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Flour and Feed Store

Date: 1899
Description: The Smith M. Jacobs Flour and Feed Store (left) and residence (right), 301 and 303 Monroe Street. The address renumbered within the next five years to 1701...
Poster

Safety Singing

Date: 
Description: Safety poster issued by the Safety Engineering Department of Employers Mutual Insurance Company of Wausau, Wisconsin, to urge automobile drivers not to spe...
Map or Atlas

Map of Neenah or Fox River

Date: 1839
Description: Map of a canal route to avoid the principal rapids of the Neenah or Fox River between Lake Winnebago and Green Bay.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Conscience

Date: 01 1970
Description: Cover of "The Conscience," an underground newspaper, depicting a psychedelic drawing of three men, one standing naked, one leaning and carrying a gun, and ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Berkeley Tribe

Date: 08 15 1969
Description: Cover of "Berkeley Tribe," an underground newspaper, depicting a couple with a baby. Both the man and the woman are carrying a firearm. The newspaper logo ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Kaleidoscope

Date: 09 14 1970
Description: Cover of "Kaleidoscope," an underground newspaper, featuring a photograph of Native American Chief Sitting Bull, highlighted with red.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Berkeley Barb

Date: 07 19 1968
Description: Cover of "Berkeley Barb," an underground newspaper, featuring a photomontage of politically charged images, mostly relating to the Civil Rights movement. C...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Black Panther

Date: 02 17 1970
Description: Cover of "The Black Panther: Black Community News Service," an underground newspaper, commemorating the birthday of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey New...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Strategic Hamlet

Date: 11 11 1970
Description: Cover of "Strategic Hamlet: An Isla Vista Street Journal," an underground newspaper, featuring a woman as Justice balancing the Bank of America and a group...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Space City!

Date: 03 16 1972
Description: Cover of "Space City!," an underground newspaper, featuring an image of a smiley face with psychotherapy electrodes attached to it. Headline reads, "Psycho...
Poster

Womens Dance

Date: 1972
Description: Poster promoting a benefit for the New Womens Center to be held at Crossroads, located at 301 1/2 North Hamilton Street. Illustration depicts four women da...
Poster

Urgent Lesbian Meeting

Date: 1973
Description: Poster proclaiming the need for an urgent lesbian meeting. Poster depicts Athena with shield. Agenda for meeting includes a speakers bureau, counseling gro...
Poster

Women's Dance

Date: 1971
Description: Hand-lettered poster promoting a Women's Dance on Saturday November 6th at 9pm at 10 Langdon Street. The illustration depicts a flower constructed of the s...
Poster

Lesbians Call To Action Poster

Date: 1972
Description: Poster calling for the urgent need for gay women to become actively involved with the feminist movement. Illustration depicts three women arm in arm. The e...
Poster

Lesbian Love

Date: 1971
Description: Handmade poster entitled "Lesbian Love". Announces gay sisters meetings at 10 Langdon Street and a women's party after the meeting. Objective is to plan fo...
Poster

Cabaret Entertainment

Date: 1979
Description: Poster for cabaret entertainment at L'etoile Jazz Club, 25 N. Pinckney Street, featuring Lisa Davis et Bil Meredith and Lynette, on June 10, 1979.
Poster

Luther Allison New Years Eve

Date: 
Description: Poster publicizing a New Year's Eve concert with Luther Allison at the Nitty Gritty bar in Madison, Wisconsin. Features text of an interview with Luther Al...
Poster

The 100% Legal High Poster

Date: 
Description: Poster publicizing concerts by Brotherhood and Short Stuff at the Nitty Gritty in Madison.
Poster

Blooziana Concert Poster

Date: 
Description: Poster publicizing a concert by the group Blooziana at the Nitty Gritty in Madison, Wisconsin.
Poster

"The Last Poets and Black Haze"

Date: 1970
Description: A poster promoting an event which reads, "Afro Center Presents The Last Poets & *Black Haze." The event was held in the B-10 Commerce Building on Sunday, D...

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