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| Date: | 04 14 1981 |
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| Description: | Stage Plot for the band U2. The famed Irish rock band that formed in 1976 performed on April 14, 1981 at Merlyn’s, 311 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin. U2... |
| Date: | 04 14 1981 |
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| Description: | Stage Plot for the band U2. The famed Irish rock band that formed in 1976 performed on April 14, 1981 at Merlyn’s, 311 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin. U2... |
| Date: | 04 14 1981 |
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| Description: | Stage Plot for the band U2. The famed Irish rock band that formed in 1976 performed on April 14, 1981 at Merlyn’s, 311 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin. U2... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Dunham School, standing in a grove of trees, surrounded by a fence. Seven children play "Andy-Over-the-Schoolhouse," a game in which they throw a ball over... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | A group of six children play on a frozen pond on the right. The Dunham School and trees appear inside a fence on the left, and the ground is covered with s... |
| Date: | 1991 |
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| Description: | An original cartoon given to Ralph Widmer by the famous cartoonist, Walt Wetterberg, whose cartoon, "Ada The Aryshire," appears regularly in the "Farm Jour... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Sturgeon Bay in 1900. Sturgeon Bay Bridge spans the bay and several boats are on the water. A lighthouse sits on a small island in the bay... |
| Date: | 05 1964 |
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| Description: | Black and white cartoon depicting two men in an apiary. One man is standing over a beehive with ridiculous electrical equipment strapped to his chest and h... |
| Date: | 04 25 1936 |
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| Description: | The cartoon by Gib Crockett shows the Altmeyer and Astin figures wearing bandages and crutches, as though they have been beaten up. From a radio nearby the... |
| Date: | 04 15 1911 |
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| Description: | A sketch of artifacts, including pottery and a copper implement. There are notes written next to the drawings. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Sketch of an "Alice in Dairyland" costume for the 10-foot mechanical mannequin of Alice to be displayed at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. A contest w... |
| Date: | 05 06 1973 |
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| Description: | Black ink line drawing of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. Puffy clouds fill the sky in the background and thick veg... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a man dressed in fishing gear suspended above the fireplace in a living room from a nail in the wall. Below the man is a... |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing titled, "Fish Tales (The Truth is Irrelevant, A Lie Well Told Lives Forever)." Sid adds the following words to describe the... |
| Date: | 1998 |
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| Description: | Drawing of Dr. Evermor's "Forevertron" envisioned on the site of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant (originally known as Badger Ordnance Works). D... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders ink and crayon portrait of a Carl Anderson, with a caricature of the Carl Anderson cartoon character "Henry" holding a slingshot aimed a... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a view from a riverbank of a fly fisherman in hip waders, who is standing in a stream while hooking a bass. The fish is ... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a cricket or grasshopper serenading a large trout swimming underwater. The insect is playing a violin, while standing on... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a large trout surrounded by a variety of insects, a fishing reel, and a fishing lure. This drawing appeared in the Wi... |
| Date: | 1981 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing. This drawing appeared in the Capitol Times on April 21, 1981 with Sid's caption: "a sportswriter with an automatic ... |
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