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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...
Book or Pamphlet

"The Soldier Bird"

Date: 1865
Description: Title page of "The Soldier Bird!" — History of "Old Abe" the live war eagle.
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.
Drawing

Carex Varia

Date: 
Description: Drawing by Increase Lapham of Carex Varia. It is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the Cyperaceae fami...
Drawing

Eriophorum Gracile

Date: 
Description: Drawing by Increase Lapham of Eriophorum Gracile. It is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is known by the common name slende...
Drawing

Scirpus Pungens

Date: 
Description: Drawing by Increase Lapham of Scirpus Pungens. It is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name Common Three-Square. It is a...
Drawing

Drawings of Species of Carex Cyperaceae

Date: 
Description: Drawing by Increase Lapham of Carex Cyperaceae. Memebers of this family of plants are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called "true"...
Photograph

IDEA Truck on Road

Date: 1992
Description: Front view of an International IDEA truck as it is driven down a street wet with rain. IDEA was an acronym for International Design and Engineering Assessm...
Book or Pamphlet

The Adams Tractor

Date: 1918
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Adams tractor featuring a sectional view of the transmission. The text beneath the illustration reads: "The Adams...
Print

Adams Roller Combination

Date: 1918
Description: Advertisement for the Adams combination roller with a photograph of a man using the roller/tractor in a farm field.
Book or Pamphlet

Detroit 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Detroit Tractor featuring a photograph of the Detroit 10-20 "plowing in hard ground."
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

Rupert's Roadkill Cafe Menu

Date: 1986
Description: Front cover and imagined bill of fare for "Rupert's Roadkill Cafe: You Kill It ... ... We Grill It!," with a cartoon drawing of a cat standing on long, fla...
Book or Pamphlet

Pesticides - a Special Review

Date: 1967
Description: Cover of the Citizens Natural Resources Association of Wisconsin publication Pesticides - a Special Review. The cover features a drawing of a bird o...
Drawing

Millet

Date: 
Description: Increase Lapham's drawing of Setaris Italica or foxtail millet and Panicum miliaceum or proso millet. There are also inset drawings of a spik...
Print

Third Annual Supper of the New England Society Menu

Date: 12 22 1868
Description: Front cover and interior menu pages from the Third Annual Supper of the New England Society, held at Vilas House to commemorate Forefather's Day. On the co...
Map or Atlas

Portion of Liberty Grove

Date: 1924
Description: Plat map showing a portion of Liberty Grove, T32-33N R29E. The land is bordered on the south by Rowley's Bay, on the east by Lake Michigan and Europe Bay, ...

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