Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 22

Poster

Frank Zappa Concert Poster

Date: 05 1971
Description: Poster advertising a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House, May 27, 1971. Features a negat...
Poster

Dana Beal Liberation Poster

Date: 09 1971
Description: Poster advocating the liberation of Dana Beal, a marijuana legalization advocate who had been recently apprehended in Madison. Poster features a stylized i...
Poster

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...
Poster

Inter-State Narcotic Association Marijuana Warning Poster

Date: 09 1971
Description: Enlarged version of a mocking "warning card" to be placed in railroad trains, buses, streetcars, and other public forums. Warning reads, "Beware! Young and...
Poster

Mayday is J-Day Poster

Date: 04 1972
Description: Poster proclaiming that "Mayday is J-Day," and announcing a marijuana smoke-out at Brittingham Park in Madison. Includes a picture of a winged green block ...
Poster

"The Man Who Came to Dinner" Poster

Date: 07 1973
Description: Poster publicizing a performance of "The Man Who Came to Dinner," a comedy by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, held at the Robert Gard Theater in Spring Green...
Poster

Nitty Gritty Poster: You Are Wanted in Here

Date: 
Description: Hand-drawn poster that was originally displayed outside of The Nitty Gritty in Madison, Wisconsin. Reads, "You Are Wanted in Here!".
Poster

"Miffland Deed"

Date: 07 17 1970
Description: A deed solidifying an agreement between J. Wesley Miller and the Miffland Cooperative. Features a photograph of "Jes' Folks," portraits of a young child, a...
Poster

Sock Hop

Date: 03 26 1971
Description: Poster promoting a sock hop held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at Gordon Commons. Features a man and woman on a motorcycle.
Poster

"Smoke-In Day"

Date: 09 05 1971
Description: Poster promoting the Washington, D.C. July 4, 1971 smoke-in. Features an image of a man holding a burning American flag and a lyric from a Chubby Checker s...
Poster

Wanted Poster

Date: 1920
Description: A paste-up of a wanted poster created to identify Frank Lambert and his aliases and crimes. A series of 14 poses of Lambert dressed in a suit and hat, smok...
Poster

"Černý Petr" (Black Peter) Film Poster

Date: 1964
Description: Czechoslovakian film poster with a white background and black lettering. Along the bottom is a photographic image of three young men and a woman talking, s...
Poster

"Dr. Mabuse, Inferno des Verbrechens" (Dr. Mabuse, Part 2) Film Poster

Date: 1962
Description: German film poster for the re-release of the film. Illustrated image of the faces of five men surrounded by darkness.
Poster

"Thanos & Despina" Film Poster

Date: 1970
Description: Grove Press International Film Festival film poster for the Greek film, "Oi voskoi." A woman and a man are running, with the man carrying luggage over his ...
Poster

"El bulin" (Love Nest) Film Poster

Date: 1969
Description: Argentine film poster. Illustrated image of several people, including three couples, about to walk through a door. On the other side of the door are drinks...
Poster

"Matrimonio a la Argentina" (Marriage, Argentine-Style) Film Poster

Date: 1968
Description: Argentine film poster. Illustrated image of a woman chasing a man in a bedroom while another woman runs out a door. Three people watch, one from a closet, ...
Poster

"May Day is "J" Day" Poster

Date: 
Description: Poster advertising a smoke-out in James Madison Park. Features a drawing of in blue, green and yellow, with a caption reading: "Madison, Madison. May Day i...
Poster

"Jiggin and Swiggin"

Date: 
Description: Poster for the Ohio Tavern. In the center is a caricature of an Irish leprechaun, smoking a pipe and dancing with a glass in his hand. In the upper left mu...
Poster

Sir — don't waste

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a man eating at a table in a restaurant and smoking a cigar. Food is still on the plates in front of him. Male waiters in th...
Poster

The Test of Our Loyalty is the Measure of Our Sacrifice

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon illustration titled: "Where Do You Stand," with a large red question mark over the image. To the left of the question mark, a so...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: