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Willson Monarch Labs Salesman Card

Date: 1935
Description: Business card of Edward Rohloff, a traveling salesman for Willson's Monarch Laboratory, a manufacturer of patent medications in the early part of the 1900s...
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Kotex Advertisement

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Description: A Kotex feminine product advertisement from early in the 20th century.
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International Harvester Rotary Tiller Flyer

Date: 01 01 1977
Description: Advertising flyer for the International Harvester 526A Rotary Tiller, captioned, "Worth Its Weight in Vegetables and Flowers." A color photograph shows a m...
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View of Sparta, Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: View on North Water Street, showing the building in which the Bank of Sparta was founded. A man is walking beside a oxen pulling a covered wagon.
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McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper Broadsheet

Date: 1851
Description: Handbill advertising McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper, manufactured by C.H. McCormick & Co. Includes an illustration of the reaper in use. One man is dri...
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McCormick's Patent Reaping and Mowing Machine

Date: 1853
Description: Handbill or broadsheet advertising McCormick's Patent Reaping and Mowing Machine, manufactured by C.H. McCormick and Co. Includes an illustration of the ma...
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McCormick's Reaper and Mower Flyer

Date: 1859
Description: Flyer and order form advertising McCormick's Reaper and Mower. Features the headline "15,000 sold in the last 4 years" under an illustration of the reaper...
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McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper

Date: 1851
Description: Handbill or Broadsheet advertising McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper. Includes an illustration of the reaper in use. One man is driving the horses, anothe...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 04 1954
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features an illustration of a baseball player with the text "Always...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 01 1954
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features an illustration of a man bowling with the text: "You've go...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 10 1954
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features an illustration of a football player with the text: "First...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 06 1954
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features an illustration of a golfer with the text: "Perfect approa...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 02 1954
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features an illustration of a boxer with the text: "The man with th...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 09 1953
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features an illustration of a man and a dog hunting geese with the ...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 01 1951
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features a photograph of a man in a suit and men repairing Internat...
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Two Figures

Date: 1942
Description: Etching of two figures on the sidewalk in front of a building.
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Spring Street Bridge

Date: 1854
Description: A horse-drawn carriage is crossing the bridge. Right of center is the S. Ball's Candy Store.
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100,000 Red Carpet Series Scout Advertisement

Date: 1964
Description: Front cover of an advertising booklet for the 100,000 Red Carpet Series Scout. The color photograph features a man and woman loading a paper bag into the v...
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La Crosse Tractor Advertisement

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Description: Advertising foldout for the La Crosse Happy Farmer tractor. Includes a color illustration of a tractor, as well as a rear view of a man plowing with a trac...
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Advertisement for La Crosse Happy Farmer Model A and B Tractor

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Description: Advertisement for La Crosse Happy Farmer Model A and B tractors. Depicts a man plowing in a field with a tractor.

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