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Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1895
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a derailed train carrying circus animals and a man op...
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Oil and Gas Engines for Railroad Service

Date: 1912
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for oil and gas engines for railroad service. The cover includes an illustration of the front of an engine that bears...
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Oil Engines for Railroad Service Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester oil engines for railroad service. Includes a small illustration of a train bearing the company ...
Book or Pamphlet

John A. Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1938
Description: Front cover of the 70th Anniversary (1868-1938) John A. Salzer Seed Co. catalog featuring a colorful mix of pansies and a quotation from Shakespeare. The a...
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Bird's-Eye View of the Paine Lumber Company

Date: 1902
Description: Two panoramic bird's-eye views of the Paine Lumber Company, including the general plant, sawmill, and lumber yards. Heading at the top says: Home of Wiscon...
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Morrisdale Coal Company's Shaft

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Description: A view of the Morrisdale Coal Company's shaft showing surface buildings before the fire of December 15, 1899.
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Buckeye Calendar — October and November

Date: 1893
Description: 1893 calendar with the months of October and November. Features an illustration of a woman sitting at a desk using a telegraph key, near the words: "The Ca...
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Lake Geneva Express

Date: 1915
Description: The Lake Geneva Express train, engine number 1526, which ran between Lake Geneva and Chicago.
Book or Pamphlet

Miller Brewing Song Book Page

Date: 1895
Description: Composite art page from a booklet of verses about Miller Beer. Images include a woman at top left who is perhaps working with hops, captioned: "Original Mi...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvester Company Catalog — Inside Back Cover

Date: 1898
Description: Text at top reads: "Forty Harvest Seasons" with "13,852 Carloads in 12 months handled in the Great Deering Harvester Works." Includes an illustration of th...

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