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Olsen and Johnson Posing with Streetcar

Date: 04 15 1932
Description: Comedians Ole Olsen and "Chic" Johnson, called "the mirth provokers of a nation," posing in front of a streetcar that displays an advertisement for their "...
Photograph

Silverstone, My Tailor

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Description: A boy on a Milwaukee street is driving a goat cart with an advertisement for Silverstone the tailor. Several on-lookers are watching from the left hand sid...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering & Company Catalog

Date: 1894
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for William Deering & Company featuring a chromolithograph of Worlds Fair foreign commissioners observing Deering grain bin...
Photograph

Olsen & Johnson Milking Cows

Date: 04 16 1932
Description: Ole Olson and Chic Johnson milking cows in front of the Orpheum, 216 State Street, promoting their show "Atrocities of 1932" at the Orpheum.
Photograph

Olsen & Johnson Milking Cows

Date: 04 16 1932
Description: Olson & Johnson milking cows in front of the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, promoting their show "Atrocities of 1932."
Photograph

"Shipmates" at the Strand Theatre

Date: 05 09 1931
Description: View of the front of the Strand Theatre, showing people in line to enter. There is a car with a sign on the roof that is advertising "Shipmates." 16 E. Mif...
Photograph

Circus Elephants on Parade

Date: 
Description: A long string of circus elephants parades single file down a metropolitan street lined on both sides by huge crowds of people.
Poster

Deering Columbian Exposition Advertising Poster

Date: 1893
Description: Advertising poster featuring color illustration of a crowd gathered around a Deering grain binder and mower at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Photograph

Goodyear Blimp at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: The blimp of the Goodyear Tire Company hovers above the carnival area of the Wisconsin State Fair, tethered to the ground with ropes. The fairgoers, howev...
Print

Hammer Blow Tool Catalog

Date: 1933
Description: Catalog cover of the Hammer Blow Tool Company of Wausau, Wisconsin, probably meant to accompany the company's display at the Chicago Century of Progress. T...
Postcard

View of Conrath

Date: 1909
Description: View across the railroad tracks towards downtown area, including The Faast Land Company and General Merchandise store, as well as a sign for the Faast Land...
Poster

Circus Poster

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Description: Circus poster "Christy Bros. 5 Ring Wild Animal Show."
Book or Pamphlet

Advertisement for International Speed Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Cover of a booklet advertising custom-built bodies for International speed trucks featuring an Art Deco illustration of a man driving an International truc...
Photograph

Havana Parade, Cuban Revolution

Date: 
Description: Parade celebrating Fidel Casto's arrival in Havana at the end of the Cuban Revolution. 26th of July Movement soldiers are riding on top of a military vehic...
Print

International Metro Advertising Proof

Date: 12 1948
Description: Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring color illustrations of various Christmas scenes and an International Metro truck. Includes the text "...
Book or Pamphlet

Emerson Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Catalog cover reads: "The Emerson Product, A Book of the Shop." Features three color illustrations, with, top to bottom: the Emerson factory; a street view...
Print

Wisconsin on Parade

Date: 1915
Description: Stamp advertising the 1915 Wisconsin State Fair. Includes an illustration of a woman waving a "Wis." pennant, overlooking crowds at the fairground. Stamp t...
Poster

Crimean War Themed Advertising Broadside

Date: 05 1854
Description: This yellow and black wood block print broadside ties England and France's declaration of war against Russia during the Crimean War into a war against high...
Photograph

Long Voyage Home Marquee

Date: 1940
Description: View down sidewalk towards people standing in a line outside a movie theater showing the film The Long Voyage Home. Many people are holding umbrella...
Poster

Dane County Fair Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Advertisement featuring a painting by artist Henry Mosler, dated 1915, titled "The Stars and Stripes Forever." In the painting a young man dressed in cut-o...

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