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Spitler Bros. Dairy

Date: 1937
Description: Two men are standing in a room with a cooler and milking equipment. Original caption identifies the equipment as "McCormick-Deering 6 Can Cooler and Mc[Cor...
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Living Room of Thompson House

Date: 07 1965
Description: Interior of a home taken by a civil rights volunteer. "The living room at the Thompson's. Actually, the room was somewhat misleading since the other roo...
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Bedroom

Date: 07 1965
Description: View of a bedroom taken by a civil rights volunteer. "George Washington didn't sleep here, but I was fortunate to do so at Mrs. Thompson's for almost thre...
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Mrs. Thompson and Nephew

Date: 07 1965
Description: A woman and a young boy pose for a civil rights volunteer. "Often one of Mrs. Thompson's nieces or nephews would come[?] to breakfast in order to have som...
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Woman and Two Children

Date: 07 1965
Description: A woman and two children pose for a photograph taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Mrs. Willie Thompson, my warmly gracious hostess for over two weeks. U...
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Freedom School Students Drinking Coca Cola

Date: 07 1965
Description: Freedom School students photographed by a civil rights volunteer.

"A free Coke for all - offered by the new superintendent of schools - helped to create ...

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