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Drawing

Milwaukee Cement Company's Works

Date: 1880
Description: Lithograph of the Milwaukee Cement Company's Works at 154 West Water Street in Milwaukee.
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee from Bay View.
Photograph

View of Town

Date: 1880
Description: Illustration of an elevated view over rooftops looking towards Oshkosh. There are chimneys along the horizon with smoke rising into the sky. A river is alo...
Drawing

Interior of a Cider Mill

Date: 1879
Description: Drawing of a girl sitting on a barrel as a man dumps apples into a press to make cider. Two men manually operate the press at the left.
Poster

Fight Madison Gas and Electric Rate Increase

Date: 
Description: Graphic depiction of the MG&E plant showing stacks releasing smoke into the air. Text reads "FIGHT! the MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC rate increase".
Print

Soldiers' Aid Office

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Description: Woodcut of an office of a Soldiers' Aid Office during the Civil War.
Print

Young America, North and South

Date: 1860
Description: Envelope compares a young man of the North, on the left, to a young man of the South, on the right. The young Northern man is working with an older man on ...
Photograph

Benjamin Franklin in Printing Office

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Description: An illustration of Benjamin Franklin in his brother's printing office standing with several other men.
Historical Object

Manchester Massacre Handkerchief

Date: 1819
Description: A commemorative handkerchief created by a wood engraving on white cotton fabric. The scene is the Manchester Reform Meeting, in England. A crowd of demonst...
Print

Cyrus McCormick

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Description: Letterpress print of Cyrus McCormick printed on a 219 Vandercook Proof Press, from a wood block carving.
Print

Racine

Date: 1874
Description: Engraved view of downtown Racine seen from Lake Michigan. Several vessels are entering the harbor, and a pier with a beacon is on the right.
Drawing

Old Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1941
Description: Elevated view of Sturgeon Bay in 1900. Sturgeon Bay Bridge spans the bay and several boats are on the water. A lighthouse sits on a small island in the bay...
Print

Coal Hopper

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Description: Engraved print of a coal hopper in an urban setting.
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin : Showing the Approximate Distribution of the Clays and Shales and the Location of the Brick and Drain Tile Factories

Date: 06 01 1900
Description: This map shows the the locations of different kinds of clay and shales throughout the state of Wisconsin. Includes a colored legend of types of clay and sh...
Poster

Build a Stronger Labor Movement Through Rank and File Action

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Description: Poster with screen printed images of people, places and things. Text at top reads: "Build a Stronger Labor Movement Through Rank and File Action." Text at ...

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