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Killing Alligators

Date: 1655
Description: Engraving made after a painting by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (died 1588) while on the Laudonnière Expedition in Florida, ca. 1564.
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Scenes of Camp and Army Life

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Description: "Scenes of Camp and Army Life." Idyllic lithograph view of nine scenes of Union Army life.
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International Harvester Rotary Tiller Flyer

Date: 01 01 1977
Description: Advertising flyer for the International Harvester 526A Rotary Tiller, captioned, "Worth Its Weight in Vegetables and Flowers." A color photograph shows a m...
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Three-Headed Hydra Cartoon

Date: 05 14 1887
Description: Cartoon of a three-headed hydra representing oleomargarine, threatening a farmer.
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: An interior view of the Schlitz Palm Garden, which was located on North 3rd Street, south of West Wisconsin Avenue. This image includes a drawing of a wait...
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Looking North from Reed Street

Date: 1860
Description: Image drawn by Franz Hölzlhuber of early Milwaukee settlement with a horse-drawn carriage, as well as industry and a railroad. The text on the image reads:...
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Spring Street Bridge

Date: 1854
Description: A horse-drawn carriage is crossing the bridge. Right of center is the S. Ball's Candy Store.
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Mess Hall at Paul Bunyan's Logging Camp

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Description: Mess hall at Paul Bunyan's lumber camp. Men are seated at long tables as trains dispense soup, coffee, and tea, while salt is hauled in a wagon pulled by e...
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Schlitz Beer Advertisement

Date: 04 1932
Description: "Here's to Health!", an advertisement for the alcohol-free beer brewed by Schlitz during Prohibition. The advertising touts the product's healthful qualiti...
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Advertisement for Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer

Date: 1940
Description: Advertisement produced for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer featuring a man wearing a suit and hat, supposedly at a sports event, excitedly holding a cup of beer. Th...
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New Holiday Beer

Date: 1971
Description: Poster of the Potosi Brewing Company, advertising a new holiday beer introduced by the new director of brewing, Joe Tschida. The poster includes his photo...
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Political Cartoon

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Description: A political cartoon, presumably regarding the milk strike. Features characters who are confused about the rising cost of milk.
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"Sugar Means Ships"

Date: 1917
Description: Leaflet urging citizens to consume fewer sweetened beverages. The drawing shows a man and a woman seated at a soda shop.
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Kraft Cheese Ad

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Description: Advertisement promoting Kraft cheese as a picnic food for visitors to Kraftwood Gardens. The advertisement is on the inside back cover of A guide to Kr...
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The C.S.A. Man of War

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, floating in a washtub labeled: "Lady Davis" which is flying the Confederate flag. He is holding a bottle in his left h...
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Secession Whiskey

Date: 1860
Description: A giant goblet being hovered over by a skeleton. Inside the goblet is a dead soldier with a Confederate flag in his hand. The caption below reads, "SECESSI...
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Uncle Sam's Recipe for Traitors

Date: 1861
Description: Uncle Sam holds a bottle labeled "DAVIS," with a figure of a man on it, as he stands with a snake labeled "SECESSION" under his left foot.
The caption b...
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Holiday Greetings

Date: 1929
Description: A combined holiday card and birth announcement with Santa Claus and a stork holding a banner between them that says "Holiday Greetings from the Knowltons i...
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Cheerio!

Date: 1943
Description: Holiday card with Santa Claus winking. He is wearing his traditional red hat with white trim and a bell. The word "Cheerio!" is made out of candy canes and...
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Santa Claus with Candy Cane

Date: 1962
Description: Holiday card with Santa Claus holding a candy cane, surrounded by many symbols of the season: angels, stars, candles, birds, stockings, ornaments, gifts, b...

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