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| Date: | 04 19 1849 |
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| Description: | Poster offering $600 reward for the return of three runaway slaves in Calvert County, Maryland. The three slaves are Henry Morsell, Jim Parker, and Bill Hu... |
| Date: | 04 1854 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising an Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention at Young's Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 13th, 1854. The poster attempts to unite indivi... |
| Date: | 05 30 1882 |
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| Description: | Advertising handbill for the Osborne twine binder. Describes the results of a contest between the Osborne machine and machines made by McCormick, Deering, ... |
| Date: | 05 10 1855 |
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| Description: | A poster advertising a $100 reward to be issued by Marcus Du Val for his runaway "servant" Matthew Turner. The poster includes a physical description of th... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery. |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Tonyawatha Spring Hotel from a descriptive brochure. The hotel opened in 1879 and was destroyed by fire on July 31, 1895. |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | Advertising handbill for the Champion harvester and binder. Includes the text: "the Champion light binder, is the only simple, light, durable, efficient wo... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Civil War handbill that reads: "Charleston Mercury Extra...The Union Is Dissolved!" |
| Date: | 12 02 1855 |
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| Description: | The Capital House bill of fare for Sunday, December 2, 1855. Proprietors were Nelson & Russell. |
| Date: | 06 27 1839 |
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| Description: | Invitation for Darwin Clark to the Independence Ball on the 4th of July, 1839 at the American Hotel. |
| Date: | 04 23 1861 |
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| Description: | Recruiting poster for the "Patriots of St. Croix" to "take up arms". |
| Date: | 07 24 1862 |
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| Description: | Poster calling for the recruitment of volunteers from Grant County for the Union Army during the Civil War. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee looking southwest toward the county courthouse under construction in the public square west of St. John's Cathedral. |
| Date: | 02 04 1864 |
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| Description: | Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Invitation to the annual ball at Turner Hall, sponsored by Madison's Andrew Proudfit Steam Fire Engine Company #2. The company, which was organized in 1870... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Pass #497 issued for free travel during the year 1878 by the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad. |
| Date: | 02 22 1860 |
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| Description: | Menu for the Newhall House hotel in Milwaukee, extensively illustrated with an engraving of the hotel and prices. The Newhall House, during its day one of ... |
| Date: | 05 02 1882 |
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| Description: | Illustrated invitation to a May Party at Liederkranz Hall given by the Makers and Sawyers of Milwaukee. The invitation is illustrated in color with a hors... |
| Date: | 01 01 1858 |
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| Description: | Printed invitation to a New Year's Ball given at Weeden's Hotel in Neenah with music provided by Shattuck's Cotillion Band. The invitation is printed on e... |
| Date: | 04 29 1882 |
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| Description: | Printed invitation to the 2nd annual military ball of the Light Horse Squadron of Milwaukee. The invitation is printed in blue and gold and features illust... |
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