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Scrapbook Page - Bridge and Canoes

Date: 1900
Description: A scrapbook page containing two images; one of a train passing over a trestle bridge and the other of people in two canoes.
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Christmas Day

Date: 1917
Description: A scrapbook page containing three photographs of John A. Commons (presumably) in his World War I uniform, standing with another man with a Christmas tree, ...
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Commemorative Roster of Company G, 14th Wisconsin Infantry

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Description: Civil War commemorative roster of Company G, 14th Wisconsin Infantry, surrounded by illustrated scenes.
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Gay Arts Festival Flyer

Date: 1977
Description: The Madison Committee for Gay Rights sponsored the Gay Arts Festival in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus,...
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"The Gay Endeavor"

Date: 03 1978
Description: Cover and back page of "The Gay Endeavor," a publication for gay women and gay men. Includes an image of Paul Soglin and Nichols who were interviewed for t...
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Renaissance Newsletter

Date: 1978
Description: Front and back of "Renaissance" newsletter. Features a greek-style drawing of a man on the front, and on the back a depiction of a naked man and woman wear...
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Class Portrait

Date: 1935
Description: Vintage photograph, dated ca. 1890, with a wraparound handwritten message from Miss Louise Parke to her beloved teacher, Miss Mary L. Edgar, is part of a M...
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Best Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with individual pictures of winners of the Best Gardens competition: George Caravello in ...
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Neighborhood House Album: 1st and 2nd Residents

Date: 1926
Description: First page of an album kept by Neighborhood House, with individual images of head resident Gay Braxton, second resident Mary Lee Griggs, and two exterior v...
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Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Garden Club

Date: 1938
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with members of the Garden Club posing in their yards or next to their plants. Started in 1931 as part of...
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Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Afghan for Red Cross

Date: 1941
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with women from the Good Times Club holding up an afghan they made for the Red Cross. A group of women, ...
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Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Character Studies

Date: 1941
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with two views each of four women, each posing in a chair, casting a shadow on the wall behind her.
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Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Play School Scenes

Date: 1946
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with two images from the Play School for 3 and 4 year olds: a boy is opening his mouth for a woman who is...
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1951
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with dark blue top and a side panel along the left-hand side with roundels depicting fair activities such as fair ...
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1962
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with "State Fair" in faceted yellow letters against a red band. An illustration of a female figure in a dress with...
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Illustration from "The Story Of The Typewriter"

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Description: Illustration used for a book written about the history of the typewriter. Image includes Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the first practical typewri...
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The Short Cut Route

Date: 1920
Description: Cover of an advertisement and timetable for the Peninsula & Northern Navigation Co. of Milwaukee. The S.S. United States and the S.S. Arizona...
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Company B, 49th Reg. Wisconsin Infantry Roster

Date: 1865
Description: A Civil War roster commemorating the soldiers of Company B in the 49th Reg. Wisconsin Infantry. There is an eagle at center top with a banner that reads: "...
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Helen Barnhill Campaign Ad

Date: 10 1988
Description: Advertisement for Helen Barnhill, Republican candidate for Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District seat in 1988 that ran in Milwaukee Times on Octobe...
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Scrapbook Page 13

Date: 1970
Description: Scrapbook page 13. Includes a group portrait of six women at top left of the Klemmes Bel-Airs, Racine WWBA 1975. Handwritten caption reads: "Shirley W., In...

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