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Poster

Civilian Conservation Corps Poster

Date: 1939
Description: A foldout, illustrated poster for a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) youth program featuring images of teenaged boys working. The text reads: "The CCC — A...
Print

Madison Capital House Bill of Fare

Date: 12 02 1855
Description: The Capital House bill of fare for Sunday, December 2, 1855. Proprietors were Nelson & Russell.
Drawing

Menominee Men Playing Games

Date: 
Description: Menominee men playing the moccasin or bullet game.
Drawing

Traps for Small Game

Date: 
Description: Illustration of wooden trap for small animals.
Photograph

Birchbark Sap Buckets and Yoke

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Description: Sap buckets made of birchbark and a yoke for carrying them.
Book or Pamphlet

Menominee Indian Village, Wolf River

Date: 
Description: A Menominee Indian Village on Wolf River. There are dwellings on the shore and many people in canoes are on the river.
Photograph

Fred Dennett

Date: 
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Fred Dennett.
Photograph

Kindergarten Class

Date: 1899
Description: Students raise their hands in a kindergarten class at Crow School.
Photograph

First and Second Grades at Scribner School

Date: 1908
Description: First and second grade students in their classroom at Scribner School.
Photograph

Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2

Date: 1881
Description: Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2's steamer engine is shown in front of Central Fire Station at 10 South Webster Street.
Photograph

Madison Fire Department, Keyes Steam Engine

Date: 1901
Description: Keyes steam engine undergoing routine testing in front of Madison's old Central Fire Station, 10 South Webster Street. The water is being drawn from a cist...
Book or Pamphlet

Cover of The McCarthy Record

Date: 06 1952
Description: Cover of The McCarthy Record depicting the United States Capitol building and several government documents.
Magazine or Periodical

Progressive Magazine McCarthy Issue

Date: 04 1954
Description: Cover of "McCarthy: A Documented Record," a special issue of the Progressive magazine. The cover features a drawing of a Birdseye view of Washington...
Book or Pamphlet

Mrs. Caroline Quarlls Watkins

Date: 
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Caroline Quarlls Watkins, taken when she lived in Sandwich, Ontario.
Drawing

View of Detroit

Date: 1855
Description: View of Detroit with several boats and ships in (probably) the Detroit River.
Book or Pamphlet

Picking Cotton

Date: 06 1931
Description: African Americans picking cotton on a large plantation in Virginia.
Map or Atlas

Public Playlands

Date: 06 1930
Description: A map of the western states showing "public playlands," mostly national parks.
Book or Pamphlet

Alonzo Wardall

Date: 
Description: A head and shoulders illustration of Alonzo Wardall.
Photograph

Parade on Main Street

Date: 1899
Description: View of a marching band parading beneath a decorated arch on Main Street. Onlookers line both sides of the street. American flags are flying over the road ...
Photograph

A.N. Meyer

Date: 1902
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of A.N. Meyer, wearing a suit jacket, vest, and tie.

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