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Letter from Jane Addams

Date: 07 28 1930
Description: A letter from Jane Addams of Hull House to Cyrus McCormick regarding his donation to Hull House to benefit a children's program. The letter has two photogr...
Photograph

Tommy Torbleau

Date: 09 02 1952
Description: Tommy Torbleau of 425 Memphis Avenue has Perthes disease and has spent the summer in bed. His plea for letters appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal
Print

To You

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card with a stylish woman taking a letter from her Scottie dog's mouth. She is wearing a red dress with a white bow and cuffs, and black high heels...
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To My Valentine

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Description: Valentine's Day card with a boy on a trike. He has a basket of hearts and letters on the back, and is wearing a red hat, blue and white striped shirt and b...
Document

Packer Letterhead

Date: 03 30 1950
Description: Green Bay Packers letterhead dated March 30th. The content of the letter is detailing a future Green Bay Packers stock drive and is sent from Lee Joannes.
Document

Packer Letterhead

Date: 04 12 1950
Description: Green Bay Packers letterhead dated April 12th. The content of the letter is addressed to "DEAR FELLOW WORKER" and details a small aspect of the Green Bay P...
Document

Letter to "Packer Backers"

Date: 04 1953
Description: A letter form Green Bay Packers president Russ Bogda addressed "Dear Packer Backer."
Manuscript

Letter from Robert E. Lee to Cyrus McCormick

Date: 06 28 1865
Description: Front side of a letter written and sent by Robert E. Lee from Washington College in Lexington, Virginia to Cyrus McCormick. Lee acted as president of Washi...
Manuscript

Letter from Robert E. Lee to Cyrus McCormick

Date: 06 28 1865
Description: Reverse side of a letter written and sent by Robert E. Lee from Washington College in Lexington, Virginia to Cyrus McCormick. Lee acted as president of Was...
Manuscript

Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 10 31 1936
Description: Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine on the eve of the 1936 presidential election. Roosevelt thanks Blaine for "the excellent work which...
Manuscript

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 04 12 1899
Description: Letter from Theodore Roosevelt, as Governor of New York, to Anita McCormick Blaine. Roosevelt expresses regret at "missing a chance to see you" and her son...
Manuscript

Racine Branch NAACP Letter

Date: 1957
Description: Draft of a letter from the Racine Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People regarding voter registration and organized votin...
Photograph

Postmaster Paul 'Skip' Trauba

Date: 02 03 1978
Description: "Postmaster Paul 'Skip' Trauba. Skip has been a postal employee since 1950 and served as postmaster since 1966. The Third Class office presently has 220 lo...
Photograph

United States Post Office

Date: 02 03 1978
Description: "U.S. Post Office. Rural mail carrier, Ralph Koll, sorts the mail prior to beginning his route."
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Porters Mills Post Office Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Post Office in Porters Mills, Wisconsin, with a man putting mail into post office boxes, a padlocked mail bag that serves as a signboard ...
Manuscript

W.D. Bartlett Letter

Date: 06 28 1863
Description: A letter written by W.D. Bartlett to his cousin describing life as a Civil War soldier.
Photograph

Beautiful Madison, Inc.

Date: 08 30 1956
Description: Three members of Beautiful Madison, Inc. give a letter to Mayor Ivan Nestingen (seated at desk) requesting a city ordinance against littering in Madison st...
Photograph

Junior Red Cross Gift Boxes to Greece

Date: 03 22 1957
Description: Danny Liarakos and Rev. Constantine Mager, priest of the new Greek Orthodox congregation, sitting at a table while reading letters. Four children are liste...
Photograph

Student Nurse Week

Date: 10 07 1957
Description: Methodist Hospital student nurse Sandra Sheller writes a letter home for patient Ray Zimmerman from Murphysboro, Illinois. She is taking part in the state-...
Photograph

Joseph R. Coughlin with West High School Girls

Date: 11 11 1957
Description: Slightly elevated view of Joseph R. (Roundy) Coughlin posing with members of the Madison West High School girls' club who stuffed envelopes for "Roundy's F...

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