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Ed Gein Farm Auction

Date: 03 30 1958
Description: Notice of farm auction sale for farm and personal property of Ed Gein. The farmhouse was destroyed by fire before the auction took place.
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Sterling Threshers Back Cover with IH Trademark

Date: 1915
Description: Tan-colored back cover of Sterling Threshers catalog with a green International Harvester trademark logo that reads: "Look For This Trade Mark On The Genui...
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Green International Harvester Logo

Date: 1906
Description: Simple, green International Harvester logo on the back cover of Feed Grinders catalog. This version of the logo was used before 1946.
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Old and New International Harvester Logos

Date: 1970
Description: A visual comparison of an old International Harvester logo and a new one as shown on the cover of "The Corporate Mark."
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Tracteurs Deering

Date: 1929
Description: Advertising folder for Deering 10-20 and 15-30 tractors, showing an Arab man in the foreground and tractors at work in the background. Printed for Algiers,...
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A Sure-Fire Winner

Date: 06 17 1929
Description: Advertising placard for McCormick-Deering tractor service showing a cartoon of men playing baseball with onlookers peering over a fence. Dialog balloons co...
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First Wisconsin Unemployment Check

Date: 08 17 1936
Description: Front side of the first unemployment check issued in Wisconsin to Neils B. Ruud.
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Goodrich, Graham and Morton Steamship Lines

Date: 1926
Description: The cover from the 1926 schedule lists the ports of call for the Goodrich fleet and features a drawing of the "Alabama".
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Goodrich, Graham and Morton Steamship Lines Fleet

Date: 1926
Description: Pages 1and 2 of the 1926 schedule gives information on when to get tickets or information. Pictured are the steamline's fleet. The Alabama, City of Benton...
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Goodrich, Graham and Morton Steamship Line's Christopher Columbus

Date: 1926
Description: Pages 21-22 from the 1926 schedule has three pictures of the Christopher Columbus and advertises its sailing schedule from the South End Michigan Avenue Br...
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Goodrich Steamship Lines

Date: 1930
Description: Cover from Goodrich Steamship Lines schedule, with a picture of a screw-driven passenger/freight vessel against the Chicago skyline and a beach scene in th...
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Goodrich Sailing Schedules

Date: 1930
Description: Page 2 of the sailing schedules gives the sailing times and for the Christopher Columbus and Theodore Roosevelt and other Goodrich ships. Connections to se...
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Summer Trips by Goodrich Ships

Date: 1930
Description: Page 4 from the schedule describes the trip from Chicago, Illinois, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the "Christopher Columbus" or "Theodore Roosevelt". Include...
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Michigan Transit Company Brochure

Date: 1926
Description: Cover from schedule. Shows a drawing of the "Manitou". Later named "Isle Royale".
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Michigan Transit Corporation Vacation Trips

Date: 1930
Description: Cover from schedule showing passengers relaxing on the deck of a screw-driven passenger/freight vessel.
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Michigan Transit Corporation Vacation Trips

Date: 1930
Description: Pages 1 and 2 from the schedule describes the schedule and ports of call for the "Manitou" and the "Puritan".
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"North American" Saturday Menu

Date: 07 04 1931
Description: Front of dinner menu for the "North American" for the season. Gives rates for cruises on the "North American" or "South American" between Chicago, Illinois...
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"South American" Luncheon Menu

Date: 1928
Description: Front of Tuesday luncheon menu for the "South American" for season. Gives rates for cruises on the "North American" or "South American" between Chicago, Il...
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"South American" Tuesday Luncheon Menu

Date: 1928
Description: Inside of Tuesday luncheon menu for the "South American." Includes drawings of Niagara Falls, New York, Old Fort Mackinac Island, Michigan, Michigan Boulev...
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A Week's Cruise on the Great Lakes, Cover

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of the Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Company schedule in the Great Lakes Country, depicts a man and a woman watching a ship; either the "N...

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