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Book or Pamphlet

Frackelton Design

Date: 1886
Description: Color plate number III from Susan Frackelton's Tried by Fire showing a Vinenna style of decoration.
Print

The Greatest Weapon

Date: 1918
Description: Wartime advertisement for Kardell tractors featuring an illustration of a farmer using a team of two horses to work in a field, along with the headline: "L...
Photograph

Keith R. Potter

Date: 1966
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Keith R. Potter. Potter was employed by International Harvester Company in May of 1947 and served as assistant credit manager, s...
Book or Pamphlet

Bates Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising the Bates Model D Steel Mule tractor featuring an illustration of the tractor and a title reading: "The End of the Sea...
Book or Pamphlet

Samson Tractor

Date: 1918
Description: Front cover for a pamphlet advertising the General Motors Company Samson tractor with "sieve-grip." Includes photo illustration of a tractor pulling a Deer...
Manuscript

Aldo Leopold Letter

Date: 08 21 1929
Description: A letter written by Aldo Leopold addressed to M.B. Olbrich.
Print

International Schoolmaster

Date: 1963
Description: Color illustration of a school bus driver steering an International Schoolmaster school bus past a residence. The text on the illustration reads: "Internat...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

"The Harp" Newspaper

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

The Special Beatle Survey

Date: 09 04 1964
Description: Special Beatle Survey, featuring a list of Beatles songs, as well as portraits along the left side, of George Harrison, George Harrison, John Lennon, and R...
Photograph

Portrait of Harrison Ludington

Date: 
Description: Quarter-length vignetted portrait of Harrison Ludington. He has muttonchops, and is wearing a suit, necktie and high collar.
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...
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 10 1992
Description: Cover of a presidential political campaign comic book. The writer is Larry Doyle, and the illustrator is Alan Kupperberg.
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.
Photograph

Eugene McCarthy Supporters

Date: 03 30 1968
Description: Two people are sitting on a park bench, and two young adults are standing near them. Behind them are tree branches and a building with a dom in the distanc...
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.
Drawing

Linden Valley Group

Date: 11 03 1903
Description: A drawing of a group of burial mounds in Linden Valley. Text on back reads: "These mounds lie at the narrow mouth of Linden Valley on the east side of the ...
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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