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McCormick Advertising Handbill

Date: 12 1856
Description: Handbill and order form advertising reaper and mower manufactured by Cyrus Hall McCormick. This describes the gold medal awarded at the "Great French Exhib...
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Brochure Image for Invincible Cabin Monoplane

Date: 1929
Description: An advertising brochure for the Invincible Cabin Monoplane, an airplane briefly manufactured by the Invincible Metal Furniture Company of Manitowoc. Text o...
Book or Pamphlet

International C-line Travelall Station Wagon

Date: 1961
Description: Front cover, featuring color illustration, of an advertising brochure for International C-line Travelall station wagons showing a family checking out of a ...
Drawing

Guggenheim Museum Plaque Sketch

Date: 
Description: Sketch of a memorial plaque, drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright, intended for the lobby of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The sketch includes notes writt...
Drawing

Unitarian Meeting House Sign Sketch

Date: 
Description: Pencil sketch of an elevation and the site plan, drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright, of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House sign.
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Truck Advertising Brochure

Date: 1995
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising International fire trucks, ambulances, and emergency rescue vehicles. Features a photograph of fire fighters washing ...
Book or Pamphlet

International 700-900 Series Trucks

Date: 1989
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising International 700-900 Series Medium Cabover trucks. Features a color photograph of a truck's front grille.
Book or Pamphlet

International Paystar F-5000 WWM Truck Brochure

Date: 1979
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for International Paystar Weight-Watcher F-5000 WWM construction trucks. Features a color photograph of a cement mix...
Book or Pamphlet

International Travelall Station Wagon Brochure

Date: 1975
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising the International Travelall station wagon. Features a color photograph of a couple loading a desk into the back of a ...
Print

International Harvester Toy Catalog Cover

Date: 1973
Description: Cover of a brochure for International Harvester toys. Features a color illustration of a boy riding an International pedal tractor pulling a wagon filled w...
Book or Pamphlet

International Construction Trucks Brochure

Date: 1980
Description: Cover of a brochure advertising International heavy-duty trucks for construction. Features color photograph of two dump trucks hauling gravel in a quarry....
Photograph

Four Views of White Front Grocery

Date: 1960
Description: Four different exterior views of the White Front Grocery at 610-612 Mound Street, in the Greenbush neighborhood.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Needle

Date: 1968
Description: Cover of "The Needle," an underground magazine published in New York. The cover art, featuring a cherub-like creature with the face of Robert Kennedy, was ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Burning River Oracle

Date: 03 17 1970
Description: Cover of "Burning River Oracle," a free underground newspaper, featuring a drawing of Jesus Christ crucified in front of the silhouette of an urban landsca...
Photograph

The State Bank

Date: 1885
Description: View of the State Bank located at 7-9 South Pinckney Street, near the intersection of East Washington Avenue. A group of men are posing in front.
Manuscript

Gay is Good

Date: 1972
Description: Cover of document manifesto of the Gay Liberation Front entitled "Gay is Good". Includes male and female gender symbols.
Manuscript

Gotta Get Rid of Sex Laws

Date: 1979
Description: Flyer that says: "Gotta Get Rid of Sex Laws". The meeting was to be held at Lysistrata, corner of Gorham Street and Broom Streets. Includes the symbols ...
Poster

"Woman's Action Movement"

Date: 09 05 1970
Description: Poster advertising the "Woman's Action Movement" and their weekly meetings held at the Union "Every Thurs. 7:30 pm." The graphic on the poster is a female ...
Poster

"Madison Kaleidoscope Needs Hawkers"

Date: 1970
Description: The Madison Kaleidoscope, an Underground newspaper, calls for hawkers. Those interested were directed to call "and ask the Pretty Lady for further S...
Poster

"What's Happening on W. Mifflin Street?"

Date: 03 14 1971
Description: Poster advertising the story of "Madison's hippie haunts" in Insight Magazine and the Milwaukee Journal. Features a street view of West Miffl...

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