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Bergman's Check

Date: 06 05 1961
Description: Two men and a woman posing with Bergman's Pharmacy check (?).
Poster

"Mr. Deeds geht in die Stadt" (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town) Film Poster

Date: 1961
Description: German film poster for re-release of the American film. Illustrated hands reach out over a pile of $100 bills. In the background are black lines in grid fo...
Photograph

Newlyweds Control Their Money

Date: 08 29 1961
Description: Marilyn and James Mielke are at their desk going over their bills and books as they plan their budget together.
Photograph

Receipt for Mowing Machine Purchase

Date: 1900
Description: Receipt from city of Philadelphia for mowing machine purchase, for $200.00.
Photograph

Bank Burning Money, Tezpur, Assam

Date: 1962
Description: Bank burning money in Tezpur, Assam during the Sino-Indian Border Conflict. The large pile of paper is steadily burning and a group of men watch from behin...
Photograph

Mental Health Fund Raising

Date: 06 02 1965
Description: Susan Butler presenting a check for $760 to Atty. William Chatterton, president of the Dane County Assn. for Mental Health. The gift has been designated fo...
Photograph

Coins on a Frame

Date: 1900
Description: Coins around a mold or frame. In the center is written: "McCormick Harvester Works."
Photograph

Display of Commemorative Coins

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Description: Display of commemorative coins and medals.
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Display of Commemorative Coins

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Description: Display of commemorative coins and medals.
Photograph

Brooks McCormick with Two Men

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Description: Brooks McCormick standing with two unidentified men. Behind them is an enlarged reproduction of a United States Savings Bond.
Photograph

Gisholt Workers Posing with Safety Sign

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Description: Workers posing outside a factory building at Gisholt Machine Company by a large sign for an employee contest that reads: "Safety Pays at Gisholt." The sign...
Photograph

Sid Looking at Dollar Bill

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Description: View of Sid standing on steps while looking down at a one dollar bill laying on the floor. Sid is holding an open umbrella above his head and has a cigar i...
Photograph

Sales Safari

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Description: Drawing depicting a man wearing a suit and a safari hat crouching on the ground next to his briefcase, following the scent of an "Order" to dollar signs. T...
Drawing

Drawing of Sid on $100 Bill

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Description: Portrait of Sid with a cigar in his mouth on a $100 bill. On the left is a drawing of a cow's mouth, ears and horns around the "Federal Reserve Bank" seal....
Drawing

Man Standing on Globe of Earth

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Description: Drawing of a man wearing a suit and a hat standing on the globe of the earth. The text: "You and Me" is written on the left, with an arrow below pointing t...
Poster

"Debate? I Want a Tax Rebate"

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Description: Written in thick red letters, text reads: "Debate? I want a tax rebate."
Poster

"Lower your standard of living — Pay your taxes!"

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Description: Cartoon figures drawn in color, with Uncle Sam holding a vacuum cleaner hose for sucking dollar bills away from a small figure, wearing only a barrel. Text...
Poster

"We Say: Beware of Shifty Pick Pockets!"

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Description: Red octopus with a black hat on its head, and all its arms marked by the name of kinds of taxes, such as "Utility Tax" and "Food Tax." On the face of the o...
Drawing

"Vote for Your Favorite Bull Thrower"

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Description: A man in a black suit and hat, with a red nose, has his mouth open while holding a serene looking bull by the back legs. In the man'ss left hand is a large...
Poster

"The Big Rip Off!"

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Description: A man with his mouth open, and wearing a hat and sunglasses is sitting on a sulky (two-wheeled horse racing vehicle) while holding empty reins out in front...

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