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Cartoon of Rejected Bill

Date: 1961
Description: A cartoon of a rejected bill being sent away by a man in a top hat, who is holding back a dog on a leash.
Photograph

Comparison of Tractor Farming and Horse Farming

Date: 1936
Description: A drawing titled: "The Life of Two Farmers" illustrating the difference in work loads between a horse farmer and a Farmall tractor farmer. According to the...
Magazine or Periodical

Harper's Weekly Canal Drawing

Date: 08 02 1862
Description: Engraved view of several men in a long trench digging Grant's canal on the Mississippi River opposite Vicksburg.
Photograph

Tractor Advertising Illustration

Date: 1915
Description: Advertising illustration showing a farmer using a horse and plow in a field while the image of a tractor and the word "kerosene" is floating above in the s...
Photograph

Tractor Advertising Illustration

Date: 1915
Description: Advertising illustration showing a man driving a Titan 10-20 tractor down a road with markers labeled: "Material Test, Factory Inspection, Brake Test, Draw...
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Clare Briggs Book Cover

Date: 1922
Description: Front cover for a book version of the popular comic strip by Clare Briggs (1875-1930), who was raised in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
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Caspar Milquetoast, Cartoon Character

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Description: Cartoon portrait of Caspar Milquetoast, the Timid Soul, a character created by Harold T. Webster, who was raised in Tomahawk, Wisconsin.
Magazine or Periodical

The Next Debut

Date: 11 01 1879
Description: A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler of South Carolina in fine clothing standing next to an African American who is on his knees, surrounded by small bu...
Magazine or Periodical

The "Bloody Shirt" Reform

Date: 08 12 1876
Description: A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler, holding a top hat in his left hand, and carrying an umbrella under his right arm standing next to dead African Ame...
Magazine or Periodical

Declaration of Equality

Date: 08 12 1876
Description: A cartoon depicting Justice holding bodies on her scale, one white and six black. The caption includes the phrase: "Five More Wanted."
Photograph

Washington School First Graders

Date: 04 28 1948
Description: First grade students at Madison's Washington School used special activities to help build their vocabularies. In this photograph students are watching a "m...
Book or Pamphlet

Slave Catchers

Date: 1849
Description: Drawing of two slave catchers pointing guns at two runaway slaves.
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Operating Your Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A safety cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Operating Your Tractor". The cartoon depicts a ...
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Operating Your Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Operating Your Tractor". The cartoon depicts a man ope...
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Operating Your Diesel Engine, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears cartoon under the heading: "Operating the Diesel Engine". The cartoon depicts a ma...
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Starting The Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Starting the Tractor". The cartoon depicts a man on a ...
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Starting The Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Starting the Tractor". The cartoon depicts a man riding ...
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Starting The Tractor, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Starting the Tractor." The cartoon depicts a man riding ...
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Fifth Speed (Safety First), Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Fifth Speed (Safety First)". The cartoon depicts a man p...
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Fifth Speed (Safety First), Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Fifth Speed (Safety First)". The cartoon depicts a man r...

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