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Dairyland Building

Date: 08 1948
Description: This original, modernistic color design for a Wisconsin Dairyland Building at the Wisconsin State Fair included a pitcher pouring milk. It was constructed ...
Drawing

Winning Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design

Date: 12 16 1947
Description: First place winning design in blue for a 3 cent Wisconsin centennial stamp, which features a farming theme, including a tractor with the word "Forward" on ...
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: Design in pencil for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent stamp featuring a cow's head and an arm holding a hammer.
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Postage Stamp Design with Badger

Date: 12 13 1947
Description: Design in blue for Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp featuring a badger in a subtle "W" design.
Drawing

Wisconsin Postage Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: A reddish Wisconsin America's Dairyland themed stamp design.
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Diagram of Hydraulic System for O-4 Tractor

Date: 03 19 1947
Description: Diagram showing complete hydraulic system for the O-4 tractor.
Drawing

Mrs. Fowe's Ranch

Date: 1902
Description: A drawing depicting Mrs. Fowe's Ranch. With mountains in the distance, the ranch consists of corrals for horses and cattle, and a modest-sized house.
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Salzer's Happy Home Collection

Date: 1919
Description: Illustration advertising the Salzer Seed Company's Happy Home collection of 16 plants.
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Bookshelf

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a bookshelf with books, an apple, and a pair of eyeglasses.
Drawing

Holiday Card from McCloskey General Hospital

Date: 12 1943
Description: Hand-drawn holiday card of a woman soldier in front of McCloskey General Hospital. She is in uniform and is saluting. There are cacti (cactus) in the foreg...
Drawing

Components of a Manure Spreader

Date: 1922
Description: Illustration of the gears and components at the end of a manure spreader.
Drawing

Progressive, Emblem

Date: 04 26 1935
Description: Drawing submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. The drawing includes the word "Progressive" in blue and white letters over the shap...
Drawing

Stage Coach

Date: 1948
Description: Drawing of a Madison to Prairie du Chien stage coach in 1848. The coach is driven by two men and drawn by four horses as it passes a farm field separated f...
Drawing

Hay Into the Barn

Date: 1945
Description: A man stands on top of a full hay wagon parked in front of the closed door of a red barn. Above the man a grappling hook full of hay can be seen through th...
Drawing

Milking Time

Date: 1945
Description: A man sits on a stool while hand milking a Holstein cow in a stall in a red barn. He is wearing work clothes and a hat. A golden cow and a spotted brown co...
Drawing

Dragging In the Field

Date: 1945
Description: An elevated view of a man on a tractor harrowing a field on a hillside. A road and field run along the left side and a small field and trees appear on the ...
Drawing

Threshing

Date: 1945
Description: A threshing scene in a field. One man pitches grain into a threshing machine while standing on the load of grain in the wagon pulled by two horses. A secon...
Drawing

Mailbox at the Farm

Date: 1945
Description: Black and white sketch of a mailbox on a post in a milk can, with its flag up, next to a country road. Across the road is a tree and fence, with a field an...
Drawing

Widmer's Cheese Cartoon

Date: 1991
Description: An original cartoon given to Ralph Widmer by the famous cartoonist, Walt Wetterberg, whose cartoon, "Ada The Aryshire," appears regularly in the "Farm Jour...
Drawing

The Mower and the Rake

Date: 08 15 1938
Description: Agricultural implements with corn growing in the background.

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