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Devil's Bar-B-Q

Date: 1925
Description: View from across road of the Devil's Barbecue roadside restaurant on South Boulevard, then Highway 12, near Baraboo. The restaurant is a stone building; th...
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Playground in McLaughlin Park

Date: 1908
Description: The children's playground in McLaughlin Park. Caption reads: "Children's Playground, McLaughlin Park, Tillary Street School."
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Nixon at Ease

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Description: An undated photograph of Richard Nixon dating from his early career. The photograph was taken by Washington, D.C. reporter Merriman Smith, and it is part o...
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Early Nixon

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Description: An unidentified and undated photograph of Richard Nixon probably made early during his career. The photograph was taken by Washington, D.C. reporter Merrim...
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A Presidential Autograph

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Description: An unidentified and undated photograph of Richard Nixon probably made early during his career. The photograph was taken by Washington, D.C. reporter Merrim...
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Children Playing Volleyball

Date: 1915
Description: A group of children playing volleyball during recess outside of a school building. Additional children are playing on a see-saw behind them.
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High School

Date: 1922
Description: View of the high school. The building features an arched doorway, a hip roof with three dormers on the front and one on the side, a domed steeple with an A...
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Loganville Public School

Date: 1925
Description: Children play on slides, see-saws, and swings in the playground of the public school.
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Brittingham Park Playground Castle

Date: 10 25 1957
Description: Six officials pose for a group portrait at the dedication of a playground structure made of concrete in the shape of a castle; it is sponsored by the Jayce...
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Kissing Babies

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Description: Kissing babies, a hallmark of political campaigning. The candidate here is Congressman David R. Obey. The baby is unidentified.
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Zoning Map Showing Use Districts Town of Wauwatosa Milwaukee County Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This is a zoning map of Wauwatosa with a key of districts including agricultural, resident, business, commercial, and industrial. The map features labeled ...
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Rosedale Playground Protest

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Description: A woman holds a sign that reads, "Rosedale Playground is America's Shame!" as she stands next to the playground. She is protesting the exclusion of African...

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