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Goodrich Steamship Lines

Date: 1930
Description: Cover from Goodrich Steamship Lines schedule, with a picture of a screw-driven passenger/freight vessel against the Chicago skyline and a beach scene in th...
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Jennie Goldthwaite

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Description: Jennie Goldthwaite, a performer from around the turn of the century.
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Chief Wi-Jun-Jon

Date: 1844
Description: A portrayal of the effects of contact with whites on the Assiniboine chief, Wi-Jun-Jon.

(Plate 25). "In offering this illustration to the reader, I am re...

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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel Grounds

Date: 1889
Description: From a map published by Angell and Hastreither, the drawing depicts the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel grounds on Lake Monona. The hotel, located in Blooming Grov...
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Kraft Cheese Ad

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Description: Advertisement promoting Kraft cheese as a picnic food for visitors to Kraftwood Gardens. The advertisement is on the inside back cover of A guide to Kr...
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Coliseum for the Grand National Peace Jubilee

Date: 1869
Description: A lithograph of the Coliseum for the Grand National Peace Jubilee in Boston, Massachusetts on June 15-19.
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International Litho Artists and Engravers Insurance and Protective Assn. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead proof for the International Litho Artists and Engravers Insurance and Protective Association of the United States and Canada, of Milwaukee, Wisc...
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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...
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Gray Tractor - Right Side View

Date: 1920
Description: Color illustration of the Gray tractor, "showing convenient arrangement of Steering Wheel and Control Levers — also the Automatic Steering Arm which assume...
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Dalles of the Wisconsin "The Jaws"

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Description: Engraved view of "The Jaws" in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Taking a Header

Date: 12 20 1879
Description: Engraved image of a man falling off of a high-wheel bicycle. Two people in the background are watching the accident.
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Southern Flowers Face Powder Advertisement

Date: 1924
Description: An illustrated advertisement for Southern Flowers face powder, "the unusual new face powder of the Southland". there is a sticker in the upper right corner...
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Grand Hotel Queen's Birthday Menu Interior

Date: 05 24 1898
Description: Interior of the bill of fare served at the Grand Hotel on the birthday of Queen Victoria, with four scenes, perhaps representing the seasons, amidst flower...
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Hotel Sherman Cellar Book Menu Interior

Date: 12 05 1933
Description: First two pages of the interior of the Hotel Sherman wine list, with a woodcut of a man in a top hat, suit coat, and trousers, lying supine on the ground, ...
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Mortons Surf Club Menu Exterior

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Description: Front and back covers of the Mortons Surf Club menu, with a black on blue grid of Chicago streets from Lake Michigan to Vincennes Avenue, and E. 45th to E....
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M.S. Kungsholm Dinner Menu

Date: 01 13 1934
Description: Handwritten menu and "Bon Voyage" greeting in a card from the Swedish American Line, with a Swedish castle on the cover, and on the inside of the card, a t...
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Wise's Axle Grease is the Best

Date: 1881
Description: Advertising card featuring an illustration of a man doffing his hat to a woman who is standing on a path holding an umbrella. Above their heads is a large ...
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Listers Agricultural Chemical Works Card

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Description: Advertising card featuring a color illustration of a woman in a bonnet holding a rectangular parasol. Text at bottom reads: "Pure Animal Bone Fertilizer."
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"Some Times It's Hard to Pick Up A Buck!" Exterior

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Description: Two-fold graphic creation by Sid, exterior front and back. The front pictures a photograph of Sid looking down at a dollar bill on the ground. He is holdin...

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