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| Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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| Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
| Native American Photographs |
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| Collection of photographs documenting Native American life and the impact of federal government. |
| A Collection of Photographs |
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| Photographs of Winther Motor company offer insight into early 20th century manufacturing. |
| The Photographs of Harold Hone |
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| This article describes the careers of Harold Hone and Frank Utpatel in relation to the W.P.A. |
| Browse a gallery of cigarette advertising trade cards from the 1870s to 1940s. |
| Images relating to Daisy Bates, former Arkansas NAACP President |
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| View photographs from the collection of Daisy Bates, an American civil rights activist, publisher and writer. |
| A Historical Look at Service Stations |
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| Photographs of Wisconsin gas stations portray the development of service station architecture. |
| Mississippi River Town |
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| View 19th century photographs of life on the Mississippi River logging town of Alma, Wisconsin. |
| Harry Ellsworth Cole |
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| Cole's photographs show scenic views of the Dells and Devil's Lake area as well as geological features throughout Sauk County. |
| View images from film "Hell's Angels," released by United Artists in 1930. |
| Underground Newspapers of the 1960s and 1970s |
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| Images of the Wisconsin Historical Society's collection of underground newspapers. |
| See images that document the stories of 18 Wisconsin survivors of the World War II Holocaust. |
| Photographic portraits of Native Americans dating from 1898. |
| Circus images from the 1860s to the 1960s. |
| A Wisconsin family's photography of their life, pets, parades and other festivities from the late 19th through the early 20th century. |
| 1850-2009 |
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| Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
| An album of 32 unusual photographs taken in 1905 of graduates of Menomonie High School in Dunn County. |
| A Visual Biography, 1908-1957 |
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| Learn about the four years Senator Joseph McCarthy held the nation in his grasp with his anti-Communist rhetoric. |
| View Edmund Eisenscher's photographs of the personal and work life of Milwaukee union members from 1938-1956 |
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