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Civil Air Patrol Card

Date: 1945
Description: Civil Air Patrol membership card belonging to Meinhardt Raabe.
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Wisconsin Civil Air Corps Card

Date: 06 28 1948
Description: Wisconsin Civil Air Corps card, Escanaba chapter, issued to Meinhardt Raabe.
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"End Witch Hunts" Cover

Date: 1960
Description: Cover of flyer found in the papers of the National Committee to Abolish the Un-American Activities Committee. Founded in 1960, the committee later became ...
Book or Pamphlet

Anti-Communist Literature

Date: 1953
Description: "It Can Happen Here," a pamphlet distributed by the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. The CACC was founded by Fred C. Schwartz in 1953, the peak of the ant...
Book or Pamphlet

Patriotic Songs

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Description: Cover design of a pamphlet entitled "Patriotic Songs (Not For Self But For Others)," compiled by Pat Malone, featuring a Ku Klu Klux Klansman posing inside...
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Women for a Peaceful Christmas Stamps

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Description: Sheet of twenty-four stamps bearing a Christmas tree logo and the slogan "No More Shopping Days 'til Peace."
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Holiday Card with a Drawing of Three African Americans

Date: 1972
Description: Holiday card with three African Americans, two men and a baby. Inside of a black and white border, on a black background, the people appear in the lower le...
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Madison Dry League Card

Date: 1914
Description: Card from Madison Dry League pledging support to those who seek to eliminate saloons in the city of Madison. The organization's slogan was, "A happy, sober...
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Wisconsin Dairymen's Association Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association, based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, with names of officers and members of the Executive Board and an ima...
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American Cranberry Exchange Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the American Cranberry Exchange, which had a main office in New York City and a branch office in Chicago, with "Eatmor Cranberries" in a scro...
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Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Association Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Association, with a three-quarter view of the association building, people walking, riding horses, and dr...
Photograph

Death Notice of Daniel G. Fenton

Date: 08 11 1851
Description: Photograph of the death notice of Daniel G. Fenton, a Judge of the County Court, published by the Members of the Bar of Crawford County.
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Neighborhood House Bike Hosteling Scrapbook Cover

Date: 1940
Description: Front cover of the American Youth Hostel log book of bike hostel trips taken by participants in a Neighborhood House summer program for girls (later trips ...
Document

Telegram to President Kennedy

Date: 1962
Description: A telegram to President John F. Kennedy from James Farmer, the National Director of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). The message reads, "Continued armed...
Book or Pamphlet

Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents Lunch Menu

Date: 09 1887
Description: Lunch menu from the souvenir booklet of the Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents, with an embossed illustration of a spider in her ...
Book or Pamphlet

Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents Lunch Menu

Date: 09 1887
Description: Lunch menu from the souvenir booklet of the Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents, with an embossed knife, fork, and spoon crossed o...
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Council of Administrative Women in Education Dinner Menu

Date: 04 21 1919
Description: Front cover, menu, and back cover of program ("Conferring the Service Stripes") for a dinner at the Medford Hotel, with a deep rose hand-colored border wit...
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Menu for the Annual Winter Meeting, Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders' Association

Date: 02 03 1931
Description: Front cover and menu listing from the Annual Winter Meeting of the Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders' Association at the Loraine Hotel. On the cover is a profile...
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Menu for the Forty-Ninth Annual Dinner of the American Paper and Pulp Association

Date: 02 25 1926
Description: Front cover and menu listing from the booklet printed for the Forty-ninth Annual Dinner of the American Paper and Pulp Association at the Waldorf Astoria H...
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Friends of Our Native Landscape Menu

Date: 02 09 1928
Description: Photostat of a hand-lettered menu for the organization Friends of Our Native Landscape, featuring fare comprised solely of Wisconsin products such as Wisco...

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