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The Unwilling Bride

Date: 1847
Description: An unhappy looking bride is seated in a chair looking out the window as another woman sits on the floor holding her hand. A third woman looks on angrily.
Photograph

Walter Damrosch and School Children

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Description: Walter Damrosch surrounded by New York City school children after the first educational concert broadcast through twenty-six stations on February 10, 1928....
Photograph

Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 12 07 1909
Description: The Main Hall of the Milwaukee Auditorium. Set for the Charity Ball with many flower arrangements and seats.
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I Love But Thee

Date: 1908
Description: Valentine's Day postcard of a basket of Forget Me Not flowers with a blue bow. A dachshund is peering out of the flowers. At the top is the text: "I Love b...
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I Dream of Thee

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Description: Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is the folded card with an ornate embossed design in blue and metallic gold. In the center is a cu...
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Civics Club Board

Date: 08 22 1953
Description: An article with a photograph of the members of the Madison Civics Club board. The women are shown at work at their annual task of choosing national and int...
Postcard

The Scourged Christ, St. Francis Monastery and College

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Scourged Christ, St. Francis Monastery and College. The statue is behind bars, in front of a stone wall. On the right is a staine...
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Schlitz Ginger Ale, Label

Date: 1927
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Schlitz, Pale Dry, Ginger Ale 'Will make your hospitality famous.'" The advertisemen...
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The Pyramid Supper Club

Date: 1960
Description: Colorized postcard view of bartenders and group of people at an Egyptian-themed cocktail bar, the Pyramid Supper Club, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Postcard

Chapel of Perpetual Adoration

Date: 1982
Description: Interior view from the rear of the Chapel of Perpetual Adoration, part of the Visitation Convent. Four people are sitting or kneeling.
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1935
Description: The cover design of the gardening catalog Olds' Seed Book from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration features an i...
Poster

Exposition des dons américains . . .

Date: 1916
Description: Poster with an illustration of two French women, one from Alsace and one from Lorraine, wearing traditional costumes and making floral wreaths. A church bu...
Postcard

The Lounge King's Gateway Hotel

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Description: Interior view of a hotel lounge with a large fireplace, sofas and chairs. Caption reads: "The Lounge King's Gateway Hotel, — Land O' Lakes, Wis."
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Interior of Catholic Church

Date: 1908
Description: View down aisle towards the altar of a Catholic Church. A statue of Mary is on the left, and one of Jesus is on the right. Caption reads: "Interior, Cathol...
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Town Campus Motel

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Description: Two views, exterior and interior, of the hotel located at the corner of State and Francis Streets.
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International Shrine of the Father Kingdom

Date: 1964
Description: Text on reverse reads: "International Shrine of the Father Kingdom. International Schoenstatt Retreat Center. W284 N698 Cherry Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188." A...
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Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh

Date: 1874
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of a reproduction of a painted portrait of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, with his wife Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Rus...

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