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Charles Fluke and Insect Specimens

Date: 06 21 1934
Description: Charles Fluke, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, examines a tray of insect specimens.
Photograph

Pfc. Glen Lindsey and Fly Traps

Date: 07 26 1945
Description: Pfc. Glen Lindsey displays the fly traps he invented to trap thousands of flies in the Truax Field area.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: A Kansas Air Ship

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of a giant grasshopper lifting an anchored basket with a baby girl inside. The rope tethered to the basket has a large American flag attached ...
Photograph

Washington School Hobby Show

Date: 04 27 1949
Description: At left, Billy Powers of 306 Norris Court shows his butterfly collection to classmate Dennis Rose, 1028 Clymer Place. The butterfly collection won first p...
Photograph

Marquette School

Date: 10 16 1950
Description: Bob West has discovered that life in the underground ant colony consists of building homes, storing food and caring for babies. The ant colony has been a p...
Photograph

Man Showing Pest-Damaged Tree

Date: 05 1925
Description: Man showing pest damage to a tree. Original caption reads: "Showing where tree had been girdled by pitch moth larvae, and later grew larger above and below...
Print

Love Be With You

Date: 1905
Description: Valentine's Day card with four die cut pieces held together with two cords. The top piece is a girl wearing a lavender dress and ballet slippers. She is ho...
Print

Cupid's Message

Date: 1911
Description: Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is a large blue and white butterfly, and in the lower right is glued a banner with the text: "Cupi...
Photograph

Lesson on Flies in Classroom

Date: 1915
Description: A student is using a pointer to direct the attention of seated students toward a poster labeled "Life Cycle of a Fly" during a lesson on the dangers of hou...
Photograph

We Saw You . . . at Insect Control Conference

Date: 01 07 1959
Description: Problems of insect and plant disease control are discussed at the 13th annual Insect Control Conference at the Hotel Loraine. About 120 representatives of ...
Photograph

We Saw You . . . at Insect Control Conference

Date: 01 06 1959
Description: Problems of insect and plant disease control were discussed at the 13th annual Insect Control Conference at the Hotel Loraine. About 120 representatives of...
Photograph

We Saw You . . . at Insect Control Conference

Date: 01 07 1959
Description: Problems of insect and plant disease control are discussed at the 13th annual Insect Control Conference at the Hotel Loraine. Talks were delivered at morni...
Photograph

We Saw You . . . at Insect Control Conference

Date: 01 07 1959
Description: Problems of insect and plant disease control are discussed at the 13th annual Insect Control conference at the Hotel Loraine. About 120 representatives of ...
Postcard

Buckeye Postcard

Date: 1900
Description: Postcard for Buckeye Mowers, Droppers, Table Rakes and Binders. Color illustrations of butterflies and flowers over a gold and yellow background surround a...
Book or Pamphlet

Twine Talk: Deering Harvester Company Booklet

Date: 1902
Description: Front and back cover of a Deering Harvester Company brochure for twine. The cover reads: "The Original Spinners," and "The World's Greatest Spinners, Deeri...
Book or Pamphlet

Walter A. Wood Brochure

Date: 1900
Description: Brochure for the Paris Exposition with text in French. Two inside spreads show a man on the left using a team of two horses to pull a harvesting machine in...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1969
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a cricket or grasshopper serenading a large trout swimming underwater. The insect is playing a violin, while standing on...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1970
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a view across water towards a fisherman wearing waders and holding his spinning rod and creel is crouching on his hands...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season - Fishing Fever

Date: 1971
Description: Elaborate pen-and-ink drawing of two fisherman at night sitting in a small motorboat (named PAM) on a lake. Large trout are looming over their heads with a...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1972
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a view from across a stream towards a cigar-smoking fisherman (probably Sid Boyum) on the opposite side of the bank. He ...

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