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Scene still with Jack Oakie and Victor Killian

Date: 1948
Description: Actors Jack Oakie (left) and Victor Killian (pointing to the camera) use an 8x10 inch field camera as a prop in a publicity still for the 1948 western "Nor...
Photograph

Production still for "Let's Live a Little"

Date: 1948
Description: Robert Cummings, left foreground with sunglasses in his hand, looks down upon a busy advertising photography studio in 1948 romantic comedy "Let's Live a L...
Book or Pamphlet

Hull-House Booklet

Date: 1948
Description: The cover of a promotional brochure features a drawing of Hull-House, a Chicago social settlement founded in 1889 by Jane Addams. Mrs. W.F. (Alma Schmidt) ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Shawano, Wisconsin

Date: 1948
Description: This blue line print map shows lot and block numbers and dimensions, buildings, streets, railroads, and the Wolf River.
Photograph

Cyril Ritchard in a production still

Date: 1948
Description: Actor Cyril Ritchard and three young women, presumably from the cast of "The Winslow Boy," listen to the Tannoy public address system.
Drawing

Automobile Race

Date: 1948
Description: Pencil drawing depicting the first automobile race held in Wisconsin. The two vehicles each carry two men on a rural road. A handful of spectators, includ...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Boundaries of Original Purchases (1835) Forming Nucleus of Present-Day Milwaukee

Date: 1948
Description: This map is ink on tracing paper and shows acreages, wards, streets, rivers, and Lake Michigan. Also included are editorial notes in pencil.
Photograph

AVISO Truck

Date: 1948
Description: Three-quarter rear view from right of an American Voluntary Information Services Overseas (AVISO) truck parked outdoors.
Map or Atlas

Old Oregon Trail

Date: 1948
Description: This illustrated map shows major westward trails from 1785 to 1866: Old Oregon Trail and its deviations, Old Spanish Trail, Lewis and Clark route, Santa Fe...
Map or Atlas

Old Oregon Territory 1848

Date: 1948
Description: This map shows routes of the Old Oregon, Lewis and Clark, Barlow Road, Applegate, Fremont, and Haches Pass trails. Rivers, lakes, and mountains are labeled...
Photograph

Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Interior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Owned by Elmer and Willard Droster, and G. Wichman.
Photograph

Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Interior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Owned by Elmer and Willard Droster, and G. Wichman.
Photograph

Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Interior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Owned by Elmer and Willard Droster, and G. Wichman.
Photograph

Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Interior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Owned by Elmer and Willard Droster, and G. Wichman.
Photograph

Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Two cars are parked in front, and merchandise can be seen in the large show windo...
Photograph

Window Display of Carrom Cozzone Construction Set

Date: 1948
Description: Window display of a toy "George Washington Bridge" constructed from Cozzone Construction Sets. Cozzone Construction Set boxes and parts are also displayed....
Photograph

Employees at a Snack Bar

Date: 1948
Description: Group portrait of four snack bar employees, one woman and four men, standing behind a counter. Behind them are shelves with a display of candy in boxes. S...
Map or Atlas

Preliminary Traffic Map, Showing Annual 24 Hour Average Traffic, State of Wisconsin

Date: 1948
Description: This blue line print map shows highways, the scale of traffic volume, and average 24 hour traffic. Also included are inset maps of Appleton, Neenah, and Me...
Photograph

Wiley with Cake

Date: 1948
Description: Congressman Alexander Wiley, at left, and another man on the right, holding a cake decorated with the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin.
Photograph

Costumed Students "The Peoples of Wisconsin"

Date: 1948
Description: Lakewood School students, costumed for various performances under the general title "The Peoples of Wisconsin" given in connection with the Wisconsin Cente...

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