctor's bag. His hat reads: "Doctor of Laffs."
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Air Pollution Inspector

Date: 1975
Description: Color photograph of an air pollution inspector wearing sunglasses is holding his badge near the door emblem on his International Scout II pickup. The truck...
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Commander Attilio Gatti in Africa

Date: 1939
Description: Commander Attilio Gatti poses in front of a Congolese village during his tenth expedition to Africa. The expedition was sponsored by International Harveste...
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Man Entering Subway Station

Date: 1969
Description: A man descends the stairs to a subway station near the construction of the World Trade Center.
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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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Filling Up the Historymobile

Date: 04 01 1957
Description: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin's Historymobile at the Clark Service Station, 2631 University Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Tschudy (Jake and Irene),...
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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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Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1968
Description: View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry, with a couple standing in the foreground. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat, and seagulls wheel in ...
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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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Jule's Coffee Shop

Date: 2009
Description: Customers around outside seating at Jule's Coffee shop on Pearl Street.
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Haddy Barn and Sprint Car

Date: 2004
Description: The Haddys are famous in local dirt track racing. Their son, Tim, kneels in front of a sprint car.
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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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Buckhorn Food and Spirits — Exterior

Date: 08 15 1997
Description: "The Buckhorn Restaurant is located several miles southeast of Fox Lake on Cty. Tr. A." From left to right; John Bodden, Ralph Widmer, Shirley Widmer, Rudy...
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Daisy Bates in a Welcoming Party

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Description: Daisy Bates as part of a welcoming party at an airport. From left to right are: Edward L. Cooper, executive secretary of the Boston NAACP, Kivie Kaplan, Na...
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Salty's Seafood & Spirits — Exterior

Date: 01 15 1999
Description: "The Wilz family of Appleton join us at noon, at Salty's in Fond du Lac. Salty's Seafood & Spirits is at 503 N. Park Avenue in F.D.L."
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Rolling Meadows — Exterior

Date: 04 16 1999
Description: "Rolling Meadows Family Restaurant is at 947 S. Rolling Meadows Drive, just off Hwy 151 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin."
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Lewis Arms and his Pontiac

Date: 09 1954
Description: Lewis Arms, dressed in a suit and sunglasses, sits on the hood of his 1949 Pontiac automobile.

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