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American Inventors

Date: 1900
Description: Cigar box label with portraits of inventors Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton, Cyrus McCormick, Richard March Hoe. Around the edges are illustratio...
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Wisconsin Western Railroad Pass

Date: 1900
Description: Pass # 258 issued to General Manager Charles Lapham by the Wisconsin Western Railroad for the year 1900.
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St. Paul's Cathedral

Date: 1900
Description: View of St. Paul's Cathedral. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Catherdal, Fond du Lac".
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Racine Civil War Veterans

Date: 1900
Description: "Racine County War Veterans Living and Dead." Composite of small oval head and shoulders portraits, consisting of about 100 Union soldiers, all identified....
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McCormick Binder in Russia

Date: 1900
Description: Russian man in a fur hat harvesting grain with a McCormick binder. The image is from a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog titled "100 Harvest Sce...
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State Teacher's College

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of State Teacher's College, formerly known as the State Normal School.
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McCormick Always the Winner

Date: 1900
Description: Flyer describing a McCormick Mower field trial victory in Plano, Alabama. Includes a small illustration of a farmer using the horse-drawn mower under the h...
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McCormick Calls Champion Bluff

Date: 1900
Description: Flyer describing a field trial by the McCormick Mower over the competing Champion brand mower.
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Immigrants at Ellis Island

Date: 1900
Description: A group of immigrants, both children and adults, who have just arrived at Ellis Island.
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View of Town

Date: 1900
Description: Dr. Jesse Rowley is driving the buggy on the road. Dr. Rowley was a co-founder of the Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Peopl...
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Dousman House

Date: 1900
Description: The Dousman House as seen from the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Dousman House, East Bank of Mississippi River, Prairie Du Chien, Wis."
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McCormick End of the Century Catalog Cover, French Edition

Date: 1900
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration of the French edition of a McCormick catalog, showing a man driving a McCormick reaper through a parade at the 1900 Wor...
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Madison View

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the city of Madison circa 1900 that was used as a letterhead.
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W.J. Bryan Political Cartoon

Date: 1900
Description: A political cartoon during the presidential campaign depicting W.J. Bryan repainting a sign with the word "imperialism".
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Edward P. Allis Reliance Works

Date: 1900
Description: Main factory with South Foundry in lower left. Lake Michigan is in the background. Later the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
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Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of brewing company. A sign for Schlitz is suspended between two of the buildings. Pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-pulled vehicles are on th...
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Singer Cabinet Table

Date: 1900
Description: "The Reader," an illustration of a woman reading while seated at a lace-covered sewing machine cabinet. The illustration was part of "The Universal Sewing ...
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Foldout Heart-Shaped Valentine

Date: 1900
Description: Valentine's Day card that has foldout panels on both sides. The bottom layer is a heart-shaped card with a floral and metallic gold border, die cut and emb...
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Otto Traction Gasoline Engine

Date: 1900
Description: Side views of the Otto traction gasoline engine with a smaller inset illustration depicting the driving mechanism. The text surrounding the tractor reads: ...
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Deering Harvester Co. Advertising Card

Date: 1900
Description: Both sides of a Deering advertising card in English and French. One side has an illustration of a man wearing a suit riding on an Ideal Mower drawn by a te...

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