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"What You Want"

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Description: A man is standing and writing a letter to a senator, with a similar, enlarged letter behind him. The body of this larger letter reads: "I will appreciate i...
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Porters Mills Post Office Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Post Office in Porters Mills, Wisconsin, with a man putting mail into post office boxes, a padlocked mail bag that serves as a signboard ...
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Beautiful Madison, Inc.

Date: 08 30 1956
Description: Three members of Beautiful Madison, Inc. give a letter to Mayor Ivan Nestingen (seated at desk) requesting a city ordinance against littering in Madison st...
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Mexican Girl Scouts

Date: 06 29 1965
Description: Two girl scouts from Mexico (Alejandra Christlieb and Maria Grobet) present Madison mayor Otto Feske with a letter from the regional director of the United...
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Soldier Defending the Capitol Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead with a Union soldier standing guard, rifle in his right arm, beside the American flag. Four tents, representing a military camp, are pitched bet...
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Old Continentals Letterhead

Date: 07 18 1861
Description: Letterhead with a rifle, sword, horn, and Revolutionary War-era hat surrounding a scroll reading: "1776." Text below the illustration reads: "The Old Conti...
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Winged Victory Letterhead

Date: 07 20 1862
Description: Letterhead with a Winged Victory, wearing a robe printed with stars, and holding a banner on a staff, which reads: "Liberty, The Union Now Henceforth & For...
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Senator Proxmire with Mail

Date: 11 19 1975
Description: Wisconsin Senator, William Proxmire, sitting at his desk with a large stack of mail.

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