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Children and Adults Participating in Milwaukee Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 03 1945
Description: The 6th Ward Contingent represented a community on the march. Black men, women and children from the CIO and AF of L, from small business, brought a messa...
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Labor Day Festival

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: A young girl listens to a speech at the Racine Laborfest. She holds a balloon imprinted with the slogan, "Buy Union Buy American."
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Barbers at YWCA Kiddie Camp

Date: 08 10 1931
Description: Eight barbers (S.R. Ashby, E.A. Sorenson, Louis H. Topp, Melvin Byom, Earl G. Carver, Melvin H. Randall, Joseph Fedele, and Claude E. Dyer) cutting hair of...
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International C-line Travelall Station Wagon

Date: 1961
Description: Front cover, featuring color illustration, of an advertising brochure for International C-line Travelall station wagons showing a family checking out of a ...
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Shoppers in Grocery Store

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: Two grocery store employees placing Dean's Milk in grocery cart for a woman and her two children.
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Garment Workers Strike

Date: 1972
Description: Members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) on strike against the Kellwood Company.
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Randall School Children Mail a Package

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: Four Randall School third grade students mail a package containing a scrapbook of stories, poems, art work and photos. It will go to a third grade class in...
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Wishing Well in Capitol Theatre

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Robert Hoffman dropping coins into the wishing well at the Capitol Theatre for the Empty Stocking Club and the Kiddie Camp fund to "Help Bring Happiness to...
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New Cash Register for the Police Department

Date: 07 03 1952
Description: Police officer Roy Holtzman giving Paul and Mark Hoover their new bicycle licenses. He is sitting at the first cash register to be used by the police depar...
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International Diesel Demothon

Date: 08 21 1967
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of farmers and businessmen gathered to attend International Harvester's "Diesel Demothon." In the foreground two men and a young g...
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Men and Boys Waving near McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of men and boys waving in a field. One man is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder. Another man and a boy are in a horse-drawn bug...
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Happy Days!

Date: 1944
Description: A photograghic card created by Robert Doyle to wish friends and family "Iamu Mwasawa!" A smiling, quarter-length portrait of Robert Doyle in uniform appear...
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Deering Binder Cutting Grain

Date: 1908
Description: The Alexander Krueger family posing with a Deering Binder being pulled by a three-horse team through a field. Florentina, Jennie, and Alexander are standin...
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Men with Three Mule-Drawn Binders

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men with three mule-drawn binders in a field along the edge of a road. On the left men and children are standing near a dog lying down on the road...
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Group Posing with Man on Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Young girl, man and woman posing in a field near a man in the center who is on a horse-drawn McCormick binder. A man and boy are standing on the far right.
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Man and Boys Posing with Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Three men are standing near a man sitting on a horse-drawn McCormick binder. A young boy is sitting backwards on the horse pulling the binder. Another hors...
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Family Posing Around Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View down partially harvested field of a family posing around horse-drawn McCormick binder. Hills are in the background. In the background on the left are ...
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Group of People at John Begg Farm

Date: 1900
Description: View over fence across field towards group of people standing near a man on a horse-drawn McCormick binder. Farm buildings are in the far background.
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Vel Phillips with People and Watermelons

Date: 06 1972
Description: Vel Phillips, standing on right, is in a brown and blue patterned buba (a Yoruba blouse) and holding a bouquet of flowers. Next to her (second from right) ...
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Baling Operation

Date: 1919
Description: Men and a young boy standing on and near a powered hay press set up in a field. A large haystack is behind them, and hay bales are stacked on the left.

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