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Milwaukee Light Guard

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Description: Illustration of the Milwaukee Light Guard depicting four men, including captain J.C. Starkweather. This is a cover from sheet music "Milwaukee Light Guard ...
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The Union Is Dissolved!

Date: 1860
Description: Civil War handbill that reads: "Charleston Mercury Extra...The Union Is Dissolved!"
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Thomas Jefferson Seated with Quill Pen

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Description: Engraving from a painting of Thomas Jefferson, seated with books and writing implements.
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Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...
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Surrender of General Lee

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Description: An engraving from a painting of Robert E. Lee signing the document that would end the war between the states in the presence of Ulysses S. Grant and their ...
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Wisconsin Central Schedule

Date: 02 01 1948
Description: First-flight souvenir schedule of Wisconsin Central Airlines, signed by Company President Francis Huggins when the company headquarters moved to Madison in...
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Pennsylvania Airlines Schedule

Date: 09 01 1935
Description: A schedule for the Milwaukee-Detroit route of Pennsylvania Airlines. Pennsylvania Airlines, founded in 1931, became the successor to the "bridge across La...
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Invitation to Independence Ball

Date: 06 27 1839
Description: Invitation for Darwin Clark to the Independence Ball on the 4th of July, 1839 at the American Hotel.
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Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Letterhead

Date: 1901
Description: Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing letterhead. Fuller & Johnson was run by John A. Johnson and was one of Madison's largest employers.
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Horlick's Food Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Horlick's Food Company of Racine, Wisconsin, from the 1890s, showing the Horlick's factory, a dairy maid with a cow and a container of Ho...
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James Madison

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Description: Portrait engraving of James Madison with a vignette of "The Burning of the Capitol by the British, 1814."
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Thomas Jefferson

Date: 1786
Description: Portrait engraving of Thomas Jefferson, from the painting by M. Brown.
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Front of Hillside Portfolio

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Description: The front of the portfolio envelope for views of Hillside Home School.
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Inside Portfolio of Hillside

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Description: Inside of the portfolio envelope for view of Hillside Home School.
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International Harvester Toy Catalog Cover

Date: 1973
Description: Cover of a brochure for International Harvester toys. Features a color illustration of a boy riding an International pedal tractor pulling a wagon filled w...
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Maryland State Lottery Letter

Date: 12 20 1855
Description: Letter confirming the purchase of two State of Maryland Lottery tickets by Mr. Charles A. Kingsley through the Chicago office of Pyfer & Co.
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Hillside Calendar April

Date: 1895
Description: Page showing the month of April from the Hillside Home School calendar. Included are two small cyanotype photographs, one of a house and the other of a fie...
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S&H Green Stamps

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Description: Strip of S&H Green stamps.
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International DT-466 Diesel Engine Brochure

Date: 1976
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for International DT-466 Midrange Diesel Engines. Includes a photograph of men working at a construction site.
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"Charms of Wisconsin" Sheet Music

Date: 1924
Description: Sheet music for "The Charms of Wisconsin," a composition by Almira E.F. Clements and Sarah Hobson of Pittsville, Wisconsin, that was self-published. Th...

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