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Drawing

Transportation Museum

Date: 1957
Description: Plot plan for a proposed transportation museum.
Photograph

Brule-St. Croix Portage Marker

Date: 1962
Description: Historical marker of the portage between the Brule and St. Croix Rivers. The marker was erected in 1962.
Photograph

Chief Clerk's Force

Date: 1931
Description: Portrait outside the Wisconsin State Capitol of the Chief Clerk's Force, Wisconsin Assembly. In the front row from left to right are Femrite, West, Pinkert...
Document

Milwaukee Exposition Association Letterhead

Date: 1883
Description: Letterhead stationery of the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Association, with an engraving of the building constructed for that event.
Book or Pamphlet

Petroglyph Designs

Date: 
Description: A variety of petroglyph designs originating on the Marquesas Islands.
Manuscript

Alvah Bessie Summons

Date: 09 18 1947
Description: A summons issued by the United States House of Representatives for Alvah Bessie to appear before the Un-American Activities Committee to testify.
Photograph

Portrait of Rudolph Valentino from The Son of the Sheik

Date: 1926
Description: Rudolph Valentino stands with his hands on his hips and wears a white turban in a publicity still from The Son of the Sheik (UA, 1926).
Newspaper Article/Clipping

"The Harp" Newspaper

Date: 02 1908
Description: The front page of "The Harp," an Irish newspaper out of New York.
Magazine or Periodical

The "Progressive Magazine" Cover Design

Date: 12 02 1962
Description: The cover design of the December issue of "The Progressive." It features a vivid yellow background, a black and white photographic collage, and the article...
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1937
Description: The cover design of the Golden Jubilee issue of Olds' Seed Book from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration feature...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1903
Description: The cover design of the spring edition of a John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features a young woman in an elaborate hat, and a variety...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1903
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer's Seed Company catalog featuring a variety of fruit in large bowl, including apples, cherries, etc. There is a small...
Photograph

First Presbyterian Church

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior of church, which is partially obscured by trees.
Poster

Poster for Welfare Rights Meeting

Date: 
Description: A flier titled: "Don't Forget" advertises an important meeting organized by the Clark County Welfare Rights Organization.
Photograph

Mary Mathews Adams

Date: 
Description: Photograph of a framed painting of Mary Mathews Adams, wife of Charles Kendall Adams, 1890-1902. She was a philanthropist and poet, whose published works i...

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