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Steel Letter with Map

Date: 01 12 1844
Description: Letter from Thomas Steel, Waukesha County physician and farmer, to his father, James Steel, in London, England. It includes a hand-drawn map of Milwaukee C...
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Mishakwut Still

Date: 1936
Description: Actors in Indian costume as seen in the film "Mishaskwut," which depicts the life of the Menominee Indians. The film was sponsored by the Wauwatosa Board o...
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John Pritzlaff Hardware Co.

Date: 02 22 1899
Description: The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu.
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Milwaukee Light Guards Certification Letter

Date: 06 30 1855
Description: Certificate of appointment for George B. Bingham as 1st Lieutenant, Milwaukee Light Guards.
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George W. Noble's Commission Letter

Date: 02 18 1862
Description: George W. Noble's commission as First Sergeant in the Wisconsin 2nd Cavalry.
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Wisconsin Press Photographers Association Queen

Date: 01 26 1952
Description: Jean Henriksen, a Madison Capital Times librarian, poses as the queen of the Wisconsin Press Photographers Association at the group's meeting in Milwaukee.
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Banner of "Milwaukee Sentinel"

Date: 04 15 1865
Description: Banner from newspaper from the day after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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"Extra!... Sad News for the Nation. Lincoln Assassinated."

Date: 04 15 1865
Description: Newsprint extra about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It appeared on the back page of publication with a time line of events as they occurred.
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NAACP Youth Council Flyer

Date: 03 1948
Description: Flyer announcing a special meeting of the Youth Council of the Milwaukee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Tuesda...
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1951
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with dark blue top and a side panel along the left-hand side with roundels depicting fair activities such as fair ...
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1950
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with a blue ribbon against a red band on the left-hand side. The state fair ribbon includes the state seal and dat...
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1962
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with "State Fair" in faceted yellow letters against a red band. An illustration of a female figure in a dress with...
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1948
Description: Letterhead for the centennial exposition of the Wisconsin State Fair, with an illustration of the golden Daniel Chester French "Wisconsin" statue that ador...
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1949
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with a landscape of red abstract shapes along the bottom and left-hand side of the page.
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1942
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with vignettes of crowds around the fair gateway, an exhibition hall, and a scene of horse-drawn cart racing.
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1953
Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin State Fair, with fair information in fonts of varying sizes and styles, as well as red and blue bars on the left-hand side of t...
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A.F. Wagner Architectural Iron Works Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the A.F. Wagner Architectural Iron Works. At top left is a three-quarter view of the company building in an oval frame surrounded by printer'...
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Electrical and Steel Sales Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead for the Electrical and Steel Sales Co., with black and white photographs of examples of the company's steel products, such as casters, dollies, ...
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Pfister & Vogel Leather Co. Letterhead

Date: 1886
Description: Letterhead for the Pfister & Vogel Leather Co., with an engraving of a bird's-eye view of the city (signed Ma-- Richards, Mil Wis) advertising the "Nationa...
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Wadhams Oil Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wadhams Oil Company, with an illustration of various red and yellow oil containers against a black circle. The motto, "Emphatically Indep...

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