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Drawing of Cornish Home

Date: 1960
Description: A Cornish house on Shake Rag Street.
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Western Costume Design for "Hud"

Date: 1963
Description: Western ensemble of jeans, shirt, boots, and cowboy hat designed by Edith Head for Paul Newman in the film "Hud" (Paramount, 1963).
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Anti-Communist Envelope

Date: 1962
Description: Envelope of a letter addressed to Senator William Proxmire from a constituent in Kansasville, Wisconsin, which graphically illustrates a perceived connecti...
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Abel Dunning Residence--Mapleside

Date: 1962
Description: Abel Dunning Residence--Mapleside, 3335 University Avenue. Built in 1853 of buff sandstone from a nearby quarry, this historic Greek Revival farmhouse a...
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View of Near East Madison

Date: 1967
Description: A depiction of the near east side of Madison circa 1885. The arrow indicates the location of the old Second Ward Grammar School and the circle shows the ar...
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Model of Miller Electric Manufacturing Company

Date: 1961
Description: Three-dimensional drawing of Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. viewed from above. A small circle is made on the image in pen on the front of the building.
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Edith Head Costume Design for "The Counterfeit Traitor"

Date: 1962
Description: Costume design for the typing scene ("sc. 44") in "The Counterfeit Traitor," the 1962 war film starring William Holden and Lilli Palmer.
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Edith Head Costume Design for "Pocketful of Miracles"

Date: 1961
Description: Costume design for "#8 Queenie rehearsal," from the 1961 film "Pocketful of Miracles," starring Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, and Hope Lange.
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Edith Head Costume Design for "Who's Got the Action"

Date: 1962
Description: Costume design for "Who's Got the Action," the 1962 film starring Dean Martin, Lana Turner, and Eddie Albert. The dress, worn by Lana Turner, has a black ...
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Dress Costume Design for "Hawaii"

Date: 1966
Description: Pencil and watercolor costume design sketch by Dorothy Jeakins for a cotton print dress for Jerusha Bromley in the film "Hawaii" (Mirisch 1966). A swatch o...
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Costume Design for "Hud"

Date: 1963
Description: A pencil drawing of a costume for Melvyn Douglas as Homer Bannon in the film "Hud". The man in the drawing is wearing a cowboy hat, work shirt, jeans, and ...
Drawing

Costume Design for Alma Brown in "Hud"

Date: 1963
Description: A pencil drawing of of a costume for Patricia Neal as Alma Brown in the film "Hud". The woman in the drawing is wearing a dress, apron, and low shoes, and ...
Drawing

Costume Design for "Pocket Full of Miracles"

Date: 1961
Description: An Edith Head costume design for a red lame' open-back gown for the character Queenie (Hope Lange) in "Pocket Full of Miracles". This image includes a fabr...
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Costume Design for "The Rat Race"

Date: 1960
Description: A costume design for a black, cross-back dress as seen in the film "The Rat Race" (Paramount 1960).
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Sweater and Skirt Design for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

Date: 1960
Description: Pencil and ink design for a pleated skirt and sweater for Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (Paramount, 1961). This appears to be an incomplete de...
Drawing

"Too Late Blues"

Date: 1961
Description: Costume sketch by Edith Head for Stella Stevens' character Jess Polanski in the film "Too Late Blues." The dress is black velvet with white fox cuffs.
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Plat of Sunset Hills

Date: 06 08 1960
Description: Blueprint plat of Sunset Hills sub-division.
Drawing

Design for Ring

Date: 1960
Description: Hand-colored drawing on translucent plastic mounted in a card, of a design for a ring with thirteen stones. It is labeled "No. 2" and the number 11079 appe...
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Queen Finding Machine Cartoon

Date: 05 1964
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...
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Proposed Sports and Recreation Area, Wisconsin Pavilion

Date: 05 01 1964
Description: Architect's rendering of a sports and recreation exhibit area at the Wisconsin pavilion for the 1964 New York World's Fair. A man at right is shown fishing...

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