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Barman — Bob

Date: 1932
Description: Bob bartending at the Press Grill.
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Bruen's Block

Date: 1853
Description: Illustration of the new museum building, also known as "Bruen's Block," on the corner of East Washington Avenue and South Pinckney Street. Named for W.D. B...
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Mineral Point Business District

Date: 1838
Description: Pencil sketch of a building owned by the Rodolf family along a commercial street.
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First Bank Building in De Pere

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Description: Pencil drawing of the building with a decorative frieze in a pediment above the columned entrance.
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Wisconsin Centennial Commemorative Coin Sketch

Date: 07 1947
Description: Pencil sketch submitted by Leon Pescheret of Whitewater, Wisconsin to the Wisconsin Centennial Committee to be considered for the Wisconsin Centennial Comm...
Drawing

Moulding Mill

Date: 1861
Description: Moulding Mill on First Street of Whitewater, Wisconsin, the building on the left is the bank.
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Benedict Goldenberger Shack

Date: 08 28 1885
Description: Sketch of the shack from which Benedict Goldenberger sold cider vinegar. Possibly on Murray Street.
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Brandes Heating Company Furnace

Date: 01 08 1947
Description: Cut-away drawing of a Brandes Heating Company furnace. Taken for R.L. Yulzick Advertising Company.
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Coca Cola Bottling Machine Advertising Image

Date: 08 09 1948
Description: An advertising image of a Coca-Cola bottling machine that was styled by Brooks Stevens with the Brooks Stevens logo in the corner.
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Wisconsin Turns Its Back on the Soup Kitchen

Date: 02 1932
Description: Engraving by Charles Silver to mark the passage of Wisconsin's Unemployment Compensation Law, the first in the nation.
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Potosi Beer Advertising

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Description: Designers colored pencil sketch for roadside billboards for two Potosi Brewing Company labels: Holiday and Alpine. Comments on the design are addressed to ...
Drawing

WSEU Strike Poster

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Description: Hand-drawn poster for the Wisconsin State Employees Union (WSEU), Local 171 and Local 2412, announcing "People vs State on Strike". Illustration depicts a ...
Drawing

Salzer's Happy Home Collection

Date: 1919
Description: Illustration advertising the Salzer Seed Company's Happy Home collection of 16 plants.
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The Light Binder

Date: 1883
Description: Original pen and ink drawing of a header with the text "The Light Binder." The drawing was used for an 1883 advertising catalog.
Drawing

The Record of the McCormick

Date: 1884
Description: Original pen and ink drawing of an illustration used in a McCormick Company advertising catalog. Includes illustrations of a farmer using a horse-drawn gra...
Drawing

No. 4 Steel Mower

Date: 1886
Description: Original pen and ink drawing of an illustration used in a McCormick Company advertising catalog. Includes illustrations of a horse-drawn hay rake and a hay...
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Six Decades of Progress 1831-1891

Date: 1890
Description: Original pen and ink drawing of an illustration for a McCormick Company advertising catalog. Includes illustrations of McCormick's "first" reaper and McCor...
Drawing

The McCormick Big 4 Steel Mower

Date: 1890
Description: Original pen and ink drawing of an illustration for a McCormick Company advertising catalog. Includes an illustration of a well-dressed farmer operating a ...
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The Household

Date: 1890
Description: Original pen and ink drawing of an illustration for a McCormick Company advertising catalog. Features a drawing of a farmhouse, trees and grounds in winter...
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The Sunrise of Agricultural Prosperity

Date: 1890
Description: Original pen and ink drawing of an illustration for a McCormick Company advertising catalog. Features a drawing of men holding grain cradles in a wheat fie...

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