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| Date: | 11 22 1927 |
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| Description: | Souvenir envelope mailed by John A. Lester on the flight that inaugurated air mail service between Madison and Minneapolis in 1927. Madison's first incomin... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Passenger ticket and baggage check for Northwest Orient Airlines, illustrating their newly initiated around-the-globe routes to the Far East. This ticket w... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Mission patch design for Apollo 13. This patch was worn by Commander James A. Lovell, Jr., formerly of Milwaukee; John L. Swigert, Jr.; and Fred W Haise, ... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Threatening note signed "K.K.K." (Ku Klux Klan) with rock and rag that was thrown through Daisy Bates' window in August 1957. The note reads: "The next wil... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Match book cover distributed by the Superior Match Company of Chicago. The front cover says, "I like McCarthy and his Methods. I am with Joe McCarthy in ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Autochrome Lumiere plate box cover that originally contained four plates (plaques). |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | International Harvester light duty models (100-500) cabs and bodies color chart. Contains paint chips for the main exterior body color and matches this wit... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | International Harvester Scout cabs and bodies color chart. Contains paint chips for the main exterior body color and matches this with the interior color s... |
| Date: | 11 14 1901 |
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| Description: | Certificate appointing Y.W. Webb to Aide-de-Camp of the Grand Army of the Republic on November 14, 1901. |
| Date: | 09 20 1902 |
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| Description: | Certification appointing George W. Webb to Assistant Inspector of the Grand Army of the Republic, Madison, Wisconsin Post. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Small button tag on a string promoting "Republican, General Douglas MacArthur for President." |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Holiday card made out of wallpaper. Ivy and berries frame the message which reads: "With a paper shortage at Christmastime, Sort of makes one cross and sur... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | The Houdini Award, an album, presented to Madison magician Ben Bergor by the Houdini Club of Wisconsin. Because Bergor won the award three years in success... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Pin celebrating 50 years of Green Bay Packers football. There is a picture of a Packer helmet on the pin. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of NFL All Star offensive end Ron Kramer, #88. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of Packers full back, #37 Jim Taylor. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of NFL All Star defensive end, #87, Willie Davis. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Front cover of the American Youth Hostel log book of bike hostel trips taken by participants in a Neighborhood House summer program for girls (later trips ... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Badge for the Wisconsin Beekeepers Association 58th Annual Convention at the Hotel Retlaw in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. October 29, 30, 1936. Courtesy of Ruep... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Badge for the International Beekeeping Conference, including The American Honey Producers League, The American Honey Institute, Southern Beekeeping States ... |
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