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International Harvester Stock Certificate

Date: 1906
Description: International Harvester Company stock trust certificate. American Bank Note Company.
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Vilas Flying Certificate

Date: 1915
Description: Certificate issued to E.M. Griffith, the Wisconsin State Forester, so that Griffith could prove that he had flown at an altitude of 1600 feet in the "flyin...
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Supreme Court Certificate

Date: 1857
Description: Certificate signed by La Fayette Kellogg admitting George E. Bryant to practice law before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. The certificate bears the seal ...
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Athenaean Society Certificate

Date: 1857
Description: Membership certificate of the Athenaen Society of the University of Wisconsin presented to Charles Fairchild in 1857. The society was a student literary an...
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Swiss Baptismal Certificate

Date: 1812
Description: Swiss baptismal certificate, Glarus.
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City of Milwaukee Liquor License

Date: 1917
Description: License from the City of Milwaukee granting Arthur Gerth permission to sell alcohol at 1222 12th Street.
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NAACP Certificate of Merit for Father Groppi

Date: 1968
Description: Certificate of Merit presented to Father James E. Groppi of Milwaukee on January 7, 1968, for his work as Advisor of the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council. The...
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1893 World's Fair Award, Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1893
Description: Award certificate presented to the Appleton Woolen Mills at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The company won a bronze medal at the Fair for its paper makers...
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Officer's Commission of the Army of the American Eagle

Date: 04 11 1865
Description: Front of a fund-raising certificate of the U.S. Sanitary Commission appointing Emily Grouch a sergeant in the Army of the American Eagle. The Commission f...
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International Exhibition Certificate

Date: 09 27 1876
Description: Certificate presented to the State of Wisconsin for the "Bald-Headed Eagle 'Old Abe'" from the United States Centennial Commission. Presented in Philadelp...
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Register of Deeds Certificate for Green Bay Football Club

Date: 09 14 1922
Description: Document certifying that articles of incorporation for Green Bay Football Club were received by the Register of Deeds and filed with the Department of Stat...
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Certificate of Newly Elected Officers for Green Bay Football Club

Date: 09 18 1922
Description: Certificate naming the officers of the Green Bay Football Club: President, E.L. Lambeau (Earl "Curly" Lambeau); Vice President, Joseph M. Ordens; Treasurer...
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Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition Association Diploma

Date: 1910
Description: Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition Diploma awarded to International Harvester for Internal Combustion Engines.
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Nekoosa Lumbering Company Stock Certificate

Date: 09 09 1861
Description: Nekoosa Lumbering Company stock certificate for eighty shares made out to Moses M. Strong. Each share costs $50.00.
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A.A. Rowley, State of Wisconsin Certificate

Date: 09 29 1870
Description: State of Wisconsin certificate for A.A. Rowley, signed by Lucius Fairchild, Governor, that appoints him as Second Lieutenant of the "Middleton Guards" with...
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Sons of Temperance Withdrawal

Date: 1857
Description: A certificate acknowledging the admission of Frederick Beermein to Sons of Temperance.
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Band of Hope Membership Certificate

Date: 1883
Description: A colorful certificate that acknowledges the membership of Willie Diederich of Waukesha, Wisconsin into Band of Hope, a temperance organization.
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Wisconsin Academy Membership Certificate

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Description: A blank certificate of lifetime membership to the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.
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Alvah Bessie Academy Award Nomination

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Description: Academy Award nomination certificate given to Alvah Bessie for Outstanding Achievement Original Story for the 1945 film "Objective, Burma!" There is an out...

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