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War Bond Department at 1st National Bank

Date: 06 20 1944
Description: Seven jumbo enlargements of photographs of World War II scenes used to create the War Bond selling exhibit at War Bond Department teller's booths at First ...
Photograph

Three Men at Desk

Date: 11 08 1943
Description: Three men are gathered around a desk looking over a copy of The Teller, published by the First National Bank of Wisconsin.
Photograph

C.U.N.A. Woman and Mr. Bergengren

Date: 03 11 1936
Description: Woman handing 10,000th subscription to the C.U.N.A. (Credit Union National Association) "Bridge" to Mr. Roy F. Bergengren, managing director, who is sittin...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Washburn

Date: 1896
Description: Bird's-eye view of Washburn, with twenty vignettes around side, water in foreground with docks and lumber corral. Thirty-three locations identified in key ...
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Lyons

Date: 1909
Description: Illustration of town. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View, Lyons, Wisconsin. A Village of natural environments, choice residence locations, desirable factory s...
Photograph

Rooftop of First Wisconsin National Bank

Date: 08 08 1976
Description: Aerial view of the textured steel roof atop the East Towne office of the First Wisconsin National Bank, 4602 East Towne Boulevard.
Print

Savings Bank for Freedmen

Date: 
Description: An advertising card for the National Freedmen's Savings & Trust Company, Norfolk, Virgina branch.
Photograph

Wisconsin Banking Commission

Date: 11 05 1944
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Banking Commission shown examining a State Historical Society collection of coins and currency, and bank notes signed by some of W...
Photograph

Panoramic Bird's-Eye View of New Richmond

Date: 1912
Description: Panoramic bird's-eye view. Identifiable businesses include: T.J. McNally Clothing & Shoes, M.J. Casey, The Winter Drug Store, Bank of New Richmond.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Strategic Hamlet

Date: 11 11 1970
Description: Cover of "Strategic Hamlet: An Isla Vista Street Journal," an underground newspaper, featuring a woman as Justice balancing the Bank of America and a group...
Photograph

East Water Street and Wisconsin Street

Date: 1890
Description: East Water Street and Wisconsin Street, northwest corner; this is also called the Ludington Block. The Spring Street and Booth Building are in the backgrou...
Photograph

How to Become a Wisconsin State Journal Newspaperboy

Date: 09 29 1948
Description: Ronnie Hinrichs, newspaperboy for the Wisconsin State Journal, presents his savings book to James Allaby, savings teller at the Madison Bank and Tru...
Photograph

Artist Byron C. Jorns with Painting

Date: 11 15 1948
Description: Byron C. Jorns hanging a watercolor painting for an exhibit at the Madison Bank and Trust Company. A series of exhibitions was arranged by the bank to enco...
Document

La Crosse National Bank Letterhead

Date: 1889
Description: Letterhead stationery of the La Crosse National Bank, with an engraved image of the bank building at the top.
Print

Land Rental Receipt

Date: 10 17 1910
Description: Receipt for the sum of $8 paid by Louis M. Hobbins to Peter Bratvold for the right to hunt on 40 acres of land in Door Creek from Oct 26, 1910 through Octo...
Print

Check for J. Alder Ellis

Date: 12 30 1856
Description: A Marshall & Isley, Bankers, check in the amount of $12,500.00 written to J. Alder Ellis from Samuel Marshall.
Print

Check for Fredericka Lindenthald

Date: 12 19 1853
Description: A Wisconsin State bank check in the amount of $12.00 written to Fredericka Lindenthald from Samuel Marshall.
Manuscript

Certificate of Incorporation for Summit Bank

Date: 10 15 1859
Description: Front page of the Certificate of Incorporation for the Summit Bank in Oconomowoc.
Photograph

Madill Business District

Date: 
Description: Business district. Signs read: "City National Bank" "The Plain Price Store," "News Democrat," "Baths," "Vandervort Brothers" and "W.F. Morgans Cash Groceri...
Manuscript

Unpaid Bill

Date: 11 18 1857
Description: Unpaid bill in the amount of $5,000, owed by Jairus Fairchild, President of Watertown and Madison Railroad, to Bank of the Republic.

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