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Magazine or Periodical

"Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life" Cover Art

Date: 07 1926
Description: Front cover of "Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life" showing an illustration of a woman in an evening dress with her cheek resting on her shoulder, and peop...
Painting

Holy Card

Date: 1900
Description: Holy card with watercolor of a wreath of white flowers encircling an open book resting on a cross and crown of thorns.
Book or Pamphlet

Lawson Design

Date: 1918
Description: A design for the unbuilt "Lawson Battler," which Alfred Lawson conceived as an armored fighter plane armed with six machine guns.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Floor Plan

Date: 1904
Description: The floor plan of the first floor of the third Wisconsin Capitol as published in 1904 under the title "Program issued by the Capitol Improvement Commission...
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Floor Plan

Date: 1904
Description: The floor plan of the second floor of the third Wisconsin Capitol as published in 1904 under the title "Program issued by the Capitol Improvement Commissio...
Postcard

Whitefish Bay Street Railroad

Date: 1911
Description: Colorized view of the railroad curve near Whitefish Bay resort. Caption reads: "The Curve near Whitefish Bay Resort."
Drawing

Perspective of Olin Terraces

Date: 1938
Description: Reproduction of a color rendering of Olin Terraces, an early proposal for a Madison civic center by Frank Lloyd Wright. This perspective is the view from ...
Print

St. Paul's Cathedral

Date: 1900
Description: View of St. Paul's Cathedral. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Catherdal, Fond du Lac".
Drawing

Transportation Museum

Date: 1957
Description: Plot plan for a proposed transportation museum.
Drawing

Dairyland Building

Date: 08 1948
Description: This original, modernistic color design for a Wisconsin Dairyland Building at the Wisconsin State Fair included a pitcher pouring milk. It was constructed ...
Drawing

Important Causes of Death in Wisconsin 1912

Date: 1912
Description: Illustration of a chart listing "important causes of death in Wisconsin". Extra text reads "You Make Life What It Is!" and "What will the Future bring You ...
Drawing

War Memorial

Date: 1920
Description: View of a proposed war memorial.
Drawing

Rankin Science Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View of Rankin Science Hall at Carroll College.
Drawing

Market House

Date: 1909
Description: Architectural drawing. Caption reads: "Market House for the City of Madison". Robert L. Wright, Milwaukee, architect.
Drawing

Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1949
Description: Artist rendition of the exterior view of the research and development tower of the Johnson Wax building.
Drawing

Stewart House

Date: 1900
Description: A sketch of the Stewart (I.N. Stewart?) home.
Map or Atlas

Green Lake County Abstract Plat Map, Page 2

Date: 06 28 1958
Description: Official plat map drawn in ink and watercolor, T. 15 N, R. 11 E.
Poster

"Time to Pick Up a Gun!?!"

Date: 1970
Description: Handmade poster alluding to a statement from American social and political activist Tom Hayden, in which he allegedly asked, "[Is it] time to pick up a gun...
Poster

"Don't Rely on a Chemical High, Try Jesus"

Date: 04 29 1970
Description: Handmade poster that reads, "Don't rely on a chemical high, try Jesus." Includes a drawing of a hippie figure, wearing a vest with a button that says, "Ha...
Poster

Bible Prophecy Survey Poster

Date: 11 07 1970
Description: Handmade poster, meant for comments responding to the original inquiry, "the Bible prophesies that man will be on the virge [sic] of self-destruction (Batt...

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