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Runaway Slave Reward Poster

Date: 05 10 1855
Description: A poster advertising a $100 reward to be issued by Marcus Du Val for his runaway "servant" Matthew Turner. The poster includes a physical description of th...
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Five Deck Excursion Steamer St. Paul and Alton Bridge

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Description: The sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, underway. In the background is the Alton Bridge. Later named Senator.
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Doomed Demons

Date: 1935
Description: "Doomed Demons" by Eustace L. Adams, part of the Air Combat Stories for Boys series published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1932 and 1946. The cover art is b...
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Union Generals of the Civil War

Date: 1867
Description: Engraving of portraits of Generals in the Union Army during the Civil War. U.S. Grant is in the center, with H.W. Halleck on his left, and clockwise from t...
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TWA Baggage Sticker

Date: 1929
Description: A baggage sticker that advertises that airline as the "Lindbergh Line" and that is illustrated with a drawing of Lindbergh's plane, the "Spirit of St. Loui...
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TWA Schedule

Date: 07 01 1933
Description: A Transcontinental & Western Airline schedule, effective July 1, 1933. Charles Lindbergh began his association with commercial aviation in 1928 when Trans...
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Wisconsin Central Schedule

Date: 02 01 1948
Description: First-flight souvenir schedule of Wisconsin Central Airlines, signed by Company President Francis Huggins when the company headquarters moved to Madison in...
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Pennsylvania Airlines Schedule

Date: 09 01 1935
Description: A schedule for the Milwaukee-Detroit route of Pennsylvania Airlines. Pennsylvania Airlines, founded in 1931, became the successor to the "bridge across La...
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Brochure Image for Invincible Cabin Monoplane

Date: 1929
Description: An advertising brochure for the Invincible Cabin Monoplane, an airplane briefly manufactured by the Invincible Metal Furniture Company of Manitowoc. Text o...
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Hamilton Standard Propeller Logo

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Description: Logo of the Hamilton Standard Propeller Company. Thomas Hamilton of Milwaukee began manufacturing propellers during the 1920s. In 1929 Boeing purchased Ham...
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Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Letterhead

Date: 1901
Description: Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing letterhead. Fuller & Johnson was run by John A. Johnson and was one of Madison's largest employers.
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Santa Fe Graphic

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Description: Ticket envelope for the Santa Fe Railroad. The bold graphic design emphasizes the streamlined, futuristic design of the railroad's locomotives.
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Civil Air Patrol Card

Date: 1945
Description: Civil Air Patrol membership card belonging to Meinhardt Raabe.
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Wisconsin Civil Air Corps Card

Date: 06 28 1948
Description: Wisconsin Civil Air Corps card, Escanaba chapter, issued to Meinhardt Raabe.
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Duncan's Coal Docks

Date: 1896
Description: View of W.E. Duncan's coal docks.
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Wisconsin Centennial First Day Cover

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: The 100th Anniversary of Wisconsin Statehood envelope on the first day it was issued on May 29, 1948. It is addressed to Governor Oscar Rennebohm, State of...
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Military Ball Invitation

Date: 04 29 1882
Description: Printed invitation to the 2nd annual military ball of the Light Horse Squadron of Milwaukee. The invitation is printed in blue and gold and features illust...
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State Fair Stamp

Date: 1915
Description: Color stamp used to advertise the Wisconsin State Fair. The illustration shows a crowd arriving at the fairgrounds, while a young girl in an ethnic costume...
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Centennial Exposition Brochure

Date: 1948
Description: Color brochure advertising the 1948 Wisconsin State Fair. For the centennial of Wisconsin statehood Wisconsin spent over 5 Million dollars on fourteen new ...
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Wisconsin Promotional Bureau Logo

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Description: Cut and pasted design for Wisconsin Promotional Bureau logo.

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