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Old Timer's Resort Brochure

Date: 1910
Description: Cover of brochure for Old Timer's Resort (formerly Burke's Resort).
Poster

Build a Silo

Date: 06 1917
Description: Poster issued by the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Wisconsin to persuade Wisconsin farmers of the value of a silo. Farmers were par...
Document

City of Milwaukee Liquor License

Date: 1917
Description: License from the City of Milwaukee granting Arthur Gerth permission to sell alcohol at 1222 12th Street.
Book or Pamphlet

"Best War Time Recipes" Cook Book

Date: 1917
Description: World War I cook book featuring recipes low in sugar, wheat, and meat to accommodate wartime needs. Stamped on the front "Dane County Council of Defense, W...
Historical Object

Ocean View Brand Reused Label

Date: 1918
Description: Emergency label for Ocean View Early June Peas printed over an unused wax beans label. The label shows a bowl of cut wax beans on one side and a view of th...
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"Sugar Means Ships"

Date: 1917
Description: Leaflet urging citizens to consume fewer sweetened beverages. The drawing shows a man and a woman seated at a soda shop.
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Safety First

Date: 1914
Description: Stamp promoting Northwestern National Insurance Company of Milwaukee. Stamp includes a drawing of a fireman with hose, and the text reads: "Safety First. I...
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Wisconsin on Parade

Date: 1915
Description: Stamp advertising the 1915 Wisconsin State Fair. Includes an illustration of a woman waving a "Wis." pennant, overlooking crowds at the fairground. Stamp t...
Manuscript

W.S.S. and Victory Liberty Loan Pamphlet

Date: 1918
Description: Cover of a pamphlet promoting War Savings Stamps and Victory Liberty Loans.
Document

Patriotic Rally of S.G.A. Program

Date: 10 18 1917
Description: Single sheet program for a patriotic rally held by the University of Wisconsin Student Government Association called by The Women Students' War Work Counci...

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