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Smokey Bear with School Children

Date: 1954
Description: A man dressed in a Smokey Bear costume is standing with two Milwaukee school children. A young girl is sitting at a desk, and a boy is standing and holding...
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Locomotive Artifacts

Date: 03 29 1958
Description: A young boy rings a locomotive bell. Other artifacts of locomotive history are on the table before him with members of the Milwaukee chapter of the Nationa...
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Francke at Exhibit

Date: 1955
Description: Pharmacist Donald Francke and a colleague examine a pictorial exhibit titled "Pharmacy's History: As an Organized, Active Force, Internationally". The exh...
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Schwister — Ready for the Start

Date: 1911
Description: John Schwister and his home-built airplane, "the Minnesota Badger," at the Langlade County Fairgrounds.
Postcard

Red Devil Airplane

Date: 1910
Description: An exhibition airplane on display inside a tent at Dixon, Illinois, thought to be a "Red Devil," plane designed by Thomas A. Baldwin.
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Students with a Skeleton

Date: 09 10 1963
Description: Three freshman students inspect a skeleton at the Marquette University medical school.
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Kohler Opens History Exhibit

Date: 10 08 1955
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., cuts a ribbon to open the "They Did It Themselves: 50 Years Ago" exhibit at the State Historical Society. Mrs. Vincent W. K...
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Baseball Exhibit

Date: 08 1953
Description: Fairgoers viewing a special exhibit of Milwaukee Braves memorabilia. This was the first season during which the Braves played in Milwaukee.
Poster

Century of Progress World's Fair Poster

Date: 1934
Description: Poster for the 1934 "Century of Progress" World's Fair in Chicago showing a woman surrounded by abstract representations of the sights and sounds of the fa...
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John Muir Clock

Date: 1940
Description: Photograph of clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860. Children are looking at the John Muir clock in the museum at ...
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P&H Single Line Grab Bucket at Trade Show Display

Date: 1918
Description: Single line grab bucket on display at P&H booth at a trade show with three men sitting around the display. The men are wearing hats and sitting in chairs, ...
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Trimpey Collection Exhibit

Date: 1948
Description: John Jenkins, museum director, and Ruth K. Harris, museum curator, of the (then) State Historical Society of Wisconsin museum prepare a display case for an...
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Trimpey Collection Exhibit

Date: 1948
Description: John Jenkins, museum director of the (then) State Historical Society of Wisconsin museum, examines a pitcher in preparation for an exhibit of English luste...
Poster

Millhouse: A White Comedy

Date: 1974
Description: Poster advertising an Australian release of Emile de Antonio's 1971 documentary "Millhouse: A White Comedy," about the political career of Richard Nixon. T...
Poster

"In the Year of the Pig"

Date: 02 26 1969
Description: Poster advertising the premiere of Emile de Antonio's documentary film "In the Year of the Pig," at the Symphony II theater in Boston. Although the film wa...
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Brooks McCormick with Unidentified Man

Date: 1969
Description: Brooks McCormick standing outdoors next to an unidentified man who is holding an International Pay Hauler toy truck in his hands. Behind them a man stands ...
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Home Economics Department Exhibit

Date: 05 1918
Description: An exhibit inside a building displaying examples of how to make meals for "a patriot's table," as well as the relative value of different foods. A handmade...
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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Farmer Stevens Doll Exhibit

Date: 1909
Description: Sixteen dolls are posed together, with some seated and some standing. The caption reads: "Dolls owned by Mrs. Breese J. [Mary Elizabeth Farmer] Stevens, 40...
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Ethnology Building

Date: 1901
Description: Well-dressed men and women are strolling the wet pavement at the Pan American Exposition in front of the Ethnology Building. Some people are standing on th...
Poster

"Fifteen Hundred Little Pictures" Exhibit Poster

Date: 02 10 1986
Description: Silkscreen poster announcing the Fifteen Hundred Little Pictures Polaroid Photography show. The photographers names are Joann Jensen, Mark Porter and Mike ...

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