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Bus Card Game

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Women playing cards on a bus ride.
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Robert Tehan

Date: 02 29 1968
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Robert Tehan in a suit and necktie.
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Switchboard Operator

Date: 01 23 1958
Description: Female telephone switchboard operator at work.
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Precious Sight

Date: 09 1952
Description: A lens grinder working with specialized equipment in a lab.
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Making Dolls

Date: 07 17 1957
Description: A young woman helps a girl make toy dolls out of cloth.
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Mock Convention

Date: 11 01 1968
Description: A mock presidential political convention at a middle school.
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Roasting Chickens

Date: 01 23 1957
Description: A man clad in a chef's apron tests a pan of chicken for doneness.
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 01 17 1957
Description: The Alice in Dairyland holding a tray of glasses of milk, posing with three men.
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Family Farmers Market

Date: 07 27 1988
Description: Cousins set up a road-side stand to sell fruits and vegetables grown by their grandfather.
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Meeting "Happy Tooth"

Date: 04 24 1989
Description: Children meet "Happy Tooth", a robot sponsored by Colgate toothpaste on a 30-state tour to promote dental hygiene to young school children.
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Preparing for Scout-O-Rama

Date: 04 16 1958
Description: Boy Scouts lash together lengths of wood as they put up an exhibit about pioneering for Scout-O-Rama.
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Twins Posing Together

Date: 04 02 1957
Description: Identical 16-year-old twins Carilynn and Marilynn Powers posed so as to create the illusion of a mirror image.
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Office Portrait

Date: 1958
Description: Executive portrait: man sitting on edge of desk in front of tall office window with curtains framing blinds.
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Eisenhower Jewelry

Date: 09 12 1956
Description: A few pieces of "Ike" jewelry were modeled by Mrs. Russell Buck, Jr., of Fox Point. She worked at the headquarters of the Wisconsin Citizens for Eisenhower...
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Mother and Son

Date: 1971
Description: Joan Obey, wife of Congressman David R. Obey, and their youngest son Douglas. This photograph was taken to illustrate an interview with her about the life ...
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"Treasures" Shot

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Description: Still life collection of a number of items from The Wisconsin Historical Society Museum collections, including a fur coat, a slot machine, a Tiffany lamp, ...
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Bernice Lindsay Addresses Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay is on a podium. She is wearing a coat and a hat. A man is filming her speech. On the ground is the street sign in her honor. Part of the N ...
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Ed and Linda Krueger

Date: 02 20 1989
Description: View of a woman sitting on a bed with her knees bent, propped up by pillows. A man is standing next to her holding her hand. The woman appears to be holdin...
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The Brewery and the Brewer

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of the brewing kettles at the Pabst Brewery. A brewery worker is walking up the stairs in between the kettles.
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Green Bay Packers Fans

Date: 07 20 1970
Description: Packer fans, despite bad weather, wait in line Sunday outside The Milwaukee Journal Company building to wait for Monday's football ticket sale. First in li...

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