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| Date: | 02 21 1882 |
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| Description: | Chromolithograph poster advertising a Milwaukee Mardi Gras celebration, arranged by the Turnverein and Milwaukee Musical Societies, and held at the Exposit... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Chicago fire of October 8, 1871. The hand-colored lithograph was published by Currier and Ives. |
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| Description: | Poster advertising the Elmside lots for summer homes by Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Advertising poster featuring color illustration of a crowd gathered around a Deering grain binder and mower at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. |
| Date: | 12 11 1970 |
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| Description: | Caption on back reads, "Given by 1st National Bank to student customers, 11-XII-70 [12/11/70]. This is the design of their new 'Madisonian' checks." Depi... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting both New York City as "the wonder city of the world," and train travel. Featuring the artist Adolph Treidler, the poster d... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting Washington, D.C. as "the city that every American should know," and to get there by way of train travel. The poster depict... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting New Hampshire as the "Land of Scenic Splendor." The poster features the artist Maxwell Parrish's depiction of a New Hampsh... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | An original colored lithograph advertising the Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyèr railway in Switzerland. The poster features the artist Anton Reckzi... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | An original colored lithograph advertising the London and North Eastern Railway of England and Scotland. The poster features the artist H.G. Gawthorn's dep... |
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| Description: | "The Evacuation of Richmond Virginia. By the Government of the Southern Confederacy on the Night of April 2nd 1865." Before evacuating, the Confederates se... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | World War I poster urging newly arrived immigrants to conserve food to aid the allied cause. People in ethnic costume being ushered into the United States ... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Lithographed poster depicting an elevated view of the Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner factory and surrounding area. Text in the upper left corner reads, "Ch... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | United States government bonds poster in the Fourth Liberty Loan "B" series. "Buy Liberty Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan." Depicts enemy aircraft bombing New Y... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | United States Department of the Treasury Liberty bonds poster. Depicts a giant German soldier, with blood on his hands and rifle bayonet, leaning over the ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of four Marine corpsmen on a beach, with one Marine holding an American flag and another Marine a Marines flag. The other ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster depicting enemy aircraft bombing New York, which is in flames. In the foreground, the Statue of Liberty has been attacked and its head has been seve... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster shows two open hands in front of the burning remains of a city across the water. Text reads "All They Ask Is Your Old Clothes. Send everything you c... |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of the south shore of Lake Mendota. There is a pavilion on the shoreline, and a large boathouse in the distance. |
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