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A policeman examines some of the ten school buses destroyed by fire and dynamite in late Aug. 30, 1971, just days before a court-ordered plan to desegregate schools in Pontiac, Michigan, by busing children went into effect.A Pontiac policeman examines some of the ten school buses destroyed late Aug. 30 by dynamite and fire in a school bus depot here. About 40 other buses…
A plaque dedicating Henry’s Hi-Life brewery
A picture of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
A photo of officials standing with a group of braceros by a Southern Pacific train in California, 1942.After going through the processing center in Mexico, workers were transported by train or bus to processing centers in the United States and then to…
A photo of a farm owner supervising braceros as they harvest sugar beets and toss them in the back of the truck, 1942The original description from photographer Hal Higgins reads: “President Robert Barr of the Central California Beet Growers' Assoc. And his crew of…
A New, Copious, and Complete System of ArithmeticMathematics textbook for schools and merchants
A New System of Mercantile Arithmetic, 3rd editionMathematical textbook
A New Batch at AndersonvilleTitle: A new batch at Andersonville Abstract/medium: 1 drawing on orange paper : pencil ; 23.6 x 31.8 cm. (sheet).
Signed lower right: W.W.
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A National Commitment to the Rights of the Individual - 1776 to 1976The article presents a discussion about the history of special education for the handicapped people in the United States. During the time of President…
A model of the Soviet N-1 rocket, designed for a moon landing mission, ca. 1970.The Soviets intended to use this rocket and capsule to send humans to the moon. The program lacked funding and, after four failed attempts, the…