Date: | 1935 |
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Description: | Color brochure advertising the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Minneapolis Railroad's Hiawatha, the first streamlined steam locomotive. Hiawatha trains boas... |
Date: | 1903 |
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Description: | Handbill advertising two lectures at the Monona Lake Assembly, near Madison in July 1903. First was a debate on "The Negro Problem" between Senator J.R. B... |
Date: | 1929 |
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Description: | Printed color handbill that advertised the special events of the Wisconsin State Fair. The illustration shows a woman bearing a platter of produce. |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | Cover of brochure for Old Timer's Resort (formerly Burke's Resort). |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Image of a man seated at a desk reading a Western Union telegram informing him that he has won $200,000 in a lottery. Text reads, "Everyone is born to a ch... |
Date: | 1990 |
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Description: | Illinois State Lottery Pick 4 ticket purchased Sunday, February 4, 1990. |
Date: | 1989 |
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Description: | Cover of a pamphlet explaining how to play the Wisconsin Lottery game Megabucks. Drawing on the cover shows people carrying oversize Megabucks cards and ex... |
Date: | 1937 |
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Description: | Advertising brochure for Wisconsin's dairy industry issued by the State Department of Agriculture. It depicts Wisconsin as the table upon which cheese and... |
Date: | 1936 |
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Description: | Brochure produced by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Markets to encourage the consumption of Wisconsin butter. |
Date: | 1947 |
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Description: | Anti-communist brochure, copyright by Harry T. Everingham, Chicago, Illinois, in 1947. The text asks "Why not try Communism?" and replies "The answer is y... |
Date: | 1954 |
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Description: | Brochure advertising anti-Communism stamps created and distributed by McAllen, Texas. The handwritten date on the brochure places its publication at the p... |
Date: | 1944 |
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Description: | Campaign sticker for the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The use of the apple theme was a subtle reminder to those who might be tempted to vote for ... |
Date: | 1932 |
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Description: | Guest ticket to the Democratic Convention held at Chicago. Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated at this convention. |
Date: | 1928 |
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Description: | Round campaign sign in behalf of the unsuccessful Democratic Presidential candidacy of Alfred E. Smith, copyright by S.S. Bloom. Smith, who was best known... |
Date: | 1943 |
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Description: | Front side of order blank for Aunt Jenny's Garden for Victory seeds featuring a drawing of a woman and several vegetables. |
Date: | 1917 |
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Description: | Leaflet urging citizens to consume fewer sweetened beverages. The drawing shows a man and a woman seated at a soda shop. |
Date: | 1924 |
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Description: | Membership card of the Bow Tie Club of Madison, Wisconsin. The card features a drawing of a bow tie with a jewel in the center of the knot and the words "T... |
Date: | 1957 |
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Description: | A bright orange and blue sticker advertising the dedication of the new City Stadium (that would eventually become Lambeau Field). Text reads "I'm a Packer ... |
Date: | 1961 |
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Description: | A bright orange sticker in the shape of a football with the words "Title Town U.S.A." written on a pennant and the words "Packers 1961, Green Bay, Wisconsi... |
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