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Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott

Date: 09 06 1882
Description: Engraving of Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott, the first president of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee Harvester Company Advertising Card

Date: 1894
Description: Advertising card for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a chromolithograph illustration of a woman holding a tree branch.
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"A Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Squaw, wife of O'-check-ka or Four Legs"

Date: 1835
Description: A Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Squaw, wife of O'-check-ka (Four Legs). Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Green Bay (1...
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The Favored Captive

Date: 1844
Description: A young woman looks out her arched window with a bird cage hanging outdoors.
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The Unwilling Bride

Date: 1847
Description: An unhappy looking bride is seated in a chair looking out the window as another woman sits on the floor holding her hand. A third woman looks on angrily.
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Mrs. General Gaines

Date: 04 13 1861
Description: Etching from a photograph of Mrs. General Gaines.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Description: Photographic holiday card from Marie and Averell Harriman. Mr. Harriman was governor of New York 1955-1958, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1943-1946, ...
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With a Golden Wedding Ring

Date: 1885
Description: Valentine's Day card with the image of a woman sitting on a cushioned wooden bench, gazing at her wedding ring. She is wearing a long blue dress. A gray ce...
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Thurston Good Luck Card

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Description: Two-sided playing card used for advertising by magician Howard Thurston (d. 1936), arguably the greatest magician of his day. The reverse side of the card ...
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Dell O'Dell

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Description: Advertising brochure for Dell O'Dell, one of a few professional female magicians.
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Stanley & Camp Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Stanley & Camp, Jewelers, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Features a winged Father Time holding a large pocket watch in an extended hand, while a yo...
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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...
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Mary Todd Lincoln

Date: 1864
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln in a dark-colored dress, hair in ringlets with a jeweled hair band, and holding a fan; engraved by Samuel Sartain, and pri...
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Blatz Wiener Beer Advertisement

Date: 1905
Description: An advertisement for Blatz Wiener beer featuring two well-dressed men and two women seated at a restaurant table drinking Blatz Beer. There is a potted pla...
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Sonja Henie Reception Toast Menu

Date: 03 31 1971
Description: Front cover and menu page of a reception at Perino's restaurant in honor of champion figure skater and screen star Sonja Henie, given by her widower, Niels...
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Listers Agricultural Chemical Works Card

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Description: Advertising card featuring a color illustration of a woman in a bonnet holding a rectangular parasol. Text at bottom reads: "Pure Animal Bone Fertilizer."
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7 oz. Holiday Beer Advertising Display Card

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Description: Die cut, scored advertising display card, of unfolded cardboard, with two pieces glued together. Includes an illustration of a woman pointing to a spot whi...
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Portrait of Irma Harding

Date: 1948
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Irma Harding, a fictitious person. This portrait was painted for International Harvester Company to be used by International...
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School for the Oral Instruction of the Deaf

Date: 1885
Description: Formal group portrait of the students attending the Milwaukee Day School for the Oral Instruction of the Deaf. The first public day school for the deaf, es...
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Christmas Card

Date: 1965
Description: The inside group portrait and handprinted greeting of a French fold Christmas card from "The Brumders." The well-dressed family is standing and holding han...

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