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| Date: | 1811 |
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| Description: | A pair of off-white, kid leather women's shoes with shirred ribbon decoration on the top. They were most likely worn by Sylvia (Putnam) Hamilton (donor Gra... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | A handheld fan made of wood and cloth. This fan depicts the event it was made to commemorate — the 1878 Exposition Universelle held in Paris, France. The f... |
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| Description: | A brass solar compass, invented by William Austin Burt and built by William J. Young. It was used to survey lands in Wisconsin and surrounding areas during... |
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| Description: | Dairyland rat poison container, made for the Wisconsin Pharmacal Company in Milwaukee. It was a warfarin-based poison. |
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| Description: | A seance robe worn by Louise Parke during her work as a Spiritualist in Wisconsin. |
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| Description: | A banjo-ukulele with the words "Oh, I Wish I Were... An Oscar Mayer Wiener..." on the body of the instrument. It was used by Richard Trentlage in the first... |
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| Description: | This is a Polish paper cutting, an art form known as wycinanki, featuring a floral/flower design. |
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| Description: | The keyboard of the first practical typewriter, developed by Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and marketed in 1874. |
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| Description: | Overhead view of a top hat made from beaver felt, worn by Green Bay resident Morgan L. Martin. |
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| Description: | The frayed edge of a top hat made from beaver felt, worn by Green Bay resident Morgan L. Martin. |
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| Description: | View of the inside of a top hat made from beaver felt, worn by Green Bay resident Morgan L. Martin. The maker's label reads: "Orel Cook, Rutland, Vt." |
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| Description: | Three-quarter view of a lightweight wool dress cut from a shawl, in cream, rust and indigo paisley with a black center. The paisley has a bird-of-paradise ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Mexican Tourist Jacket and Hat. These garments were made in 1948 by Mrs. Louise Wild (1891-1980), a dairy farmer's wife, from Adams Township, Green County,... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Cabinet card with full-length formal studio portrait of young Beulah Irene Miller (1888-1858). She is sitting in a chair with her hands in her lap. Her dre... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Beulah Irene Miller (1888-1958) and Charles Buy Thomas (1879-1925), a dairy farmer, posing in... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Beulah Irene Miller dressed for her graduation from Evansville (Wisconsin) High School. Her l... |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Beulah Irene Miller (1888-1958) and Willis Miller, Jr., sister and brother. Beulah is seated ... |
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| Description: | William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978) behind the bar of the White Front Tavern. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the bar from 1948-1956. Three unide... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978; second from left) and friends enjoy a beer at the Miller Brewery. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the White F... |
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