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Poster

McCormick Harvesting Machinery Advertising Poster

Date: 1876
Description: Chromolithograph advertising poster for C.H. and L.J. McCormick, "Manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery" with central color illustration of a man operating...
Photograph

Farmers Unloading Milk Cans

Date: 1876
Description: Farmers off-loading milk cans from their wagons at the creamery. One man is operating a hoist, lifting a can to pour the milk down a chute.
Photograph

Melms-Schandein Residence

Date: 1876
Description: 462 Virginia Street. The buildings on the left are the old Melms Brewery located at the south side of the Menomonee Valley. About 1857 C.T. Melms organized...
Drawing

Ship on Fort Howard River

Date: 1876
Description: Drawing of a ship being loaded by Elmore & Kelly's Elevator on Fort Howard River looking north. A town and a train are in the background.
Document

Berlin Woolen Mills Letterhead

Date: 1876
Description: Letterhead of the Berlin Woolen Mills bearing an engraving of the factory, which is unusual because of its French Mansard roof.
Photograph

Withington Wire Binder

Date: 1876
Description: A Withington wire binder sits on display inside a building at the Centennial Exposition, the first official World's Fair in the United States.
Book or Pamphlet

Farmer Thrifty's Barn

Date: 1876
Description: Front and back cover of brochure for Champion Reapers & Mowers. Front cover features flaps illustrated as barn doors that open up to reveal the brochure.

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