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Nakoma Country Club Score Card, Front Side

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Description: Front view of golf score card for the Nakoma Country Club featuring illustration of a Native American man at the top.
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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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International Harvester Toy Catalog Cover

Date: 1973
Description: Cover of a brochure for International Harvester toys. Features a color illustration of a boy riding an International pedal tractor pulling a wagon filled w...
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Beware

Date: 1860
Description: The American Eagle is holding a banner with the word "BEWARE" on it in his beak. He is gripping a federal shield with a Union flag draped over it with his ...
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Southern Menagerie Is Coming

Date: 1860
Description: A circus traveling on the road has three cages, the first and second are flying the Confederate flag. A stone at the side of the road says "TO BOSTON." "T...
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Old Abe Composite

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Description: Composite paste-up intended to represent "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War with his bearer. At the Northwest Sanita...
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America's Dairyland

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Description: Wisconsin promotional decal with a map of the state, with many cities marked and drawings of some Wisconsin icons: cheese, cows, deer, beer, Wisconsin Dell...
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Old Abe Agricultural Advertising Cards

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Description: The eagle "Old Abe" was used for many years by J.I. Case Company, of Racine, Wisconsin, as the firm's trademark, and is shown on these advertising cards is...
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Happy Valentine's Day

Date: 1965
Description: Valentine's Day card of a Cupid with red, curly hair, dressed in pink, holding two white birds. His wings are blue and his arrow quiver is shaped like a he...
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"Visit Green Bay Titletown U.S.A." Sticker

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Description: A sticker advertising "Visit Green Bay Titletown U.S.A." that features a football helmet emblazoned with the Green Bay Packers logo.
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"I'm A Packer Backer" Sticker

Date: 1957
Description: A bright orange and blue sticker advertising the dedication of the new City Stadium (that would eventually become Lambeau Field). Text reads "I'm a Packer ...
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"Titletown U.S.A." Sticker

Date: 1961
Description: A bright orange sticker in the shape of a football with the words "Title Town U.S.A." written on a pennant and the words "Packers 1961, Green Bay, Wisconsi...
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"Green Bay Packers" Sticker

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Description: An football shaped sticker with the words "Green Bay Packers" over a map of Wisconsin, with Green Bay and Milwaukee identified. There is also an image of a...
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Cover of the "Titletown, U.S.A. '61"

Date: 12 29 1961
Description: The cover of "Titletown, U.S.A. '61," a Special edition of the "Green Bay Press-Gazette."
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"The 'Pack' is Devine" Sticker

Date: 1972
Description: A sticker for the Green Bay Packers with the words "The 'Pack' is Devine," referencing Dan Devine who was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1971...
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Green Bay Packers Wall Calendar

Date: 01 1973
Description: A wall calendar featuring the "World Famous Green Bay Packers." The calendar is advertising Hank Lefebvre's commercial photography business.
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If I Were A King, You'd Be My Queen, Valentine

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Description: Child's Valentine's Day card with the image of a lion with a blue bow on his tail sitting on a pedestal. He has a crown with a heart on top, which fits int...
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You're Tops, Valentine

Date: 1975
Description: Child's Valentine's Day card with a green, orange and pink top. The top has a face on it, and hearts surround it. The text "You're Tops, Valentine" appears...
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Thurston Good Luck Card

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Description: Two-sided playing card used for advertising by magician Howard Thurston (d. 1936), arguably the greatest magician of his day. The reverse side of the card ...

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