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Chattanooga Cane Mill Advertising Poster (Colombia)

Date: 1926
Description: South American advertising poster for Chattanooga brand cane mills showing men processing sugar in a tropical setting. Imprinted with "unicos importadores ...
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Interior of Bonded Warehouse

Date: 1877
Description: Etching of interior of bonded warehouse with four men present, two conversing and two rolling barrels.
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A Member of the Bungtown, Va., R.G.G.'s

Date: 1860
Description: Confederate soldier wearing a whiskey barrel with a cork helmet. On the barrel is the text: "RGG," "C.S.A. WHISKEY," "J.X.D." Caption below reads: "A membe...
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You Are Lost

Date: 1860
Description: Uncle Sam, labeled "NORTH," is holding a Union flag out to a man who has fallen off of a dock loaded with provisions. The dock has cannons along its front ...
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Young America, North and South

Date: 1860
Description: Envelope compares a young man of the North, on the left, to a young man of the South, on the right. The young Northern man is working with an older man on ...
Photograph

Coats Hanging in a Barn

Date: 06 1927
Description: Coats with matches in the pockets are hanging on nails inside a barn on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm, demonstrating a farm hazard. ...
Photograph

Man Standing on Barrel

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is standing on a wooden barrel which is resting on a wooden box on concrete entrance steps near a door. He is using a hammer to fix a window frame. T...
Photograph

Smoking Near Gasoline

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is using a funnel to siphon gasoline from a tank into a pail while smoking a pipe. The photograph was staged on the K. Legge Memorial Farm to demonst...
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E.E. Bolles Wooden Ware Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the E.E. Bolles Wooden Ware Company of West De Pere, Wisconsin, a manufacturer of wooden barrels, tubs, and pails, with an array of food stor...
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T. Knapstein & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of T. Knapstein & Company, proprietors of the New London Brewery. On the left is a rectangular image with a decorative border surrounding a man ...
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T.F. Mackmiller Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of T.F. Mackmiller, a wholesale liquor dealer from Iron River, Wisconsin, with a plaque that reads "Wholesale Liquor Dealer." On the left is a c...
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Phillip Best Brewing Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Phillip Best Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with three separate proscenium views of the Empire Brewery, the South Side Brewery,...
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A. Follansbee & Co. Billhead

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Description: Billhead of A. Follansbee & Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a steam powered bakery producing "aerated" bread, biscuits, crackers, and cookies. On the left...
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German Style Beer, Label

Date: 1933
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "German Style Beer, Peter Bub Brewery." Pictured on the label are a group of gnomes d...
Photograph

Logging Camp

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Description: Elevated view of men posed standing in a snow-covered logging camp. One man is holding a cat, and there is a dog standing nearby. The photographers wagon i...
Photograph

Phillip F. La Follette at T-Beach Whittling Club

Date: 01 14 1944
Description: Three men sit on improvised seats (boards on barrels) at the T-Beach Whittling Club, located on the north coast of New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea...
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Hotel Sherman Cellar Book Menu Exterior

Date: 12 05 1933
Description: Front and back covers of the Hotel Sherman wine list of cocktails, wines, champagnes, and liqueurs, with a woodcut of a man clutching multiple bottles of s...
Drawing

Taxpayer

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Description: Cartoon drawing, black on white of a man wearing nothing but a barrel, which is labeled "Taxpayer." He is holding newspapers in each hand. The headlines re...
Photograph

Fishing Display

Date: 1940
Description: A display by the Wisconsin Conservation Department erected in a large tent extols the value of smoking fish for food. There are posters identifying differe...
Historical Object

Heileman's Old Style Lager Beer Label

Date: 1992
Description: A beer label featuring Heileman's Old Style Lager and Heileman Brewing Company, incorporating a drawing in the center labeled: "A Scene of Monks Brewing". ...

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