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Elmer the Bull

Date: 1951
Description: Elmer, "husband" of Elsie the Cow, advertising mascot of the Borden Company, is shown with a young woman as he was being readied for participation as one o...
Photograph

Sunday Morning Traffic

Date: 1951
Description: Sunday morning traffic on the corner of Washington and South 8th Streets in Manitowoc.
Photograph

Color Swatches of Refrigerator Colors

Date: 1951
Description: A female mannequin kneels behind ten color swatches for refrigerator door handles. Text on the display reads, "Pick a Color from the Rainbow!" and "Refrige...
Photograph

Kitchenware on Display

Date: 1951
Description: Two female mannequins are standing with an International Harvester freezer and refrigerator. This display may have been at the International Harvester head...
Postcard

Trading Post at Willie's White Birch Lodge

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the trading post at Willie's White Birch Lodge. Fishing lures are on display on the back wall behind a counter with signs that read: "Pat'...
Magazine or Periodical

Color-Keyed Door Handles — International Harvester Refrigerators

Date: 1951
Description: Advertisement for Color-Keyed Door Handles for International Harvester Refrigerators. Text includes the line "they're femineered!"
Photograph

Kelly Kids at Gimbels

Date: 1951
Description: A group of children meeting Santa at Gimbels. Decorated Christmas trees are next to his chair.
Postcard

Main Street — Green Bay

Date: 1951
Description: Colorized postcard view down a street in a main shopping district. Traffic signals are on the corners, and a large flag is hanging from the Beaumont Hotel ...
Photograph

Barbara Payton

Date: 1951
Description: Publicity still of actress Barbara Payton for the film "Bride of the Gorilla." She is wearing a sleeveless gown.
Photograph

Barbara Payton

Date: 1951
Description: Publicity still of Barbara Payton for the film "Bride of the Gorilla." She is wearing a sleeveless gown. Her head is tilted up and she is looking downward.
Postcard

Rock Ledge

Date: 1951
Description: Text on reverse reads: "'Rock Ledge' Wisconsin's most picturesque gift shop located on the historical site at the Falls of the Sheboygan River, Sheboygan F...
Postcard

Rock Ledge

Date: 1951
Description: Text on reverse reads: "'Rock Ledge' Wisconsin's most picturesque gift shop located on the historical site at the Falls of the Sheboygan River, Sheboygan F...

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