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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Uncle Sam recruiting poster that says "I want You for U.S. Army". Poster has three different addresses for nearest recruiting offices. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | The Lake Forest community plan, a model community that was planned for the site where the University of Wisconsin Arboretum now stands. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Back of postcard of the entrance gate at Taliesin. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | License from the City of Milwaukee granting Arthur Gerth permission to sell alcohol at 1222 12th Street. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | United States map showing co-operative field work of the Agricultural Extension Department of the International Harvester Company from January of 1913 to J... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Contents of an International Harvester "Christmas Box", including Fig Newtons, a Hershey's Chocolate Bar, Medicinal Carbolic Soap, Colgate's Handy Grip Sha... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Cover design of a pamphlet of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), "an urgent call to real men from the imperial palace" in Atlanta, Ga., Col. W. J. Simm... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Copy negative from William J. Meuer Albums of Kate Whitney and Forrest Anderson ice skating. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A water-damaged, thoroughly-retouched publicity still of Richard Barthelmess sitting at a writing desk. It apparently appeared in "Photoplay Magazine" some... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Senator Elihu Root addressing Russian soldiers at Perm. Root is standing near the Imperial train that carried members of the Root Commission. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Senator Elihu Root addressing Russian soldiers at Perm. Root is standing near the Imperial train that carried members of the Root Commission. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Well-dressed man standing holding cigarette and newspaper. Original caption reads: "Mr. Gorbatenko secretary Chinese Eastern Ry. [Railway]." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Newspaper clipping of an article about Wausau banks. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | War Savings Stamps poster featuring an eagle crushing enemy planes. At the top of the poster is written: "Keep Him Free" and at the bottom: "Buy War Saving... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of women, and a few children, seated in a meeting hall at an Agricultural Extension lecture on Home Economics. A woman at the front of the hall is po... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of men and women seated on the front steps of a building (possibly a school) with corn cobs and other items used for an Agricultural Extension lectur... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of women gathered at a church for a lecture regarding 4-H Clubs. The lecture was held in conjunction with the Union Pacific Nebraska Farm Preparednes... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of youth gathered near a passenger car listening to a man identified as "Governor Howard." The man is most likely Edgar Howard, Lieutenant Governor o... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of three French orphan children, two boys and a girl, herding three geese. The youngest boy holds a switch. A meadow, trees and a house are vi... |
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