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| Date: | 05 23 1863 |
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| Description: | Cartoon appearing in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 144. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Copperheads nominally favored th... |
| Date: | 08 1972 |
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| Description: | Poster publicizing the New York-based Rock and Roll revival group, "Sha-Na-Na." Features caricature illustrations of all members, designed by Aardvark Desi... |
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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!". |
| Date: | 02 1975 |
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| Description: | Poster publicizing an event with Bob Clampett, creator of Beany & Cecil, Elmer Fudd, and Bugs Bunny. Event featured a screening of a 15 year retrospective ... |
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| Description: | Poster soliciting funds for Metropolitan Madison War Chest. Featured are caricatures of Hitler and Goering. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Flyer discussing the cruelty of society on lesbians and gay men. Features reproductions of cartoons and other art work, one of which is a caricature of Ani... |
| Date: | 06 09 1898 |
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| Description: | Cover art for Leslie's Weekly depicting Uncle Sam peering through a magnifying glass at the Philippine Islands on a globe. The caption reads: "Guess... |
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| Description: | A group portrait in a studio of four women and three men posing behind a canvas with comical drawings of characters with the faces cutout. |
| Date: | 03 1923 |
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| Description: | Color cartoon from "Harvester World" magazine demonstrating the value of the Red Baby truck to International Harvester dealerships. The cartoon is titled "... |
| Date: | 05 15 1969 |
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| Description: | A wall poster printed by the Washington D.C. based underground newspaper entitled "The Student Mobilizer." The background consists of various photographs t... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising a concert by Tayles and Tongue, a benefit for the Community Rap Center. |
| Date: | 12 02 1970 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising the Union Gallery and Crafts Committee Holiday Art Sale, held in the Main Lounge of the Memorial Union. A caricatured Santa is illustrat... |
| Date: | 11 30 1970 |
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| Description: | A poster using the cartoon character Dick Tracy to advertise the use of zip codes. The United States Postal Service's cartoon character Mr. Zip appears on ... |
| Date: | 12 31 1970 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising Urban Blues and the performance of Luther Allison Chicago Blues Band, at the Nitty Gritty's New Year's Eve party. The poster features a ... |
| Date: | 12 16 1970 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising the Miffland Coop Benefit, held at Hillel on the University Wisconsin-Madison campus. Event presented by Parthenogenesis Ltd. |
| Date: | 01 26 1971 |
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| Description: | A poster promoting an anti-Vietnam war rally which reads "Melvin's Gone but the War Goes On: So Does the Rally!" The poster features a caricatured crowd of... |
| Date: | 01 26 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising Matterplay at 321 Gorham Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The poster features a combination of fantasy and realism in its representation of s... |
| Date: | 01 20 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising Defense Secretary Melvin Laird's visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Features a cartooned Laird cornered in a boxing ring with... |
| Date: | 01 26 1971 |
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| Description: | A poster advertising a protest against the Vietnam war. A collection of political and military leaders gather in a make-shift indoor set. A crowd gathers a... |
| Date: | 02 24 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advocating the boycott of non-union lettuce at Gordon Commons on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Features a caricatured professor pointi... |
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