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Painting

Velvet Painting of a Memorial Cross

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Description: Black velvet painting of a memorial cross, with flowers.
Photograph

Portrait of James T. Lewis

Date: 1889
Description: Quarter-length portrait of James T. Lewis. Lewis was Wisconsin's 9th governor and one of the four governors of Wisconsin during the war.
Drawing

The Old French Post Near Trempealeau

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Description: Drawing, with watercolor added, of a French fort next to a body of water with a large hill in the background. There are canoes at the water's edge. Structu...
Poster

Dane County Fair Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Advertisement featuring a painting by artist Henry Mosler, dated 1915, titled "The Stars and Stripes Forever." In the painting a young man dressed in cut-o...
Drawing

Locomotive Drawing of the "Whitewater"

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Description: Two-dimensional line drawing of the right side of the engine "Whitewater," which was later built in 1852 by Menomonie Locomotive Works in Milwaukee, Wiscon...
Drawing

Portrait of Carl Anderson

Date: 1941
Description: Head and shoulders ink and crayon portrait of a Carl Anderson, with a caricature of the Carl Anderson cartoon character "Henry" holding a slingshot aimed a...
Photograph

Ho Chunk Group Portrait

Date: 1866
Description: Group of Ho Chunk Indians that visited Governor Lucius Fairchild. Names, (standing), Dandy, holding a long stemmed pipe, (Four-Leg's son), (seated) Wau-So-...
Poster

Drink Milk

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Description: Red, white and blue poster with an illustration of a milk bottle, and text that reads: "Drink Milk, Refreshing and Full of Health."
Poster

This Year Give Wisconsin Centennial Cheese Packs

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Description: Poster with an illustration of a block of 2 Pounds Select Cheddar, and Santa Claus eating a piece of cheese. Text reads: "This year give Wisconsin Centenni...
Poster

Treat Yourself to a Wisconsin Natural Cheese Sandwich

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Description: Poster with an illustration of a woman wearing a nurses uniform, and a knife with slices of cheese cut from a block of Wis-Cheese Sandwich Cut. Text reads:...
Print

Humanity Flag

Date: 02 1918
Description: Print of the Humanity Flag, a combination of the U.S. French, and British flags to symbolize the alliance of the three countries.
Poster

Colorado Rockies

Date: 1930
Description: An original lithograph depicting a scene in the Colorado Rockies. Text at top reads: "Colorado Rockies, Black Hills and Utah, Land of Scenic Marvels." Text...
Poster

New Mexico and Arizona Rockies

Date: 1925
Description: An original lithograph of a woman buying a necklace from a Native American man. Horseback riders are in the distance. Text at bottom reads: "Land of Histor...
Photograph

State Historical Society of Wisconsin Exterior

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, State Street Entrance, taken at an angle. Bascom Hill is in the background. It is most likely s...
Photograph

Dazzling Display

Date: 05 1955
Description: Apple blossoms in an orchard in the spring. Stacked logs are in the foreground.
Poster

Wisconsin Come See For Yourself

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Description: Wisconsin Division of Tourism poster. View toward a woman sitting on a log at the shoreline of a lake or river with a bicycle laying on its side in the for...

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