Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. MINNESOTA STREET IN NEW ULM, MINNESOTA, IS BLOCKED OFF FOR ONE DAY EACH SUMMER FOR quot;CRAZY DAYS.quot;

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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. MINNESOTA STREET IN NEW ULM, MINNESOTA, IS BLOCKED OFF FOR ONE DAY EACH SUMMER FOR quot;CRAZY DAYS.quot; MERCHANTS MOVE BARGAIN MERCHANDISE ONTO THE STREET AND SIDEWALKS TO SELL IN THE SUMMER PROMOTION. THE BUSINESS SECTION IS SOME EIGHT BLOCKS. THE TOWN WAS FOUNDED BY GERMAN IMMIGRANTS IN 1854 AND STILL RETAINS AN ETHNIC CHARM. THE BUSINESS SECTION HAS BEEN REVITALIZED SINCE THE 1960'S. ALL STORES ARE OCCUPIED AND MANY OF THE FRONTS HAVE BEEN RENOVATED WITH PRIVATE FUNDS TO SHOW A GERMAN INFLUENCE

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Schulke, Flip, 1930-2008

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Flip Schulke (b. Graeme Phelps Schulke, June 24, 1930, Cornish, N.H.-d. May 15, 2008, West Palm Beach, Fla.), was one of America’s premier photojournalists for more than 40 years. A native of New Ulm, Minnesota and a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Schulke moved to Miami in the 1950s, where he developed specialties in underwater photography, auto racing, the space program and the history of the Berlin Wall. Through his close friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Schulke became ...