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Drawing

Barman — Eddie

Date: 1932
Description: Eddie bartending at The Mansion.
Drawing

Barman — Dan

Date: 1932
Description: Dan bartending at Bill's Bar.
Drawing

Barman — Bill

Date: 1932
Description: Bill bartending at Jack and Charlie's.
Photograph

Animal Coloring Contest Display

Date: 07 24 1932
Description: "Bring 'em back alive" coloring contest display in the Capitol Theatre, at 209 State Street.
Photograph

Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Postage Stamp Design with Badger

Date: 12 13 1947
Description: Design in blue for Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent postage stamp featuring a badger in a subtle "W" design.
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Commemorative Stamp Sketch

Date: 1947
Description: One of two pencil sketches submitted by Leon Pescheret of Whitewater, Wisconsin, to the Wisconsin Centennial Committee to be considered for the Wisconsin C...
Print

Immigrants at Ellis Island

Date: 1900
Description: A group of immigrants, both children and adults, who have just arrived at Ellis Island.
Magazine or Periodical

Progressive Magazine McCarthy Issue

Date: 04 1954
Description: Cover of "McCarthy: A Documented Record," a special issue of the Progressive magazine. The cover features a drawing of a Birdseye view of Washington...
Postcard

Sites of Madison — Collage

Date: 1960
Description: Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi...
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...
Poster

Drug Information Center

Date: 1970
Description: Poster announcing the opening of the Drug Information Center near the University of Wisconsin-Madison's campus at 420 Lake Street. Featuring a hand-drawn d...
Photograph

Sketch of "Floating Cover Installation"

Date: 1937
Description: A sketch of an aspect of the waterworks. Text reads "Typical PFT "Downes" Floating Cover Installation."
Photograph

Sketch of Sewage Treatment Plant

Date: 1937
Description: A planning sketch of the sewage disposal plant.
Photograph

Sketch of Sewage Treatment Plant

Date: 06 1937
Description: A planning sketch of the sewage treatment site. The sketch is signed "A Deimel" and dated "June 1936." The text at the bottom of the sketch reads "Sewage T...
Poster

"The Women are Coming"

Date: 04 23 1971
Description: Poster promoting the "Survival Revival Women's Conference." The poster features an American flag patterned castle in flames with a parade of women marching...
Photograph

Flora Dell Scrapbook Cover

Date: 1911
Description: The cover of a scrapbook made for Flora Dell Lake. Features a photograph of a small locomotive on a railroad track near a water tower. There are hand-drawn...
Photograph

Delia Drew King on Porch

Date: 1911
Description: Delia Drew King sits on the porch of her family's cottage on Lake Flora Dell. "After Dinner" is written on the left.
Photograph

Drafting Department at Tractor Works

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: A group of men working at tables in the Drafting Department at International Harvester's Tractor Works. An American flag is hanging from the high ceiling i...
Photograph

Birds-Eye View of Akron Works

Date: 1920
Description: Bird-eye view of factory buildings at International Harvester's Akron Works.

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