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Carrie Chapman Catt

Date: 1917
Description: Carrie Chapman Catt, suffragist and peace advocate, holding an American flag.
Photograph

Milwaukee Electric Railway Ticket Collector

Date: 1917
Description: A ticket collector for the Milwaukee Electric Railway is sitting at her station.
Painting

Francis E. McGovern

Date: 1917
Description: Portrait of Francis E. McGovern, Republican, the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin, 1911-1915.
Photograph

Edward A. Birge

Date: 1917
Description: Edward A. Birge and Chancey Juday with plankton trap in Lake Mendota. From album of photographs relating to the research in limnology conducted at Trout La...
Photograph

Post Mistresss at Post Office

Date: 1917
Description: Elizabeth Lathrop, Post Mistress, stands with a dog and other people in front of the Post Office. There is a shoreline on the left.
Photograph

Coole Park Manor

Date: 1917
Description: Outside view of the Hull Cottage porch, including the boardwalk leading from the lake.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol Corridor

Date: 1917
Description: A view down the corridor of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol.
Photograph

Soldiers on a World War I Recruiting Drive

Date: 1917
Description: World War I soldiers standing in front and on the back of an International truck with a recruiting poster.
Poster

South American McCormick Advertising Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Color advertising poster for McCormick grain binder, mower, disk harrow, knife grinder and twine showing color and black and white illustrations on a green...
Photograph

"Sirens of the Sea" Scene Still

Date: 1917
Description: Jack Mulhall and Louise Lovely meet on a beach surrounded by young women wearing bathing costumes composed mostly of seaweed in "Sirens of the Sea" (Univer...
Photograph

Rose Garden Gazebo

Date: 1917
Description: Log-constructed gazebo and person on bridge in rose garden.
Manuscript

The First Paris Trip

Date: 1917
Description: A page of snapshots with handwritten captions of Paris scenes and friends visiting Paris. Part of a scrapbook of photographs from Stevenson's service in Wo...
Manuscript

Storm Snapshots

Date: 1917
Description: A page of snapshots with handwritten captions showing scenes at sea during a storm. Part of a scrapbook of photographs from Stevenson's service in World Wa...
Poster

International Motor Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Advertising poster for International Model H trucks featuring a color illustration. Includes the text: "wherever Motor Trucks are used there are Internatio...
Poster

International Cultivator Advertising Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Advertising poster for the International No. 4 cultivator. Includes color illustration and the text: "Ball-Bearing Pivot Axle International No. 4 Cultivato...
Poster

International Hay Rake Advertising Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Advertising poster for International side delivery hay rakes and windrow hay loaders. Includes color illustration and the text: "Save Time and Make Better ...
Poster

International Hay Press Advertising Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Advertising poster for International two-horse, power, and motor hay presses. The motor hay presses include Mogul hopper cooled mounted engines. Includes c...
Manuscript

The Evolution of a Soldier

Date: 1917
Description: Four photographs with handwritten captions. The photograph at top left is a group portrait with a caption that reads: "Soon after reaching Waco, the 1st Wi...
Manuscript

Christmas Day

Date: 1917
Description: A scrapbook page containing three photographs of John A. Commons (presumably) in his World War I uniform, standing with another man with a Christmas tree, ...
Photograph

War Ruins

Date: 1917
Description: Ruins of a French house. Captioned: "The first real ruins of the war that any of S.S.U. 12 ever saw. Our way to the front lead over the battlefield of th...

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