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| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | McCormick Harvesting Machine Company annual catalog cover featuring an illustration of a woman carrying a sheaf of wheat. Below the text reads: "Harvesting... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery. |
| Date: | 05 02 1882 |
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| Description: | Illustrated invitation to a May Party at Liederkranz Hall given by the Makers and Sawyers of Milwaukee. The invitation is illustrated in color with a hors... |
| Date: | 12 1968 |
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| Description: | Cover of "Fun Travel Adventure," an underground newspaper, depicting a photomontage of soldiers at Iwo Jima with an oversized, purple flower replacing the ... |
| Date: | 08 04 1967 |
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| Description: | Cover of "The Avatar," an underground newspaper, featuring a charcoal drawing of a woman, facing away, with a pack over her shoulder and a white and red fl... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day postcard with Cupid holding a heart on the front and text at the foot that reads: "To My Valentine". The background is decorated with carna... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day postcard with Cupid holding a bow and arrow seated in a two-wheeled cart made of flowers, two cherubs are pushing it. They are in a meadow ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day postcard with a large red heart with two white doves and Cupids on either side. The heart is surrounded by blue Forget Me Nots. The backgro... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Valentine card with a girl framed with a metallic gold harp decorated with ribbons, hearts and flowers. She is wearing a white dress and has flowers in her... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with three hearts attached by ribbons. The top heart contains two cherubs with a cornucopia full of hearts. It has a gold, blue and wh... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A soldier stands on the left with his gun and bayonet. A sailor stands on the right holding a banner that reads, "THE UNION MUST & SHALL BE PRESERVED." In ... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with flowers and butterflies. Caption reads: "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." Chromolithograph. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Holiday card. In the center are 4 choir girls singing, holding hymnals, and one girl playing the violin. They are all wearing white robes. In the backgroun... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | A die cut holiday card that has moving parts. When the string at the bottom is pulled, pictures of children appear and disappear. The image is of a decorat... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with ribbons, flowers and fruit. On the ribbon are the words: "A Merry Christmas!" Chromolithograph. |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | A black and silver, hand-drawn, pen and ink holiday card with an Asian theme. A woman and a young man are facing each other, and a dried flower and sprig o... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Holiday card, hand-painted poinsettias over a letterpress printed greeting. The text reads: "Christmas Greeting. I am thinking of you today because it is C... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of a family in a car. It is decorated with flowers, foliage and ribbons. The parents are inside the car, and the son is sitting on the hoo... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a woman, a reindeer and various foliage and flowers inside an ornate border. The illustration is done in the medieval style. At the foot is... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with two flamingos standing in a stream with water lilies. Palm trees are on the banks. The right edge is die cut. |
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