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McComb High School Students

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Description: Elevated view of a group of students from McComb High School standing near a car holding signs with messages, including: "Vote Negroes" and "We Will Suffer...
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Happ Residence

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view of the home of M. Happ, with a horse-drawn wagon parked along the curb, and a man and woman standing on the terrace. A sign next to the house...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 1951
Description: City champion Roddy Botts posing in his winning soap box derby car, Aeolus, named for the Greek god of the winds.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 1951
Description: 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion Warren Slightam about to compete in an exhibition race at the 1951 Madison soap box derby on Gorham Street.
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NOEL

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Description: Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over an image of three dimensional letters that read: "NOEL." The letters are slanting from u...
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Marc's Big Boy Protest

Date: 1963
Description: Group of people, probably including NAACP Youth Council members, picketing outside Marc's Big Boy restaurant. Lloyd Barbee is second from the left.
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1957
Description: Van Steiner (15 years-old) of Argyle, Wisconsin, the 1957 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion, working on the steering of his Wisconsin State Journa...
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Racine Kiltie Drum & Bugle Corps

Date: 1963
Description: A group portrait of the Racine Kiltie Drum & Bugle Corps. They are all posed with their instruments and wearing their uniforms. The uniforms have a Scottis...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Bike Hosteling Scrapbook: First Trip 1941

Date: 04 25 1941
Description: Page with more images of the first trip of the 1941 season from the Neighborhood House log book of bike hosteling excursions, with Theresa Manderino, Vince...
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Three Bicyclists in front of Schumann's Store

Date: 04 25 1941
Description: Theresa Manderino [Mandarino?], Vincenza Raimond, and Mary Baldarotta [Baldarotto?] resting and posing on a low wall in front of Schumann's Store, as part ...
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Catherine LaBruzzo

Date: 1939
Description: Image from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with the winner of the Best Garden competition in the Junior Girls category, Catherine L...
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Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Gamma Delta Club

Date: 1942
Description: Group portrait of members of a club for teenage girls at Neighborhood House, with four girls seated at a table with a banner that reads "Gamma Delta," and ...
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LeAnn Wenger, 1976 Buffalo County Honey Queen

Date: 1976
Description: LeAnn Wenger, the Buffalo County Honey Queen. Wenger's hometown is Fountain City, Wisconsin. She is standing in front of a honey display, wearing a Buffalo...
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Wisconsin Honey Queen

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Description: Studio portrait of the Wisconsin Honey Queen holding a jar of honey from Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. She is wearing a tiara and a sash reading "Wisconsin Hon...
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In Front of the Eugene Hotel

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Description: Four young women wearing dresses are posing while sitting on the hood of an automobile parked at the curb in front (south side) of the Eugene Hotel. A boy ...
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Group Portrait at High School Graduation

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Description: Group portrait of six people at a high school graduation. The graduate is wearing a blanket with a Native American motif draped over one of his shoulders, ...
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Iron Removal From a Water Supply

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Description: Carol Hensel demonstrates through a presentation the need for removal of iron from a water supply.
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Atomic Disintegration

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Description: Harvey Doerring demonstrates Atomic Disintegration during a presentation.
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Electroluminescent Lighting

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Description: Clive Frazier demonstrates electroluminescent lighting through a presentation.
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Group Portrait of Male Students with Baseball Equipment at the Stanley McCormick School

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Description: Group portrait of nine boys posing outdoors. Some of them are wearing white shirts with lettering that reads: "S Mc S."

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