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Vilas Flying Certificate

Date: 1915
Description: Certificate issued to E.M. Griffith, the Wisconsin State Forester, so that Griffith could prove that he had flown at an altitude of 1600 feet in the "flyin...
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Swiss Baptismal Certificate

Date: 1812
Description: Swiss baptismal certificate, Glarus.
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Milwaukee House Stationery

Date: 1857
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 ...
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1893 World's Fair Award, Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1893
Description: Award certificate presented to the Appleton Woolen Mills at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The company won a bronze medal at the Fair for its paper makers...
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Milwaukee Iron Works Letterhead

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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...
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William E. Smith Letterhead

Date: 1883
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...
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La Crosse City Hall on Letterhead

Date: 1900
Description: Letterhead stationery of Wendell Anderson, the mayor of La Crosse, with an engraving of city hall.
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Milwaukee City Hall Letterhead

Date: 1900
Description: Letterhead stationery of David S. Rose, the mayor of Milwaukee, showing an engraving of Milwaukee City Hall.
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Milwaukee Exposition Association Letterhead

Date: 1883
Description: Letterhead stationery of the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Association, with an engraving of the building constructed for that event.
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Berlin Woolen Mills Letterhead

Date: 1876
Description: Letterhead of the Berlin Woolen Mills bearing an engraving of the factory, which is unusual because of its French Mansard roof.
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Gayety Theatre Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Gayety Theatre, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the name of the theatre in an oval embellished with outlines of flowers and leaves, flanked...
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King's Gateway Hotel Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the King's Gateway Hotel of Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, with header and footer color views of the hotel and neighboring Gateway Inn. There are ...
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King's Gateway Hotel Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the King's Gateway Hotel in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, with header and footer views of the hotel and nearby Gateway Inn in color, and overlapp...
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Let's Get Together!

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Description: Card featuring a series of drawings of two donkeys tied together with a rope. This prevents each of them from eating from their own pile of hay until they ...
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Examples of Figures Showing Radiation Pathways

Date: 07 1976
Description: Diagram showing environmental means by which humans can be exposed to radiation from nuclear power plants.
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Graduation Party Invitation

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Description: Four-fold page in black on white. In one quarter, a man is dressed in black pants, white lab coat, stethoscope, doctor's head reflector, and graduation cap...
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Marc Blitzstein Document

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Description: Page two of five typed pages containing "notes on the Work of the Composers Collective of NY" from the Marc Blitzstein papers.
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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page one of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page two of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page three of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."

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