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Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 01 1901
Description: Lithograph cover illustration in a mosaic styled design for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog of a woman holding a miniature McCormick grain...
Book or Pamphlet

Champion Harvesting Machines Catalog

Date: 1914
Description: Advertising catalog for International Harvester's Champion line of farm machinery. Features an illustration of a farmer using a Champion binder with a fenc...
Book or Pamphlet

Grout and Company Agricultural Implements Catalog

Date: 1889
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for John H. Grout and Company, manufacturers of agricultural implements, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Features an illustration...
Photograph

Boy Mowing the W.R. O'Hearn Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Boy mowing the lawn in front of an elaborate Victorian frame house, probably the residence of W.R. O'Hearn located at Tenth and Harrison Streets. The house...
Photograph

Group under Grape Arbor

Date: 1899
Description: Mr. Henry and Mrs. Ella Hoffman with unidentified couple under a grape arbor.
Photograph

Smith Cobblestone Inn

Date: 1933
Description: Southeast view of the Jesse Smith Cobbletone Inn.
Book or Pamphlet

Low Spread Manure Spreader Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester manure spreaders. Includes an image of a man operating a horse-drawn manure spreader framed by ...
Photograph

Woman at Lookout Cliff

Date: 
Description: View of a woman taking a photograph from Lookout Cliff at Devil's Lake. Below, a train runs through a field surrounded by trees.
Photograph

Cock Pit

Date: 
Description: View of a thatched roof cock pit located in a fenced-in area and surrounded by trees. Published by Variety Store.
Photograph

Farm Scene

Date: 1938
Description: A view of a farm in the "Coulee Country" near La Crosse during the spring. There is a long ditch in the foreground.
Print

A Merry Christmas!

Date: 1880
Description: Holiday card with ribbons, flowers and fruit. On the ribbon are the words: "A Merry Christmas!" Chromolithograph.
Print

A Christmas Card to My Son

Date: 1911
Description: Holiday card from a parent to a son. It has a gold and brown outer border, with the middle border made of holly and the inner border of gold. Within the in...
Print

Greetings

Date: 1937
Description: Holiday card with a branch of pink and red berries and green leaves over a metallic silver disc. The word "Greetings" appears below. Letterpress.
Print

Holiday Card, Boar's Head on a Platter

Date: 1939
Description: Holiday card with a woman carrying a boar's head on a platter decorated with holly, and a child following. The background is black, with light coming from ...
Historical Object

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Date: 1944
Description: Holiday card made out of wallpaper. Ivy and berries frame the message which reads: "With a paper shortage at Christmastime, Sort of makes one cross and sur...
Print

Hello

Date: 1944
Description: Die cut holiday card. Front is dark blue, and four die cut areas allow red and white stripes on the inside of the card to show through to create the letter...
Print

Merry Christmas to a Fine Employer

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card from an employee to their employer. On a white sheet of paper with holly on it, with a green background. The text reads: "Merry Christmas to a...
Print

A Right On Christmas To You!

Date: 1975
Description: Holiday card with the figure of a woman, in a blouse and skirt, holding a wreath over her head with her left hand. She is barefoot. The text on the lower r...
Postcard

A Happy Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard of a boy and a girl, arm in arm. He is dressed in a green outfit with a green cloak with a gold lining, gold gloves and a green hat. She i...
Postcard

Xmas and New Year Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard of a young girl holding a bouquet of violets and surrounded by sprigs of holly. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder dress with a pink bow. ...

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