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Interior View of Eilert's Farm Equipment Company

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view from the southeast corner of Eilert's Farm Equipment company showing a floor display of farm machinery.
Postcard

The Loraine Hotel

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the Loraine Hotel.
Postcard

King Street

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of King Street, looking east, with a streetcar. Lake Monona is in the background. Caption reads: "King Street, looking East, Madison, Wis."
Postcard

TV Dealership Rarick's Hardware

Date: 12 06 1956
Description: View across street toward Rarick's Hardware, a color television dealer. A group of people are posing on the sidewalk in front of the show windows. A truck ...
Postcard

Caught Without A Spare

Date: 06 1932
Description: World War I veterans seated on the ground around a car with slogans painted on it such as "We Want Our Bonus" and "Bonus Seekers V.F.W. 796". They are prot...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 01 1901
Description: Lithograph cover illustration in a mosaic styled design for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog of a woman holding a miniature McCormick grain...
Poster

International Harvester Engine Service Advertising Poster

Date: 1955
Description: Advertising poster for International Harvester engine service showing two bluebirds nesting over an "IH Service" sign. Includes the text: "for the love of ...
Postcard

Main St. Looking South

Date: 
Description: View looking south down Main Street, which is lined with commercial business. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the street. Caption reads...
Postcard

Downtown Eau Claire

Date: 1961
Description: View down street of the downtown business district, including Woolworth's (left side) and Actor's Rexall Drug Store (right side). Caption reads: "Greetings...
Poster

The Dawn of Plenty

Date: 1913
Description: Advertising sign for a reading of "The Dawn of Plenty" at the First M.E. Church, on Friday, Jan. 24 at eight o'clock in the evening.
Poster

Repairs Department

Date: 1917
Description: Sign for the Repairs Department. If you want to find the Repairs Department, just "Follow the Arrow."
Poster

Repairs Department

Date: 1917
Description: Sign for the Repairs Department. If you want to find the Repairs Department, just "Follow the Arrow."
Poster

McCormick-Deering Farm Machines sign

Date: 1926
Description: Advertising sign with the text: "McCormick-Deering Farm Machines Used on This Farm." The sign may have been intended for use with the "McCormick-Deering to...
Map or Atlas

Fuller Opera House

Date: 1889
Description: Illustration of the exterior of the Fuller Opera House, which is a detail from a bird's-eye view map of Madison.
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1895
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a derailed train carrying circus animals and a man op...
Print

Fire Truck Advertising Card

Date: 
Description: Advertising card for a double tank combination chemical and hose car on an International Harvester commercial truck chassis featuring color illustration. T...
Poster

Vote Progressive

Date: 1935
Description: Poster promoting the election of Progressive candidates. It reads Vote Progressive, "Keep Wisconsin Famous" --Phil La Follette
Book or Pamphlet

International C-line Travelall Station Wagon

Date: 1961
Description: Front cover, featuring color illustration, of an advertising brochure for International C-line Travelall station wagons showing a family checking out of a ...
Postcard

Two Views of Main Street in Amery

Date: 1905
Description: Top view is from the intersection looking towards buildings on the right side of the street. The bottom view has a caption that reads: "West Side of Main S...
Postcard

Hotel Backbone

Date: 1925
Description: View toward the hotel on a street corner. A large sign on top of the hotel reads: "Hotel Backbone." Caption reads: "Hotel Backbone, Antigo, Wis."

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