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Invitation to Independence Ball

Date: 06 27 1839
Description: Invitation for Darwin Clark to the Independence Ball on the 4th of July, 1839 at the American Hotel.
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Newhall House Menu

Date: 02 22 1860
Description: Menu for the Newhall House hotel in Milwaukee, extensively illustrated with an engraving of the hotel and prices. The Newhall House, during its day one of ...
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Cattle Fair Panorama

Date: 10 24 1863
Description: Panoramic wood-engraving of a cattle fair in New Haven, after a sketch by H.C. Curtis. Caption reads: "Cattle Show and Agricultural Faib [sic] at Ha...
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Matthew Fontaine Maury, Scientist and Historian

Date: 1855
Description: Engraved portrait of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and ...
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Milwaukee House Stationery

Date: 1857
Description: Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ...
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1893 World's Fair Award, Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1893
Description: Award certificate presented to the Appleton Woolen Mills at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The company won a bronze medal at the Fair for its paper makers...
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Convention Press Ticket

Date: 1884
Description: Press ticket for the Republican National Convention in Chicago, decorated with an engraving of the White House.
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Republican National Convention Ticket

Date: 1888
Description: Guest ticket to the Republican National Convention held in Chicago at the partially completed Auditorium Building. The Auditorium is one of the best known...
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Inauguration Ticket

Date: 1889
Description: Ticket for the inauguration of President Benjamin Harrison. This ticket belonged to William Freeman Vilas of Wisconsin, the Secretary of the Interior. The ...
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Democratic Ticket

Date: 1860
Description: 1860 Presidential Democratic ticket headed by John C. Breckenridge (it should be spelled Breckinridge), and the vice-president, Joseph Lane, that was distr...
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Milwaukee Exposition Association Letterhead

Date: 1883
Description: Letterhead stationery of the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Association, with an engraving of the building constructed for that event.
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Brees' Express Receipt

Date: 11 08 1860
Description: Receipt for a package delivered to Brees' Express via Morris & Essex Railroad. There is an engraving of a train traveling through a rural landscape near th...
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Foreign Missions Receipt

Date: 1856
Description: Receipt issued by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions to Frederick Smith for a contribution of ten cents from the Sabbath School of the...
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Manchester Massacre Handkerchief

Date: 1819
Description: A commemorative handkerchief created by a wood engraving on white cotton fabric. The scene is the Manchester Reform Meeting, in England. A crowd of demonst...
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August Kroll Letterhead

Date: 1888
Description: Letterhead of August Kroll of Leopolis, Wisconsin, dealer in hardware, stoves, and tinware, with an image of the interior of a store and customers being he...
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The Presidential Candidates

Date: 1856
Description: Engravings of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates from the Democratic, Republican and Know Nothing parties for the Tuesday, November 4th, 185...
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Menu for Union Iron Works Banquet for Wisconsin Delegates

Date: 11 26 1898
Description: Menu for a "Banquet tendered by the Union Iron Works to the Delegation from the Badger State" given at the Palace Hotel, with an etching of the Battleship ...
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J. Vandervort Letterhead

Date: 1884
Description: Letterhead from the office of J. Vandervort, Practicle Apiarist and Manufacturer of Comb Foundation Machines. Laceyville, PA., July 28 1884.

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