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Historical Essay

Miss Annie Mae's Church Hat

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Hat worn by Annie Mae McClain to services at the Tabernacle Community Baptist Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Museum object #2006.103.2)
Historical Essay

Milwaukee Braves Baseball Jersey

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Road jersey worn by Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock in 1957. (Museum object #2006.68.1)
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Bank Failures of 1837

The Rise and Fall of Private Currencies
Discover the history of currency in Wisconsin, and how paper money led the state to adopt a new constitution in 1848.
Historical Essay

Happy Days Bowling Shirt

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Leopard Lodge League bowling shirt costume worn on Happy Days television series, 1977-1984. (Museum object #2006.39.1)
Historical Essay

Shotz Brewery Costume

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Shotz Brewery smock used in Laverne and Shirley television series, 1976-1980. (Museum object #2006.38.1)
Historical Essay

Harley-Davidson Knucklehead

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
1941 Model FL motorcycle manufactured by the Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1941. (Museum object #2003.19.1)
Historical Essay

Elto Cub Outboard Motor

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Elto Cub outboard motor made by the Evinrude Motors Division of Outboard Marine and Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, WI, 1939. (Museum object #1997.35.3)
Historical Essay

Sousa Conductor's Baton

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Conductor's baton presented to Marquette University by John Philip Sousa in 1924. (Museum object #1980.228.12)
Historical Essay

Milwaukee Orphanage Shirt

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Shirt given to a child leaving St. Joseph Orphanage, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1920. (Museum object #2005.82.1)
Historical Essay

Native American Vietnam Veteran Pouch

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Pouch obtained from an Oneida Indian at the 1997 Milwaukee River Front Pow-Wow. (Museum object #1999.40.1)
Historical Essay

Milwaukee Braves World Series Bat

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Baseball bat issued to Milwaukee Braves second baseman Red Schoendienst for the 1957 World Series. (Museum object #2005.128.1)
Historical Essay

Glass Used by Teddy Roosevelt after Assassination Attempt

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Historical Essay

Milwaukee Handicraft Project Depression-Era Artwork

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Block-printed wall hanging produced by workers of the Milwaukee Handicraft Project, 1935-1943. (Museum object #1981.184.4)
Historical Essay

'Blitz Fog' Pesticide Cocktail

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
"Blitz Fog" pesticide package, manufactured for Northern Industries, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1965-1967. (Museum object # 1999.143.22)
Historical Essay

Schlitz 'Sunshine Vitamin D Beer Can'

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Schlitz "Sunshine Vitamin D" Beer Can featuring Continental Can Co.'s new crown top design, 1936. (Museum Object 2011.77.1)
Historical Essay

Epidemic Anniversary

A History of Disease in Wisconsin
Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history.
Historical Essay

Fairchild, Col. Cassius (1829–1868)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Marshall, Business Owner
Historical Essay

Best Friends Killed at the Same Moment

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

Beloit Sends its First Troops to the Front

A Wisconsin Civil War Story

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