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Gale Manufacturing Co. Advertising Card

Date: 1878
Description: Front and back of advertising card for the New Gale Chilled Plow. On the front is a color illustration of a man sitting at the base of a tree pulling the t...
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George Garis Advertising Card

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Description: Front of advertising card for George Garis featuring a young girl sitting in the grass with a book, and singing birds perched on flowers. Back of card read...
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L.A. May & Co. Advertising Card

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Description: Advertising card with color illustration of a man on hands and knees in the water holding the end of a firearm which is sticking out of the water. His hat ...
Manuscript

Ben Bergor Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of magician and entertainer Ben Bergor, promoting his availability as an after dinner speaker ("a truly new and humorous approach in storytellin...
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Ben Bergor Letterhead

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Description: Ben Bergor letterhead, promoting Bergor as a theatrical agent and entertainment consultant, with a cartoon of a bird wearing a top hat and a bow tie, and c...
Manuscript

Ben Bergor Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Ben Bergor, with illustrations of theatrical masks, Bergor's head, his "Remember this bird!" symbol, and a cartoon of Bergor at the bottom of...
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Standard Bedding Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Standard Bedding Company, with a three-quarter view of the company building and a roundel with decorative flourishes that features a swan...
Photograph

Man Feeding Doves

Date: 1890
Description: Man feeding fantail doves on a lawn at Oakwood Sanitarium. The sanitarium is in the background behind trees.
Photograph

Fancy Pigeon

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Description: A fancy pigeon poses on a plinth with its breast high and tail fanned. It is unclear if it is living or taxidermy.
Photograph

Badger and Raptors

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Description: Stereograph, of what is possibly a diorama, that contains a badger, two owls, a chipmunk, plants, cattails, dried grass, logs, simulated rocks and two shel...
Photograph

Good People, Bad Product

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Description: Three people behind a fenced gate with two signs. One reads: "U.S. Air Force: Good People, Bad Product," and the other sign, on the right, has a peace dove...
Poster

"Stop the Mad Bomber" Poster

Date: 1972
Description: Poster promoting a rally against Richard Nixon. The header reads, "Stop the Mad Bomber: Confront Nixon at Miami Beach. August 20th-23rd,1972. The Miami Con...
Photograph

Towering Rock Formations

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Description: View of four natural rock towers. There is a person (probably a man) standing on top of the one on the far left.
Drawing

Fort Armstrong

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Description: Illustration of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, looking from opposite shoreline. There is a barge and other boats on the Mississippi River in front of the f...
Map or Atlas

Trails to Adventure, Gardner Dam Camp - White Lake, Wisconsin : 1,600 Woodland Acres Under Forest Management and Dedicated to the Outdoor Program of the Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America

Date: 1966
Description: This map shows trails, roads, creeks, alleged location of George Gardner's trading post, Boulder and Mud Lakes, and a portion of the Wolf River. The map al...
Photograph

Cisco Kid Publicity Still

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Description: Outdoor publicity still of Pancho, actor Leo Carillo, sitting on horseback. He is posing with his arms crossed in front of his chest, and a bird (stuffed?)...
Photograph

Carrier Pigeons

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: A man is standing near a cage for carrier pigeons camouflaged in the hay. Captioned: "A camouflaged, but homelike, haven for carrier pigeons. They carry me...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Bumper Stickers

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Description: Three bumper stickers for Herbert Humphrey and Lyndon B. Johnson. The top bumper sticker, which has a white star, and red and white text on a blue backgrou...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Buttons

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Description: Three presidential political campaign buttons. The button on the top left is white with red text and reads: "Bush and Swaggart." The button at bottom left ...
Postcard

Prairie Chickens

Date: 1913
Description: A quarry of dead prairie chickens, hunting dogs, horses and buggies in tall grass. Caption reads: "Prairie Chickens, Hawkins, Wis."

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