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Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
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Daniel DeLeon

Date: 1900
Description: Socialist Labor Party poster promoting Daniel DeLeon, as Governor of the State of New York.
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Champion Harvesting Machines Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising poster for Champion brand agricultural machines, manufactured by Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company. The main illustration depicts a salesma...
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International Harvester Christmas Sign

Date: 1921
Description: Holiday sign illustrated with an image of Santa Claus advocating employee safety at International Harvester factories. The sign reads: "The International H...
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Radio Sponsored Merry Christmas Poster

Date: 12 1971
Description: Poster commissioned by Community Service Radio Inc., WLVE, based in Baraboo and Madison and by Newsradio WIBU based in Poynette. Features a cartoon of Sant...
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Nitty Gritty Poster: You Are Wanted in Here

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Description: Hand-drawn poster that was originally displayed outside of The Nitty Gritty in Madison, Wisconsin. Reads, "You Are Wanted in Here!".
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Wisconsin Traveler Poster

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Description: Poster publicizing "Wisconsin Traveler," possibly a musical group. Features a hand-drawn and hand-colored drawing of a fiddle player, a banjo player, and s...
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The Bethlehem Boogie Band Concert Poster

Date: 1971
Description: Poster publicizing a concert by The Bethlehem Boogie Band at the Nitty Gritty in Madison, Wisconsin. Features hand-drawn, hand-colored cartoons of the band...
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"Spiro Agnew as a Hippie"

Date: 09 04 1970
Description: A poster with a retouched portrait of Vice President Spiro Agnew dressed as a hippie. He has a beard, moustache, and long hair. He is wearing a fringed shi...
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"Wanted: Jesus Christ"

Date: 03 27 1971
Description: Poster advocating the benefits of following Jesus Christ.
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Poster

Date: 1920
Description: An original lithograph featuring Buffalo Bill riding his horse. The poster was created for Buffalo Bill's Wild West circus show, as part of the Sells Floto...
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Virginia Historical Pageant

Date: 1922
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Virginia Historical Pageant, held in Richmond, VA, May 22-28, 1922. Featuring the Henry Day Lowry Metropolit...
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Military Memorial Poster

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Description: Commemorative poster honoring duties of the States and those that fought and lead the war.
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The Saga of Pabst Blue Ribbon Poster

Date: 1973
Description: An advertising poster for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. The poster features an image of a young man with a caption reading "our founder," a bottle of Pabst Blue ...
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Democratic Candidates

Date: 11 1912
Description: Campaign poster promoting Democrats for office in Wisconsin; for Congress, Assembly and Dane County. Each man has a quarter-length portrait with his name a...
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Salvador Allende Kept His Word Dramatically and Impressively

Date: 09 1973
Description: Part of a poster series celebrating President Salvador Allende after his death. Allende was elected president of Chile in 1970, and promoted the nationaliz...
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"Das Privatleben Heinrich VIII" (The Private Lives of Henry the Eighth) Film Poster

Date: 1962
Description: German film poster for the re-release of the British film. Illustrated image, in two rounded sections, of Henry the Eighth dressed in red and carrying a sw...
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"Antonio das Mortes" Film Poster

Date: 1970
Description: Grove Press International Film Festival film poster for the Brazilian film, "O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro." Illustrated image in black and ...
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"S.O.B. Save Our Bartender"

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Description: Poster with a portrait of a man wearing a captain's style hat with the insignia of a bottle, and eyeglasses, with a beard and moustache, with a noose aroun...
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Surely You Will Fight for Your King and Country

Date: 1915
Description: British poster with a circular framed portrait of the king dressed in a military uniform, and a red map of the United Kingdom. Text reads: "Surely You Will...

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