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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1928
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, looking northeast. The Park Hotel on the corner of W. Main Street and S. Carroll Street, is in the foreground.
Poster

Chinese Advertising Calendar

Date: 1928
Description: Chinese advertising calendar produced for the International Harvester Export Company. Features color illustrations of Chinese and American flags, dragons, ...
Poster

Deering Binder Twine Advertising Poster

Date: 1928
Description: French advertising poster for Deering brand binder twine produced by the International Harvester Company. Printed by H. Brun, Paris. Includes the text: "Pa...
Poster

Deering 10-20 Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1928
Description: French advertising poster for Deering brand tractors produced by the International Harvester Company, featuring a 10-20 tractor. Printed by H. Brun, Paris....
Poster

Farmall Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1928
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering Farmall tractors showing a map of the United States with trains speeding in all directions from Illinois. Bears th...
Poster

Deering Twine Advertising Poster (Argentina)

Date: 1928
Description: South American advertising poster for Deering brand binder twine showing a push binder and a grain binder in a field viewed through two arched windows. Inc...
Photograph

Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
Poster

German International Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1928
Description: German advertising poster for International trucks. Features an illustration of a truck on a bridge in an urban setting. Includes the text "Vollendete Last...
Print

"South American" Luncheon Menu

Date: 1928
Description: Front of Tuesday luncheon menu for the "South American" for season. Gives rates for cruises on the "North American" or "South American" between Chicago, Il...
Photograph

U.S. Pharmacopeia Exhibit

Date: 1928
Description: View of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention's exhibit at the 1928 American Medical Association Convention, prepared and conducted by the College of Pharmacy ...
Print

Early Birds Certificate

Date: 1928
Description: Cerificate awarded to Arthur P. Warner, the first Wisconsin man to fly, by the Early Birds, an organization formed to honor individuals who flew before 191...
Print

Wisconsin Dells Advertisement

Date: 1928
Description: "The Dells," a brochure issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Pacific Railroad to advertise the Wisconsin Dells, a destination only five hours fr...
Photograph

Aerial View of Isthmus towards Lake Monona

Date: 1928
Description: Aerial view of Madison looking southeast over the isthmus, showing the Four Lakes Country. Visible at the bottom is the Lake Mendota shoreline. At center, ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Capitol Square

Date: 1928
Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square and vicinity, looking east-northeast. State Street is visible at the bottom center.
Print

Kissel Ad

Date: 1928
Description: Advertisement from "Motor Age" magazine for the new White Eagle Speedster manufactured by the Kissel Motor Car Company of Hartford, Wisconsin. With 115 ho...
Print

Coolidge in Wisconsin

Date: 1928
Description: "Keep Cool with Coolidge in Wisconsin This Summer." A stamp presumably issued by the Outdoor Club of Wisconsin, to promote tourism in northern Wisconsin. I...
Photograph

Randall School Area

Date: 1928
Description: View of the Randall School area, showing special street traffic signs on the road at the school crossing. In addition there are numerous children visible o...
Photograph

Randall School

Date: 1928
Description: View from across the street of the Randall School on Regent Street. Special street signs on the road are visible. A group of students appear to be waiting ...
Print

Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Grounds

Date: 1928
Description: An aerial view of the buildings and grounds of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, located at Farwell's Point.
Print

Al Smith Sign

Date: 1928
Description: Round campaign sign in behalf of the unsuccessful Democratic Presidential candidacy of Alfred E. Smith, copyright by S.S. Bloom. Smith, who was best known...

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