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Logging Train

Date: 1910
Description: Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company locomotive Number 1, loaded with logs and flanked by large piles of logs.
Manuscript

Colorado and Asthma Pamphlet Cover

Date: 1874
Description: Front cover design of a pamphlet entitled "Colorado and Asthma".
Book or Pamphlet

German Wisconsin Pamphlet Cover

Date: 1868
Description: Cover of a 31-page pamphlet promoting Wisconsin to German immigrants, which translates to read "Wisconsin. An Account of the Population, soil, climate, Com...
Book or Pamphlet

German Immigration Brochure Cover

Date: 1881
Description: Cover of a brochure in German for Wisconsin immigration.
Book or Pamphlet

German Immigration Brochure Cover

Date: 1896
Description: Cover of a brochure in German for Wisconsin immmigration.
Photograph

"The Council of War" Sculpture

Date: 
Description: Photograph of the sculpture "The Council of War" by John Rogers (1829-1904). From left to right: General Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, and Secretary o...
Print

"Office of Chief Quartermaster, 50th Anniversary Battle of Gettysburg."

Date: 07 1913
Description: A broadside to the Commanders of State Delegations from J.E. Normoyle, Major Q.M. Corps, Chief Q.M., stating the contents of each tent at the 50th Annivers...
Document

UAW International Foundry Wage and Hour Council By-Laws

Date: 1961
Description: First page of a booklet containing the by-laws of The United Automobile Workers, International Foundry Wage and Hour Council.
Print

Anti-Nuclear Drawing

Date: 1976
Description: Solicitation for donations to the League of Educational Associates Foundation appearing on the back page of the League Against Nuclear Dangers newsletter "...
Print

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 
Description: Front page of the program for the performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Venice Theatre.
Print

Ella's Deli Menu

Date: 1974
Description: Front page and sandwich pages from the hand-lettered, multi-page Ella's Deli menu. Other pages include open-face platters, jumbo deli platters, fish and sa...
Photograph

Vietnam Veteran

Date: 
Description: Outdoor portrait of a Vietnam veteran. He has military bars on his shirt, and a crowd of people is behind him. He is at an anti-war demonstration and took ...
Photograph

Vietnam Veteran

Date: 
Description: Waist-up portrait of a Vietnam veteran wearing a wristwatch. He is at an anti-war demonstration and took part in the Winter Soldier Hearings.
Manuscript

Gridiron Club Fifty-Seventh Birthday Dinner Menu

Date: 02 28 1942
Description: Front cover and illustration from insert for the inauguration of club president Lewis Wood, with numbered illustrated phases of his career, and a banner re...
Print

Amy's Cafe Delivery Menu

Date: 
Description: Front and back of two-sided delivery menu from Amy's Cafe, with drawings of a sandwich and a salad on the front.
Book or Pamphlet

"Attacks On Freedom Of Communication"

Date: 
Description: The cover design of a pamphlet titled: "Attacks On Freedom Of Communication," written by Justin Miller of The National Association of Broadcasters.
Drawing

Leo Lania Political Cartoon

Date: 1924
Description: A German cartoon depicting Leo Lania and two other men examining and apparently stockpiling guns and other weapons.
Print

Liberace Christmas Card

Date: 12 06 1982
Description: Custom holiday card for the entertainer Liberace. When the card is open, he is sitting outdoors in a horse-drawn sleigh, wearing a white fur coat. When the...
Photograph

Olivia Monona in Costume

Date: 1910
Description: Portrait of opera singer, Olivia Monona (Olivia Goldberger) in costume for Carmen.
Photograph

Olivia Monona

Date: 1910
Description: Waist-up portrait of opera singer, Olivia Monona (Olivia Goldenberger) likely in costume for an unknown production.

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