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Frost and Wood Company Catalog

Date: 1902
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Frost and Wood Company, manufacturers of agricultural equipment, Smith's Falls, Ontario, Canada. Features a color i...
Print

If You're Screwy Roosevelt Sticker

Date: 1944
Description: Campaign sticker for the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The use of the apple theme was a subtle reminder to those who might be tempted to vote for ...
Photograph

Banana Trucks in front of Commercial Building

Date: 06 02 1926
Description: Two men stand next to International trucks marked "Bananas" and decorated with American flags parked outside a commercial building.
Photograph

Weinstein Brothers Truck

Date: 04 09 1935
Description: A man unloads bags from the bed of an International Model C-30 truck with a special express body used by Weinstein Bros. fruit and produce dealers. The tru...
Poster

"Do Your Bit--Save the Pit"

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring a drawing of a woman scraping pits from fruit into a barrel.Text reads "Stop. Save Prune pits Plum pits Cherry pits Date seeds Olive pits ...
Print

Washington Grapes

Date: 1860
Description: A fox wearing a coat with a skull and the initials J.D. on it also has a Confederate flag tail, crossed bones on his hip, a hat and a walking stick under h...
Photograph

Strawberry Festival

Date: 1938
Description: Three men pose with boxes of Wisconsin strawberries at the Strawberry Festival. From left to right are Rex Eberdt, who is the manager of Warrens Fruit Grow...
Photograph

Shorewood Hills Young People Planning a Dance

Date: 07 02 1953
Description: Eight young people from Shorewood Hills take a break from planning their dance, called "Watermelon Weather." From left are: Ray White, Janet Chlanda, Nancy...
Photograph

Funeral, Binh Hung

Date: 06 1962
Description: Large funeral for multiple people in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Numerous decoratively painted coffins with cloth coverings are on display in a large open-air, roo...
Photograph

Young Woman and F-1800 Truck

Date: 1976
Description: Young woman standing among what appears to be branches of a cherry tree. An man is driving an International truck, possibly a Fleetstar F-1800, in the back...
Photograph

Jon P. Wilcox Crossing Picket Line

Date: 1969
Description: Jon P. Wilcox (far left), cucumber grower and state legislator, crossing the grape boycott picket line at a Kroger store. In 1969, Grape boycotts in Wiscon...
Print

Menu for Dinner in Honor of President-Elect Warren G. Harding

Date: 12 04 1920
Description: Menu for dinner honoring President-Elect Warren G. Harding by the citizens of Newport News, Virginia, at the Hotel Warwick. On the cover is a framed quarte...
Postcard

Springhill Orchards

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of an orchard during apple blossom season, with Lake Superior in the distance.
Print

Third Annual Supper of the New England Society Menu

Date: 12 22 1868
Description: Front cover and interior menu pages from the Third Annual Supper of the New England Society, held at Vilas House to commemorate Forefather's Day. On the co...
Print

Ninth International Congress Banquet Menu

Date: 09 1887
Description: Interior menu pages of the Ninth International Medical Congress, with a woman in a head wrap and skirt decorated with stars pouring liquid from a jug into ...
Print

Green Bay Turn Verein Wine List Menu

Date: 
Description: One-page wine list from the Green Bay Turn Verein, a German gymnastic society, with a background image of a mustachioed male figure holding a flag with an ...
Postcard

Horticulture Exhibit at the Courthouse

Date: 10 07 1911
Description: Interior group portrait of horticulture exhibitors and many plates of apples. The ceiling lamps are decorated with flags.
Photograph

Display at Odanah Fair

Date: 1930
Description: Farm produce, including potatoes, cauliflower and cabbage, displayed on a stand decorated with stars and stripe bunting. Preserves and potted plants are on...
Photograph

Marion Barry

Date: 06 12 1976
Description: Casual portrait of Councilman Marion Barry of Washington, D.C., sitting on a railing, eating an apple. He was attending the Conference on Alternative State...

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