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Wisconsin Billboard

Date: 1938
Description: A movable billboard aimed at passing motorists along State Highway 20 in Illinois. It reads "Relax in Wisconsin, Where Friends and Nature Meet." Although...
Print

Cover of Songs of S.S. North American

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Description: Cover from songbook used on the "S.S. North American." Back cover advertises the sailings of the "North American" and "South American." Includes pic...
Print

Songs of "S.S. North American"

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Description: Pages 1-2 of the Songbook for the "S.S. North American" includes an index and the lyrics for 2 songs.
Photograph

International Harvester Sales Conference

Date: 01 1937
Description: International Harvester dealers from Dubuque, Iowa arriving at the Illinois Central Station for a sales conference.
Map or Atlas

Continental View of World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of the Columbian Exposition pavilions from the vantage point of Lake Michigan. Included is an inset of the Union Passenger Station (now Uni...
Photograph

Leaving Chicago

Date: 1919
Description: Pier and a ship at Chicago, taken from aboard another vessel. Taken by the Richard Lloyd Jones family during their move from Madison to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Poster

New York Central Lines Chicago Poster

Date: 1935
Description: An original lithograph promoting New York Central Lines railway and the city of Chicago. Featuring the artist Leslie Ragan, the poster depicts the buildin...
Poster

Chicago and North Western Railway System Anniversary Travel Poster

Date: 1948
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Chicago and North Western Railway's 100th Anniversary from 1848 to 1948. The poster features the artist Paul...
Photograph

Mired in Mud on a Dirt Road

Date: 05 19 1898
Description: Two men sit in a horse-drawn wagon mired in the mud on a dirt road. Several houses are in the background, with two women standing on a porch on the left, i...
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