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Wisconsin State Fair Poster

Date: 1900
Description: Color chromolithograph poster advertising the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Poster

Date: 06 1924
Description: Poster advertising the first annual Spring Festival and Entertainment event held on June 14, 1924 by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). There is an ima...
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Tomahawk Ridge Ski Jumping Championships

Date: 01 1971
Description: Poster for the Tomahawk Ridge Ski Jumping Championships, held Sunday, January 24, 1971. An official Central U.S. Ski Association Meet, sponsored by the Bl...
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Oshkosh Homecoming Poster

Date: 1922
Description: Homecoming poster promoting the football game between Oshkosh Normal and Superior Normal on Saturday, October 14th at 2:30 pm.
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Harlem Globetrotters: Magicians of Basketball

Date: 03 1971
Description: Poster announcing a performance by the Harlem Globetrotters at the Dane County Coliseum, March 9, 1971. Picture features a globetrotter spinning a globe on...
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Pro Moto Event Poster

Date: 04 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a Pro Moto [Professional Motocross] event, held in Turtle Park, outside of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Silkscreen print employs an American ...
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Packers and Badgers Football Schedule

Date: 1971
Description: Sign board featuring the Green Bay Packers and University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers 1971 Football schedules, produced by Miller Brewing Co., presumably ...
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International Motocross Poster

Date: 10 1971
Description: Poster publicizing an international motocross event, which took place October 3, 1971 at the Grand Prix track at Turtle Park, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Event ...
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Kaukauna Fall Fest Poster

Date: 09 1972
Description: Poster advertising for Fall Fest in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, held September 16-17, 1972, at the Wisconsin International Raceway. Festival featured 16 bands, in...
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"Meat Melvin"

Date: 01 20 1971
Description: Poster advertising Defense Secretary Melvin Laird's visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Features a cartooned Laird cornered in a boxing ring with...
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Circus Poster

Date: 07 12
Description: Ringling Bros. and Barnun and Bailey combined shows poster, depicting wire walkers and other performers under a circus tent. "The only act of its kind" fea...
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Madison Colored Giants Baseball Team Event Poster

Date: 07 12 1931
Description: Poster for baseball game featuring the I.G.A. baseball team playing the Madison Colored Giants, a team with a state-wide reputation for presenting baseball...
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Ben Bergor Ad

Date: 1934
Description: Advertising poster for a performance by Madison magician Ben Bergor.
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Co-op Poster

Date: 
Description: A poster featuring a man in a tri-corner hat directing a group of people as they raise the frame of a barn. The text reads, "NEIGHBORS built America" and "...
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Athletes For The President

Date: 1972
Description: A President Nixon re-election poster with approximately 360 signatures of athletes (appearing in alphabetical order) on it. At the top of the poster is the...
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Film Festival Rotterdam: Guests of '87

Date: 1987
Description: Poster advertising filmmakers in attendance at the 1987 Film Festival Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. The poster shows 49 photographs of the 53 filmmakers. ...
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"Amor libre" (Free Love) Film Poster

Date: 1969
Description: Argentine film poster. Photographic image of a man standing behind a woman who is sitting on a carousel horse. His hand is resting on her shoulder. Around ...
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"Knute Rockne All American" Poster

Date: 1940
Description: Poster for the 1940 film "Knute Rockne All American." Pat O'Brien's face is at the top part of the poster. Ronald Reagan is kicking his leg up in the air o...
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"The Ice Flood" Lobby Card

Date: 1926
Description: Lobby card for the film "The Ice Flood." The main image shows a man standing over another man in a makeshift boxing ring with a crowd all around them. The ...
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Kdo Jste Bozí Bojovníci

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a soldier riding down a hill on horseback. His rifle is slung over his shoulder, and he is carrying the Hussite war fla...

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