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Schadauer Tobacco Store

Date: 1880
Description: A man posing in the open doorway of Julius Schadauer's tobacco shop at 101 State Street. The sign above the doorway reads: "Schadauer of Cigars Fact. No 62...
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Cigar Maker Ad

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Description: Trade card of H. Rolfs Cigar Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee advertising their Golden Horn cigars. The card depicts a cartoon-like drummer with the caption:...
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Vietnam Strategy Meeting

Date: 1971
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and several cigar-smoking officers are listening to a presentation about the war in Vietnam.
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Frank Torre in the Braves locker room

Date: 08 28 1957
Description: Milwaukee Braves first baseman Frank Torre enjoys a cigar in the Braves lockerroom. A left-handed defensive specialist, Torre filled in for the injured Jo...
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Julius Schadauer Store

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Description: View from street towards a man standing in front of the doorway to the Julius Schadauer's tobacco store on a street corner at 101 State Street. A man is on...
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Willms Cigar Factory, Milwaukee

Date: 1896
Description: Workers at the Willms cigar factory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, posing with cigars and cigar boxes. Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) sits on the far left with six c...
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J.A. Walker Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of J.A. Walker, manufacturer of Havana cigars in Markesan, Wisconsin, with a lighted cigar trailing a wisp of smoke over a stippled rectangle an...
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Mi Lola Cigar Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Mi Lola Cigar Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a Havana cigar company. On the left is the Mi Lola cigar box label with a woman in profile...
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John A. Bosacki Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of John A. Bosacki of Minocqua, Wisconsin, a cigar manufacturer, with an image of a cigar rolled in the "perfecto" shape.
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Elderly George Scidmore

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Description: George Hawthorne Scidmore stands outdoors wearing a suit and holding a cigar.
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Men on Gang Plow in Horicon Marsh

Date: 09 08 1914
Description: Five men in hats and jackets, some holding the levers on a gang plow pulled by a Rumley tractor, pose for a group portrait. One man in work clothes stands ...
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Lieutenant Albert T. Lamson

Date: 1863
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Lieutenant Albert Lamson, taken at Falmouth, Virginia. Lamson is posed, in military uniform, seated and holding a sword ...
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Group of Adults on Porch

Date: 1902
Description: Group portrait of nine men and two women seated on a porch. A few of the men are holding cigars, and both of the women are holding umbrellas.
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Philomathia Annual Banquet Menu

Date: 05 26 1909
Description: Front cover and first two pages of the Philomathia literary society annual banquet program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a cover illustrati...
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Loyalty Day Parade

Date: 04 06 1918
Description: Detail of a group of civilian men in the Loyalty Day parade.
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President F.D. Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Measure

Date: 08 14 1935
Description: President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secr...
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Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railway Lounge and Buffet Service Menu

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Description: Buffet luncheon and drinks menu for the CMSP&P railway, with a waiter ready to serve a table of three men sitting at a table in the lounge car with drinks ...
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Freight Yard

Date: 1910
Description: Men posing in the Winneconne Freight Yard. Some of the men stand and sit on two hay wagons, and three men stand on the ground, in front of a box car. Some ...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1908
Description: Front cover and menu page of the annual banquet for the Old Settlers' Club. On the top left of the cover is an oval portrait of club president George Willi...
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Portrait of a Ho Chunk Group

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Description: Three women and a young man pose in front of the wood door of a brick building. The man stands behind the three woman, and is wearing a hat, suit coat and ...

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