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Drawing

Barman — Tom

Date: 1932
Description: Tom bartending at Sam's.
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.
Print

Paul Bunyan and Babe

Date: 
Description: Paul Bunyan walking with an axe over his shoulder and whistling. He is accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox who is carrying several people on his back.
Print

Hauling Off Section 37

Date: 
Description: Drawing of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, hauling off Section 37. Bunyan has an axe over his shoulder and holds a pipe.
Book or Pamphlet

Wash Tubs

Date: 1870
Description: Hardware catalog page showing wooden wash tubs and water pails.
Book or Pamphlet

Wooden Pails

Date: 1870
Description: Hardware catalog page showing wooden pails.
Print

This Reminds Me of a Little Joke

Date: 09 17 1864
Description: A political cartoon of President Abraham Lincoln holding a tiny General George McClellan in the palm of his hand. McClellan is carrying a spade. Lincoln is...
Photograph

Drafting Room at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 02 1935
Description: Engineers working on blueprints in the Drafting Room at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works.
Photograph

Truck with Gun Mount

Date: 1944
Description: Three-quarter view illustration from rear of the left side of a truck, with a gun mount on top of the cab. A shovel and pick are mounted on the side of the...
Photograph

Truck with Gun Mount

Date: 1944
Description: Three-quarter view illustration of the front left side of a truck, which has a gun mount on top of the cab. A shovel and pick are mounted on the side of th...
Photograph

Sailing Ship Cabin

Date: 
Description: An illustration of a two-berth cabin on a sailing ship, including a wash basin, long coats on coat hooks and a large traveling trunk.
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1980
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a large trout surrounded by a variety of insects, a fishing reel, and a fishing lure. This drawing appeared in the Wi...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1968
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing titled, "Today and Tomorrow — The Fisherman's Myth Never Flounders," that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on...
Poster

"Be thankfull (sic.) you are not a turkey!"

Date: 
Description: A cartoon line drawing in black of a turkey with a hatchet coming down on it neck, with "Ohio Special" written on its breast. Includes the phrase, in red l...

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