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| Date: | 10 31 1986 |
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| Description: | Parents with children at a carved pumpkin, or jack-o-lantern, display on lawn on Halloween night. |
| Date: | 04 06 1985 |
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| Description: | Young men performing skateboard handstands on downtown sidewalks. |
| Date: | 08 15 1984 |
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| Description: | Richard A. Schulz is checking a kettle of beer brewing at the Pabst Brewery. |
| Date: | 09 26 1984 |
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| Description: | A woman uses an early commercial computer network that allows travel agents to book their own flights without the use of a telephone. |
| Date: | 04 24 1989 |
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| Description: | Children meet "Happy Tooth", a robot sponsored by Colgate toothpaste on a 30-state tour to promote dental hygiene to young school children. |
| Date: | 04 11 1986 |
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| Description: | Schoolgirl watches the monitor as she types her story on a word processor. |
| Date: | 01 17 1980 |
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| Description: | High school students stage a mock double wedding in their Family Living class. |
| Date: | 06 29 1981 |
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| Description: | Weightlifter grimaces in a push to raise weights over his head. |
| Date: | 03 14 1981 |
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| Description: | Onlookers watch as participants flail around in a mud pit wrestling ring. One spectator wears a bird costume. |
| Date: | 08 12 1984 |
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| Description: | A bikini-clad woman snaps a self-portrait with a long cable release attached to a camera as she is tossed into the air by a group of men on the beach. Othe... |
| Date: | 07 25 1980 |
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| Description: | A family relaxes by their backyard pool, while a father tosses his infant son gently in the air. |
| Date: | 06 18 1989 |
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| Description: | Overhead view of four children relaxing in a wading pool. |
| Date: | 06 22 1983 |
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| Description: | Woman stays cool by sitting in a small plastic pool while pouring cups of water on her head. |
| Date: | 03 19 1989 |
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| Description: | Children celebrating their heritage during Ethnic Pride Day at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Hall, 3022 West Wisconsin Avenue. The celebration, which highl... |
| Date: | 02 27 1984 |
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| Description: | A sixth grade class dresses up as cave people to experience the likeness of living in pre-historic times. |
| Date: | 06 17 1986 |
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| Description: | A group of children on "hot cycles," a form of young children's transportation, are being instructed on the rules of pedestrian and bicycle transportation ... |
| Date: | 06 01 1989 |
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| Description: | First graders writing and drawing while lying on the floor. |
| Date: | 05 19 1989 |
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| Description: | Two young boys in a grocery store figuring out prices of food with a calculator. |
| Date: | 05 16 1989 |
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| Description: | Sixth grade class members show off their trophy for being "no-hitters." The plaque reads, "Hitting always hurts." |
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