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Drawing

Design for Balancing Machine

Date: 
Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated balancing machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Newspaper Illustration

Date: 1962
Description: Sid's illustration in a newspaper. Two men are sitting in a car driving on a road. A deer is leaping over them. On the bottom, an ode by Sid reads: "We hee...
Drawing

Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation - Front Cover

Date: 1961
Description: Front of two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering, held on February 28, 1961. The front design is a drawing by Sid of a fisherman walking ...
Drawing

50th Birthday Card

Date: 
Description: Black ink on yellow card stock birthday card. Illustration of a woman in heels and a long dress, short hair and glasses running down a steep and bumpy hil...
Drawing

Commercial Art for Cecil's Sandals

Date: 
Description: Drawing of an old man with a long beard and moustache holding a sand hourglass. On the left the caption reads: "Sandal styles are over 2000 years old, but ...
Map or Atlas

Pigeon River Map

Date: 1914
Description: A map, hand-drawn by Carl Greene, of the McFarland Lake (Minnesota) region. The map also includes several clever, humorous drawings referring to some membe...
Map or Atlas

Presque Isle Map

Date: 1909
Description: A cyanoprint map of The Gang's journey down the Presque Isle River. There are small drawings around the border depicting the adventures of The Gang and Car...
Map or Atlas

Cyanotype Map From Camp 7 1/2

Date: 1909
Description: A hand-drawn and illustrated map of The Gang's trip from their seventh camp to Lake Superior.
Poster

All Slackers to the Front!

Date: 1917
Description: Hand-drawn poster. At the bottom is a soldier with a pack and a rifle on his back, carrying a US flag, embracing a woman. At the top is a general with the ...
Drawing

Myrick Park Mounds

Date: 
Description: A sketch of effigy mounds at Myrick Park. There is some scribbled-out writing at the top of the page.
Drawing

Drawing of a Bass

Date: 1964
Description: Pencil drawing on tissue of jumping bass.
Magazine or Periodical

The Electric Light in Houses

Date: 06 24 1882
Description: Three depictions of men laying electrical tubes in the streets of New York and testing them for insulation. Caption reads: "The Electric Light in Houses— L...
Postcard

Paul Buhle Postcard: Bugs Bunny

Date: 07 22 1970
Description: A postcard sent to Paul Buhle at 1237 Spaight Street, Madison, WI 53703 with a typed message on the back, and signed "Franklin." There are illustrations, i...

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