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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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Fire Company Invitation

Date: 02 04 1864
Description: Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman...
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Invitation to Fourth Annual Ball

Date: 1876
Description: Invitation to the annual ball at Turner Hall, sponsored by Madison's Andrew Proudfit Steam Fire Engine Company #2. The company, which was organized in 1870...
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May Party Invitation

Date: 05 02 1882
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...
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Military Ball Invitation

Date: 04 29 1882
Description: Printed invitation to the 2nd annual military ball of the Light Horse Squadron of Milwaukee. The invitation is printed in blue and gold and features illust...
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Invitation to a Winter Holiday Party

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Description: Hand-drawn invitation by Sid for a Gisholt Machine Company winter holiday party that reads: "Come what will — we observe our holidays still." Dec. 21st, 5 ...
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Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

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Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in green on off-white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. The cover graphic shows a geometric line-drawing of a lake...
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Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

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Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in green on off-white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. Inside graphic is a line-drawing cartoon of an ice fisherm...
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Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

Date: 1953
Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in black ink on off-white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. Inside text are the poetic details for the Hookeree fi...
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Certificate Share in Gisholt Ice Chippers

Date: 1956
Description: Certificate for Gisholt Ice Chippers, with a cartoon of group of fishermen, milling about turned over wine bottles and cheering as an oil rig gushes fish o...
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Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

Date: 1955
Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in red ink on white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. The cover graphic is a cartoon of a warmly dressed man expir...
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Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

Date: 1955
Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in red ink on off-white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. Inside text on the left is a fantasy story by Sid of Her...
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Invitation to Ice Chippers Farewell

Date: 1957
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers, an ice fishing club of Gisholt Machine Company, to a farewell dinner for Albert LaGrille. The cartoon shows warmly dressed men...
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Ice Chipper's Annual Ball Invitation

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Description: Two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual ball. The front, with humorous text "Eugene Beckman Here's Lookin at Your Ice Hole," has a round hole cutou...
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Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation

Date: 1961
Description: Two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering with humorous typewritten text inside that reads in part: "International Conference for 'The Prom...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: A business card sized invitation ticket to attend the victory party for Ronald Reagan and George Bush. It includes an illustration of the top neck of a cha...

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