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| Date: | 06 09 1989 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of high school students in caps and gowns smiling and waving. Caption reads: "North Division seniors kidded around as they prepared to march ... |
| Date: | 06 15 1989 |
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| Description: | A high school student in cap and gown is hugging a woman. Caption reads: "END OF THE ROAD — Jason Boyd hugged the mother of a fellow graduate after Riversi... |
| Date: | 11 17 1977 |
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| Description: | Wesley Scott, executive director of the Milwaukee Urban League, is standing with his right hand on his chest. |
| Date: | 11 25 1988 |
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| Description: | Two adult women and two girls are sitting on sofas and smiling. On a shelf on a mirrored cabinet behind the sofas are several framed photographs of girls. ... |
| Date: | 03 02 1965 |
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| Description: | A man is holding a young girl in his arms. She is holding a bag of Geiser's potato chips. Caption reads: "Poverty faces this father's six daughters, 3 to 1... |
| Date: | 01 11 1972 |
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| Description: | A family with four children sitting in their living room. Caption reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Boyzie Hughley, 8120 W. Beechwood Ave., sat in their living room wit... |
| Date: | 11 17 1986 |
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| Description: | A man and his son washing their car together. Caption reads: "Victor Driver, 4, helped his stepfather, Thomas Holder, wash his car Sunday on N. 13th St. as... |
| Date: | 07 26 1977 |
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| Description: | A young man is hammering a nail into a pallet. Caption reads: "Darnell Yarbrough, 18, worked on wooden pallets at the JA [Junior Achievement] workshop." |
| Date: | 11 21 1967 |
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| Description: | A woman is carving a turkey, which is on a table full of many dishes. Several children are sitting and looking on from behind their desks. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 10 15 1984 |
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| Description: | Four students are standing and sitting outside a building and talking. Caption reads: "Student activism has waned on college campuses and students now are ... |
| Date: | 10 13 1977 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hardhat and carrying a tool is walking along railroad tracks. Caption reads: "A railroad worker walked along a line in the Menomonee Valley... |
| Date: | 03 22 1967 |
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| Description: | A boy is working on an art project. Caption reads: "Art projects are popular this month at St. Benedict's school, 1004 W. State St. The children have had n... |
| Date: | 05 16 1958 |
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| Description: | A young woman is smiling and holding up a certificate. Caption reads: "The top salesmen in the Junior Achievement sales contest showed her certificate prou... |
| Date: | 04 26 1979 |
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| Description: | A fashionably dressed woman is smiling and holding a book about Diana Ross. Caption reads: "Dressed in Diana Ross style, Denita Love, 23, wore a sophistica... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | A woman in military uniform is sitting at a desk writing in a notepad. Caption on back reads: "Cpl Daisy Berry, Milwaukee, Wisc., a member of the 7871st Tr... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Several women and children are standing and posing, with a Christmas tree behind them, and tables in front of them that have gifts on them. Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 08 25 1967 |
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| Description: | A woman is holding hands with two young women, with several young men and women looking on from behind them. Caption reads: "Walk slowly," were the instruc... |
| Date: | 05 25 1984 |
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| Description: | A boy dressed as Michael Jackson is singing as a group of young people are watching in the background. Caption reads: "Six-year-old Jamal Stevenson imitate... |
| Date: | 06 02 1986 |
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| Description: | One boy is sitting up against the backboard of a basketball hoop and looking down, while another boy is preparing to shoot a basket. Caption reads: "Terrel... |
| Date: | 01 23 1955 |
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| Description: | A man is reading from a piece of paper, while a man and three women are looking on. Caption reads: "The first debutante to arrive at the 21st annual ball o... |
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