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"Indian Guides"

Date: 01 27 1963
Description: Young Caucasian boys dressed like Native Americans as part of their YMCA "Indian Guides" program. They are being directed by the "All Nations Chief" Henry ...
Poster

Poster for "Rip Van Winkle"

Date: 1905
Description: Color lithograph on paper. Across top in caps "A splendid scenic revival of the greatest of American dramas." Title runs beneath. Scene from play in which ...
Print

Bunde & Upmeyer Ad

Date: 1901
Description: Advertisement for Bunde & Upmeyer jewelers with a drawing of a butterfly-winged faerie holding a jeweled nacklace and hovering among several gemstones. The...
Print

German Style Beer, Label

Date: 1933
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "German Style Beer, Peter Bub Brewery." Pictured on the label are a group of gnomes d...
Photograph

Truck Towing Cinderella Parade Float

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A tan and brown International Harve...
Photograph

Truck Towing Float in Thanksgiving Parade

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Macy's storefront can be seen in the background. A red and white International Harvester Scout 4x4 truck is towing a fl...
Photograph

Thaller's Midget Baseball Team

Date: 08 1958
Description: Group portrait of Thaller's Steak House team, East Midget Central No. 2 champions. Having been unbeaten in 18 games, they lost to Gallagher's in the title ...
Photograph

Paul Bunyan Model at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 08 11 1962
Description: Youngsters admiring a 10-foot high animated model of legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season - Fish Tales

Date: 1987
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing titled, "Fish Tales (The Truth is Irrelevant, A Lie Well Told Lives Forever)." Sid adds the following words to describe the...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1985
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Capitol Times May 3, 1985 with Sid's caption: "Charlie Lunker Bass is down at the rustic barber...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1986
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Capital Times on May 3, 1986 with Sid's caption: "Before fish, all men are created equal. Fish,...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1974
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman in waders, standing in ankle deep water and bending over with one hand in the water. He is looking towards h...
Photograph

The Hodag

Date: 1967
Description: A family looking at a sculpture of a Hodag in a glass case at the Rhinelander Logging Museum.

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