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| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Formal printed quarter-length portrait of Wisconsin Secretary of State Theodore Dammann. |
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| Description: | Black ink mechanical of a qraphic design for Gisholt Machine Company brand labeling and advertising. |
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| Description: | Printed postcard of James "John" Adams Riley aka Snowball. Text on reverse reads, "Snowball — window-washer, philosopher, affectionately named by students ... |
| Date: | 1981 |
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| Description: | Gate fold front covers and interior of dinner menu from The Backstage, with a line drawing of film actors Greta Garbo and John Gilbert on the front cover p... |
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| Description: | Front cover and interior of a souvenir menu from the Nitty Gritty, a bar and restaurant that is "home of the famous Gritty Burger," with a marching line of... |
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| Description: | Front and back of two-sided delivery menu from Amy's Cafe, with drawings of a sandwich and a salad on the front. |
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| Description: | Front cover and interior of menu for the Ovens of Brittany bakery and restaurant on Monroe Street. Features illustrations of a jar of utensils, bread, chee... |
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| Description: | Front cover and interior pages of menu from Rennebohm's. The front cover features a wood-grain background with a silhouette of a cup of coffee. Interior pa... |
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| Description: | Front cover and pasta and pizza pages from Paisan's, an Italian restaurant. Features illustrations (signed "Christensen") of an archway and tables and chai... |
| Date: | 1988 |
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| Description: | Lunch menu from the Pinckney Street Hide-away. Features an illustration of a stacked sandwich within decorative borders on the front cover, and on the insi... |
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| Description: | Two-sided one-page menu for Joseph's French Café, with a line drawing of a couple seated at a dinner table after an illustration by Henri de Toulouse-Lautr... |
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| Description: | One-page menu for konditorei, or Sunday afternoon coffee and pastry, at the Barber's Closet, a bar located in the Hotel Washington, 636 W. Washington Avenu... |
| Date: | 05 14 1886 |
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| Description: | Printed announcement of the opening of the Madison Fire Department. At the top, in a circular frame, is a fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine. B... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the State Board of Control, with vignettes, printed in blue ink, of various recreational scenes: fishing, playing golf, game bird hunting, an... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of Capital Battery and Supply Company, with two men in winged hats, one holding an automobile, the other a box radio, and the slogan, "Serving t... |
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| Description: | Ben Bergor letterhead, promoting Bergor as a theatrical agent and entertainment consultant, with a cartoon of a bird wearing a top hat and a bow tie, and c... |
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| Description: | Front cover and inside menu pages of the Ovens of Brittany Restaurant and Bakery at 1718 Fordem Avenue, with an ornamental letter "O" with a flower and int... |
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| Description: | Front cover and menu pages from Botticelli's Restaurant, with an image of the Three Graces based on a detail from the Sandro Botticelli painting, Primav... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Madison Business Association, with the association seal featuring "Forward," the statue on top of the State Capitol dome. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length engraving of Henry Baker in profile. Baker was police chief of Madison from 1897-1907. |
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