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Farwell's Madison Mills

Date: 1851
Description: Engraving of the five-story tall mill erected at the outlet of the Yahara Creek by Leonard J. Farwell. This engraving appears in Statistics of Dane County,...
Photograph

Robert K. Beecham

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Description: Robert K. Beecham studio portrait in front of a painted background, at age 26. In the book "As If It Were Glory," Robert Beecham recounts his Civil War exp...
Print

Sport Page Comic Advertisement

Date: 1921
Description: Advertisement entitled "Sport Fun For Sport Fans!". It includes a photograph of comic artist Jay Orving and the character Bozo Blimp.
Print

Jim Crow in Germany

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Description: Cartoon of Jim Crow in the U.S. zone of postwar Germany, with a soldier goose stepping in the foreground, and Hitler and Stalin in the background.
Book or Pamphlet

Patriotic Songs

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Description: Cover design of a pamphlet entitled "Patriotic Songs (Not For Self But For Others)," compiled by Pat Malone, featuring a Ku Klu Klux Klansman posing inside...
Book or Pamphlet

Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg

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Description: A map of the second version of the Gettysburg cyclorama created by French artist Paul Philippoteaux, as taken from the souvenir booklet which sold for five...
Print

Escape Map

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Description: A hand-drawn map of a house labeled in both English and Chinese. Notes include escape routes. Two girls were kept here.
Book or Pamphlet

Packers Official Program

Date: 1952
Description: Cover of a 1952 Green Bay Packers Official Program. Features artwork by Lon Keller depicting a football player making a catch on a background of autumn col...
Book or Pamphlet

Packers Official Program

Date: 1956
Description: Official program for the August 25, 1956 football game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. The cover features artwork by Lon Keller show...
Print

Packers Official Program

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of an official program for the football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Cardinals played at Wisconsin State Fair Park. The cover f...
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Wheelmen Logo

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Description: Logo for the Milwaukee Wheelmen bicycling club. Logo consists of the letter M superimposed on the letter W at the center of a spoked wheel with wings on bo...
Book or Pamphlet

Badger Wheelmen Logo

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Description: Logo for Badger Wheelmen bicycling club. Logo consists of a winged star at the center of a spoked wheel with a badger perched at the top.
Book or Pamphlet

League of American Wheelmen Wisconsin Division Logo

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Description: Logo of the Wisconsin State Division of League of American Wheelmen consisting of the letters L, A, and W and 3 wings on a spoked wheel surrounded by a cir...
Print

Menu for Dinner in Honor of Dean Charles R. Bardeen

Date: 1932
Description: Menu for a dinner in honor of Dean Charles R. Bardeen, celebrating twenty-five years of his administration and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1908
Description: Front cover and menu page of the annual banquet for the Old Settlers' Club. On the top left of the cover is an oval portrait of club president George Willi...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1903
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer's Seed Company catalog featuring a variety of fruit in large bowl, including apples, cherries, etc. There is a small...
Postcard

Tommy Bartlett's Water Ski Thrill Show

Date: 1963
Description: "Giant post card" advertising Tommy Bartlett's Water Ski Thrill Show on Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells, and Dancing Waters, direct from Radio City Musi...

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