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D.M. Osborne & Company 20th Century Book

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog featuring a chromolithograph illustration of angels flying over a field to herald the new century. The title reads: "The Os...
Photograph

Mural Painting at Saint Stanislaus Church

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Description: View of a mural painting in Saint Stanislaus Church, completed in 1891. The mural features God in the center, with angels on each side. Two children an...
Photograph

Our Lady of Grace Chapel at Saint Thomas Church

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Description: View of Our Lady of Grace Chapel at Saint Thomas Church. A path leads to the entrance of the chapel, a stone structure with an arch, and decorated with pla...
Print

Peace On Earth, Goodwill Toward Men

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Description: Holiday card of an angel with wings standing between two decorative bars. She is holding a broken sword and has halo behind her head with a flame over it. ...
Print

Love's Telephone

Date: 1909
Description: Valentine's Day card with a old-fashioned telephone inside a frame made of a blue ribbon, decorated with hearts and flowers. A cherub is holding the receiv...
Print

Loving Greeting

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Description: Valentine's Day card with a cherub seated in front of an easel. She is holding a brush and palette and is painting a heart and flowers with the text: "Lovi...
Print

Whitney's Valentine Material Kit Ornaments

Date: 1920
Description: Ornaments from a "Whitney's Valentine Material" kit. These were combined with the "folders" (cards) and paper lace to create personalized Valentine's Day c...
Print

I Dream of Thee

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Description: Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is the folded card with an ornate embossed design in blue and metallic gold. In the center is a cu...
Print

To My Valentine

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Description: Valentine's Day card with a Cupid holding a golden ribbon bow in the shape of a heart. He is surrounded by Forget Me Not flowers, and at the bottom of the ...
Print

Milwaukee Lithographing Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee Lithographing Company, with a woman in classical dress holding a document in her lap and sitting amidst grass and flowers, a ri...
Print

Northwestern Lithographing Company Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Northwestern Lithographing Company of Milwaukee, art lithographers, with a flying winged female figure in flowing robes, holding an artist'...
Poster

Votes For Women

Date: 1915
Description: Political poster featuring a female angel, wrapped in a strapless gown and wings, holding a banner over her head with "1915" on it. Billowing clouds and bl...
Photograph

Interior, Catholic Church

Date: 1912
Description: View down aisle between pews towards the altar in the interior of the Catholic Church. Ornate chandeliers hang from the ceiling. On the left in an arched n...
Postcard

Signal Flag Valentine

Date: 02 14 1910
Description: Valentine's Day postcard featuring a cherub with a pink sash. The cherub is raising a line of signal flags up a flagpole. In the upper left conrner is the ...
Print

Merry Xmas 1944

Date: 1944
Description: Military themed Christmas greeting card featuring the Statue of Liberty, a soldier with an American flag and the flag of Great Britain, and an angel in bat...
Print

The War for the Union Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead featuring the seal of Wisconsin surrounded by clouds with the words: "The War for the Union" printed above it, and a banner that reads: "Wiscons...
Print

Winged Victory Letterhead

Date: 07 20 1862
Description: Letterhead with a Winged Victory, wearing a robe printed with stars, and holding a banner on a staff, which reads: "Liberty, The Union Now Henceforth & For...

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