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| Date: | 04 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Joe Dommershausen, Wisconsin State Journal sportswriter. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | George H. Kaelin, in charge of farm machinery sales at Long Island Produce and Fertilizer Co., Inc., sits behind a desk. Long Island Produce and Fertlizer ... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | A man looks through papers at a desk while a woman, most likely a secretary, takes notes. The man and woman may have worked for an International Harvester ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A man sitting at a desk writing on a tablet. A poster illustrated with cows is hanging on the wall in front of him, reading "World All-American Selections ... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ... |
| Date: | 04 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Left-handed students in Mary Kier's fourth grade class at Nakoma Elementary School, 3780 Nakoma Road, show how easy it is to write "just like everyone else... |
| Date: | 05 06 1948 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Economics Professor James S. Earley, is vice-president of the university teachers union (Local 223 of the AFL American Fed... |
| Date: | 03 1876 |
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| Description: | Advertising circular written on Appleton Woolen Mills letterhead. In 1876 the Appleton Woolen Mills were operated by Hutchinson & Co. Appleton Woolen Mi... |
| Date: | 08 18 1881 |
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| Description: | Sketchbook page with inscription across top in brown ink: "To Mr. Stager from his section in remembrance of the pleasant hours spent together. Aug. 18th 1... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Postcard with engraving of the hotel in the upper left corner with a caption below that reads: "American and European Plan." Text at right reads: "If not c... |
| Date: | 10 19 1847 |
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| Description: | Sketch of the Camden Depot in a letter from John McRae to James Gadsdeg. |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | First interior pages of a log book kept by Preston Reynolds on his trip down the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers in 1903. The page lists the names of the ... |
| Date: | 08 05 1903 |
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| Description: | Signatures of the crew of the steamer Rambo. |
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| Description: | Letterhead stationery featuring an engraving of the Milwaukee Iron Company foundry. The letter is from an officer of the company to noted geologist Increas... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Drawing of a perfume bottle labeled "Attar of Clam" with a sign reading: "The most exquisite perfume made. TRIPLE DISTILLATION. Absolutely PURE |
| Date: | 05 03 1944 |
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| Description: | Woman sitting at a writing desk at Estella's. She is facing a bright window which has a window seat. |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Engraved letterhead of the firm of Smith, Mendel & Co., a wholesale grocery merchant. William E. Smith was a prominent Milwaukee businessman, partner in th... |
| Date: | 04 1964 |
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| Description: | Butch Quirk with a Cub Cadet tractor. Original magazine caption states: "Scientific farmer Quirk uses tractor hood as desk top as he records variety of cor... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the La Crosse Wallis Carriage Co., manufacturers of fine family carriages, showing a view of the factory with the Mississippi River in the ba... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Christmas card greeting, "A Merry Christmas to you 1907". |
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