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Wisconsin State Fair Poster

Date: 1879
Description: Advertisement for the 1879 Wisconsin State Fair held at Camp Randall in Madison. The poster features a drawing of a hot air balloon and boasts of special ...
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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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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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Reach Out Event Poster

Date: 04 1971
Description: Poster advertising a Reach Out parade, held April 24, 1971, in downtown Madison. Features four white hands on a sky blue background, merging from different...
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1971 Wisconsin Football Poster

Date: 04 16 1971
Description: Large poster advertising the schedule for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers football team. Printing done with red and blue ink.
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Madison Traffic Experiment Poster

Date: 08 1971
Description: Poster advertising for an event occurring between August 1971 and February 1972 called the "Traffic Experiment," in Madison. Features screen printed silhou...
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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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1st Annual Marijuana Harvest Festival

Date: 09 1971
Description: Poster publicizing the 1st Annual Marijuana Harvest Festival, in Madison's Brittingham Park, September 25, 1971. Event followed by a Dana Beal Memorial An...
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Lee Michaels Concert Poster

Date: 04 1972
Description: Poster publicizing a concert featuring Lee Michaels, with special guests Edgar Winter and Jo-Jo Gunne, at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin. C...
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Dane County Jr. Fair Poster

Date: 07 1973
Description: Poster advertising for the Dane County Jr. Fair at the Madison fairgrounds, July 18 through 22, 1973. Features a screen printed illustration of a clown, a ...
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Wisconsin Men's Basketball Poster

Date: 11 1972
Description: Poster with the schedule for the 1972/1973 University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team schedule. At the time, tickets to games sold for $3.00 and...
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Mt. York Music Festival Poster

Date: 09 1972
Description: Poster advertising for the Mt. York Music Festival, September 8, 9, 10, 1972. Featured music by Baby Grand, Benedict, Black Society, Brownsville Station, B...
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Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus Poster

Date: 08 1972
Description: Poster advertising for the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus, advertised as the World's largest, which took place August 30, 1972 at the Madison Fair Groun...
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Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Combined Circus Poster

Date: 08 1972
Description: Poster advertising for the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers combined Circus, which took place August 30, 1972 at the Madison Fair Grounds in Madison, Wisconsin. ...
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6th Annual Mifflin Street Block Party Poster

Date: 05 1975
Description: Poster advertising the 6th annual Mifflin Street Block Party, featuring an image of a star with fire on it, bearing the inscription "sun worship, victory c...
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"Ogg Homecoming Bash"

Date: 11 01 1970
Description: Poster advertising the "Ogg Homecoming Bash" held in Ogg Residence Hall and Gordon Commons, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A football-shape...
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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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REO Speedwagon at Dewey's

Date: 02 05 1971
Description: Poster advertising a performance by REO Speedwagon at Dewey's. Features a toy wagon at the top.
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"Open Chess Tourney"

Date: 02 22 1971
Description: Poster advertising an open chess tournament held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

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