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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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Cooksville Cornhuskers — Baseball Team Identified

Date: 1900
Description: Names have been added to this group portrait of Cooksville Cornhuskers baseball team in front of a painted backdrop. Top left to right: Unknown, Johnny Swe...
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Looking Back in Ripon

Date: 03 24 1983
Description: Newspaper clipping showing the demolishing of the Long House. The man on the right is believed to be M.V. Adkins, son of Chester Adkins, the last survivor ...
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McCormick Residence West Elevation

Date: 07 13 1910
Description: Blueprint of the west elevation of the Chicago residence of Nettie Fowler McCormick, widow of Cyrus Hall McCormick. The plan presents alterations and addit...
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Packer Letterhead

Date: 03 30 1950
Description: Green Bay Packers letterhead dated March 30th. The content of the letter is detailing a future Green Bay Packers stock drive and is sent from Lee Joannes.
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Packer Letterhead

Date: 04 12 1950
Description: Green Bay Packers letterhead dated April 12th. The content of the letter is addressed to "DEAR FELLOW WORKER" and details a small aspect of the Green Bay P...
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Letter to "Packer Backers"

Date: 04 1953
Description: A letter form Green Bay Packers president Russ Bogda addressed "Dear Packer Backer."
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International Harvester Company Annual Report

Date: 1944
Description: Cover of International Harvester Company's annual report, featuring a photograph of Marines using International Harvester equipment during the invasion of ...
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Annual Report

Date: 1949
Description: Front cover of International Harvester Company's annual report, featuring a color photograph of a semi-truck driven along a road through rocky terrain.
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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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Page from Stock Book

Date: 1925
Description: This page from a stock book from Ferdinand Hotz's Chicago based jewelry business shows his inventory of gemstones, his costs, and the clients who bought th...
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C.L. (Neal) Harrington's Identity Card

Date: 1918
Description: Neal Harrington was assigned to the American Expeditionary Forces in October 1918. He was sent to France with the 20th Engineering Corp as a 2nd lieutenant...
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Commandos Project I Letterhead

Date: 1972
Description: Letterhead for the Commandos Project I organization.
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Vel Phillips Campaign Brochure

Date: 1964
Description: Front of a brochure bearing the image of Vel Phillips superimposed on the outline of the state of Wisconsin and the phrase, "Now is the Time for Excellence...
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A Poem of Sid Boyum 1913-1991

Date: 1991
Description: A poem expressing Sid's passionate attitude towards his life, nature and art with a drawing of a fish at the bottom. This probably served as Sid's memorial...
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Alfred W. Lawson Receives Highest Award from Aerial League of America, Page Four

Date: 1919
Description: Fourth page of a four-page pamphlet advertising Alfred Lawson and, by extension, his line of airliners. Includes eight photographs and drawings of Lawson A...
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Letter to Albert Maltz from Frank Sinatra

Date: 08 31 1945
Description: Letter to Albert Maltz from Frank Sinatra dated August 31, 1945. Sinatra is telling Maltz how moved he was after seeing the film "The Pride of the Marines...
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Letter to Harry Tugend from Dalton Trumbo

Date: 02 02 1948
Description: Letter to Harry Tugend from Dalton Trumbo dated February 2, 1948. Trumbo is explaining to Tugend that because he has been blacklisted he does not have the ...
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Spartacus Memo

Date: 02 25 1959
Description: Two page memo dated February 25, 1959 from Eddie Lewis to Kirk Douglas concerning the "oysters and snails" scene in the film "Spartacus." Lewis shares his ...
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Bay View Labor Riot of 1886

Date: 07 03 1910
Description: Front page of the "Milwaukee Free Press Sunday Magazine." The article is titled: "The Only Real Labor Troubles in Milwaukee's History. Exciting Times Durin...

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