Date: | 1877 |
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Description: | Punch paper "Home Sweet Home" sampler. |
Date: | 1905 |
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Description: | Ivory check-woven cotton; machine-sewn; slightly dropped waistline; straight, unfitted bodice; knee-length skirt, gathered into waistline; full puffed slee... |
Date: | 1801 |
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Description: | A silver letter seal, which belonged to Charles Langlade. |
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Description: | A stuffed toy goat with a gray body and a red tail, beard and ears. |
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Description: | A red, fringed Indian (Native American) pouch with fabric patches that read "U.S. Army" and "POW-MIA". |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | View from the heel of a pair of dark brown leather moccasins beaded in yellow, pink, green and white floral and plant designs. The moccasins were created a... |
Date: | 1811 |
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Description: | A pair of off-white, kid leather women's shoes with shirred ribbon decoration on the top. They were most likely worn by Sylvia (Putnam) Hamilton (donor Gra... |
Date: | 1878 |
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Description: | A handheld fan made of wood and cloth. This fan depicts the event it was made to commemorate — the 1878 Exposition Universelle held in Paris, France. The f... |
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Description: | A brass solar compass, invented by William Austin Burt and built by William J. Young. It was used to survey lands in Wisconsin and surrounding areas during... |
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Description: | Dairyland rat poison container, made for the Wisconsin Pharmacal Company in Milwaukee. It was a warfarin-based poison. |
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Description: | A banjo-ukulele with the words "Oh, I Wish I Were... An Oscar Mayer Wiener..." on the body of the instrument. It was used by Richard Trentlage in the first... |
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Description: | This is a Polish paper cutting, an art form known as wycinanki, featuring a floral/flower design. |
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Description: | Overhead view of a top hat made from beaver felt, worn by Green Bay resident Morgan L. Martin. |
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Description: | The frayed edge of a top hat made from beaver felt, worn by Green Bay resident Morgan L. Martin. |
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Description: | View of the inside of a top hat made from beaver felt, worn by Green Bay resident Morgan L. Martin. The maker's label reads: "Orel Cook, Rutland, Vt." |
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Description: | A scabbard and officer's militia sword that once belonged to Major John Rountree (a founder of Platteville) during the Black Hawk War in the summer of 1832... |
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Description: | The front view of a can of Horlicks Malted Milk in a sweet chocolate flavor. |
Date: | 1990 |
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Description: | A pair of Reebok baby shoes, beaded by Ho-Chunk artist Linda Lucero. The beads are glass and the shoes were probably never worn. |
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