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Vel Phillips at Common Council Desk

Date: 1971
Description: Rear view of Vel Phillips sitting at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council chamber. Other unidentified council members are sitting at their desks. The m...
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Fair Housing March

Date: 08 29 1966
Description: Father James Groppi leading a fair housing march.
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NAACP Milwaukee Branch Annual Dinner

Date: 12 11 1958
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of diners at the NAACP Milwaukee Branch's 1958 Annual Dinner.
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Charles Steppe with a Horse

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Description: Charles Steppe, the biological father of Lewis Arms, leads a horse down a street. The horse is wearing an ornate bridle and they may be in a parade.
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Group at USO Service Club

Date: 12 20 1945
Description: Group of 15 women and six men attending a meeting at USO Service Club. The group is predominantly African Americans. Probably taken in First Unitarian Soc...
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Webb Family Album: The Tumbledown Shack

Date: 1920
Description: A page from the Webb family album, compiled and captioned by Andrew Webb Jr., son of Caroline Webb, with two images of friends, an image of the corner groc...
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Chicago Traveling Club at McBride's Point

Date: 07 1875
Description: Chicago Traveling Club encamped at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison. An African American sits at the left foreground with pans ...
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Governor Rennebohm Signing Anti-Segregation Law

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated at his desk in the foreground, signs a bill into law ending segregation in the Wisconsin National Guard because of race, c...
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Company Unions Memorial Float

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: May Day parade with a closeup of a "memorial" float for company unions. A man leans on the parked float. The float features a faux grave and the gravestone...

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