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Kessenich's "Cotton Cottage"

Date: 05 18 1933
Description: Kessenich's "Cotton Cottage" (built to look like a cottage with yellow woodwork, red checked gingham curtains and rag rugs on the floor) built on the secon...
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Heick Transfer Company Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 11 1929
Description: Detlev C. Heick Transfer Company, booth at ESBMA fall festival. The booth is featuring a Heick toy truck and other toy vehicles.
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Window Display of A. Dean Swift's Art Work

Date: 06 25 1946
Description: Display of A. Dean Swift's art work and two mannequins wearing Savidusky's fur coats. Sign says "He brings outdoors, indoors! Wisconsin murals by A. Dean S...
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World's First Reaper Placard

Date: 1931
Description: Placard for display with replicas of Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831. The replicas were produced by the International Harvester Company for the "reaper ce...
Photograph

The Way House of Light Gallery

Date: 1976
Description: The Way House of Light Gallery, 1354 Williamson Street, decorated with psychedelic art. Built in 1906 as Gaertner Saloon & Residence / Kayser Hall. Owned...
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Frances Statz with Samples of Picture Frames

Date: 10 25 1946
Description: Frances Statz, daughter of Fred L. Statz, owner of the Fred. L. Statz Company, 123 West Main Street, shown displaying framed picture in front of display of...
Photograph

Milwaukee Works Factory Display

Date: 1931
Description: Ball bearing cream separators and milkers are arranged in a display in a hallway at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. A showcase of indivi...
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Group of Men in Governor's Conference Room

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Large group of men in Wisconsin Governor's conference room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. (Possibly group of National Guardian Life insurance agents from ...
Photograph

Manchesters Window Art

Date: 11 06 1948
Description: Featured in a Harry S. Manchesters window titled "Dreamland," 2 East Mifflin Street, is a painting of a farm near Madison by John Atherton for The Satur...
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Studio Portrait of Man with Luggage

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Description: A studio portrait of a man who is posing standing with one leg resting on luggage and holding a pencil and a bill pad in front of a painted backdrop. He is...
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Ho-Chunk Family Sitting near Board Sidewalk

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, woman, and child are sitting on steps in front of a storefront on a board sidewalk. Along the sidewalk in front of windows are two painting...
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...
Book or Pamphlet

John A. Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1938
Description: Back cover of the 1938 catalog for the John A. Salzer Seed Co., featuring a colorful variety of phlox. A portion of the modern train image from the front c...
Book or Pamphlet

John A Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of the 1919 John A. Salzer Co. Seed Catalog featuring a colorful variety of Nasturtiums. The page is also decorated with a floral border.
Book or Pamphlet

John A. Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1919
Description: Back cover of the 1919 John A. Salzer Seed Co. catalog featuring depictions of carrots, cabbage and a honeydew melon. The back cover also bears the slogan ...
Photograph

Publicity Portrait of Irene Castle

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length publicity portrait of Irene Castle posed in a studio in front of a painted backdrop. She looking over her shoulder at the camera and is wearing...
Postcard

Advertisement for Fake Rocks

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Description: A photographic postcard of studio props (#84 PAPIER MACME ROCKS) in front of a painted backdrop. There are 8 different rocks in different sizes. The prices...
Postcard

Advertisment for Balustrade and Painted Backdrop

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Description: A photographic postcard for a painted backdrop, #86. It has a wooded background, a column and a balustrade. Below is the text "PROFILE BALUSTRADE #8."
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Cover of McCormick-Deering 1939 Calendar

Date: 1938
Description: "Your 1939 Calendar" published for International Harvester farm equipment dealers. The cover features a painting of the Swiss Alps.
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Pearl White in "Pearl of the Army"

Date: 1916
Description: Pearl White stands in front of a painted studio background, sword in hand, wearing the female version of a U.S. Army cavalry uniform.

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