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| Date: | 11 17 1932 |
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| Description: | Male and female turkeys awaiting their fate in cages in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre. A poster advertises "Next Tuesday is Poultry Night Here! 8 turkey... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A U.S. government poster encouraging citizens to invest their money in banks and especially to buy U.S. Reconstruction bonds. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Smokey Bear cub with Judy Bell in front of a fire-prevention poster featuring the character for whom the young bear was named. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Smokey Bear cub with a fire-prevention poster bearing his namesake. The poster has three bears, and the text reads: "Please Folks, be extra careful this ye... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Woman shearing angora rabbit on table. The rabbit is shown in various stages of being shaved, and there is also a group of woman shearing rabbits on a long... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Subheading states the center building to be the oldest house in Milwaukee, and built by Matthias Stein in January 1838. The home is only two stories tall,... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Men working on a "MacArthur Week" scrap drive near an International Harvester dealership. Two men are on the flatbed of a truck, and there is also a horse-... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Six people standing on the porch of L.J. Ryan Dry Goods and Groceries. A sign above the door says: Post Office North Andover." A team of two horses are pul... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View from unpaved street of the Post-Cammack Theatre on a corner, with coming attraction posters in the windows. Three men are standing on the sidewalk in ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View from street of a street corner in the business district, with a large brick building housing the J.A.W. Sprecher general merchandise store, with fire ... |
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| Description: | View from unpaved street of the Gribble Brothers Imperial Cafe, which is a two-story wood frame building with a small porch and balcony. Two men are standi... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an elevated view of the Circus Parade on a rainy day. Crowds of people line the street, and many are holding umbrellas. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | "Enlisted for Duration of The War. Help The National Egg Collection for the Wounded." Poster of a chicken wearing a red leg band and a sash with a symbol o... |
| Date: | 05 1854 |
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| Description: | This yellow and black wood block print broadside ties England and France's declaration of war against Russia during the Crimean War into a war against high... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View down unpaved road towards a large group of people, mostly men, with some children, gathered on and around horse-drawn wagons near commercial buildings... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View of a street with a lumber office and a church on the left, and dwellings on the right. A man and a dog are on the sidewalk. A tree-covered hill is in ... |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the Cook Hotel. There are rod iron balconies above the entrance, and fire escapes are on the side. Caption reads: "Cook Ho... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view across street towards the Opera House, with a sign in front over the sidewalk that reads, in reverse: "Theatre." A sign for the Cit... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of children standing in front of the Standard School. Each child is holding a birdhouse in their hands, and four of the children is ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "We invite you to attend Waukesha County Dairy Show. March 12-15, 1940. Sales Pavilion, Waukesha, Wis. Judging days, March 13-14. Fo... |
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