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Old Abe Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1904
Description: Chromolithograph of Old Abe, Wisconsin War Eagle. The title reads: "Memorial Day in Wisconsin Schools."
Postcard

Streetcar Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view across valley toward a streetcar viaduct on the Waukesha Interurban Line, near Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Street Car Bridge on Waukesha Inter...
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

Lakefront Lanscape

Date: 08 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of a lake shoreline. A few trees frame the arc of the shore and steamboats are visible along the distant shore.
Drawing

Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 08 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of Milwaukee Harbor with large sailboats on the water. In the minimalist depiction the sandy shoreline with short plant growth sweeps aroun...
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Old North Pier Landing

Date: 1850
Description: An illustration of the Old North Pier landing on Huron Street, drawn from memory.
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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 ...
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Wisconsin Postage Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: 3 cent stamp design with a Wisconsin theme in blue.
Drawing

Winning Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design

Date: 12 16 1947
Description: First place winning design in blue for a 3 cent Wisconsin centennial stamp, which features a farming theme, including a tractor with the word "Forward" on ...
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: Design in pencil for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent stamp featuring a cow's head and an arm holding a hammer.
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design in Black

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Description: Black and white design for the 3 cent Centennial stamp with a logging theme.
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Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design with Lumberjack

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Description: Design for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent stamp featuring a logging and industry theme. There is a large lumberjack (Paul Bunyon?) with an axe coming over...
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Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design with Flowers

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Description: Design for a Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp featuring a wood violet, which is the state flower, as well as a jack-in-the-pulpit and a trillium.
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Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design

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Description: Design for a Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp with a "America's Dairyland" theme.
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Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design in Purple

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Description: Design in purple for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp. There is a farming theme, with stacks of grain and a barn.
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Wisconsin Centennial Postage Stamp Design in Red

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Description: Design in shades of red for 3 cent Wisconsin Centennial postage stamp with farming and industry theme.
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Art Deco Wisconsin Centennial Postage Stamp Design

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Description: Design in blue art deco style for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp.
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Wisconsin Centennial Postage Stamp Design in Black

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Description: Design in black and white for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp featuring a travel, industry, and agriculture theme. The main design element is...
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Wisconsin Centennial Postage Stamp Design

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Description: Design for Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp with an agriculture and industries theme.
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Wisconsin Centennial Postage Stamp Design in Green

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Description: Design in green for Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp featuring evergreen trees, and an agriculture and industry theme.

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