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Prisoners of War Washing Clothes

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: Three German prisoners of war are scrubbing their clothes on the cement floor of their barracks at a prisoner of war camp. The prisoners are engaged in agr...
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Circus Performers with Laundry

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Description: Five women circus performers in full costume pose behind a clothesline upon which bras, underwear, gloves and socks hang to dry.
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U.W. Football Weigh-In

Date: 09 08 1956
Description: University of Wisconsin football player Bob Nelson weighs in at 239 pounds and is the heaviest player on the 1956 team. At right is the Wisconsin State ...
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Custom Accessories

Date: 09 16 1997
Description: "The Ward Allen's use this equipment to manufacture their very attractive garters."
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Custom Accessories

Date: 09 16 1997
Description: "Here are some of the Allen creations. The photo on the wall shows Ward Allen as a former Channel 6 weather forecaster, holding his favorite prop, 'Albert ...
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War Correspondent and Two Soldiers

Date: 12 05 1943
Description: Robert Doyle poses in his undershorts between Private Gerald Minkin of Ironwood, Michigan (left) and Private First Class Samuel "Slim" Lanham of Louisville...

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