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McCormick's Prize Harvesters

Date: 1868
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for C.H. McCormick and Brothers, featuring an engraved illustration of man operating a horse-drawn mower. Includes the text...
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A Guide to Kraftwood Gardens

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Description: Cover of A guide to Kraftwood Gardens showing a view of a sailboat on Lake Machkinosiew (now Enterprise Lake) seen between trees. The publication's ...
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MADD Stickers

Date: 1985
Description: Two stickers promoting Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) with a drawing of a car with a martini glass in front of it and a circle-backslash symbol (proh...
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Chief Oshkosh Beer Label

Date: 1962
Description: Label for Chief Oshkosh Beer with an arrowhead-shaped shield in the center bearing the name of the brew. There is also a depiction of the brewery with Lake...
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Rambler Bicycle Ad Detail

Date: 12 1893
Description: Portion of a Rambler Bicycle advertisement showing a Roman style female statue holding up a bicycle.
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Christmas Card

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Description: Four-fold, copy art Christmas card made by Sid with two photographs of damaged commercial buildings after a fire. In one image, Sid stands on the slushy st...
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Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

Date: 1955
Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in red ink on white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. The cover graphic is a cartoon of a warmly dressed man expir...
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Invitation to Ice Chippers Farewell

Date: 1957
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers, an ice fishing club of Gisholt Machine Company, to a farewell dinner for Albert LaGrille. The cartoon shows warmly dressed men...
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German Passenger Ship Advertising

Date: 1858
Description: Advertisement printed in German for a ship from Bremen to New York with $24 fare. There is a woodcut of a sailing ship at the top.
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Wisconsin Seal

Date: 1849
Description: Version of the Wisconsin Seal found in The American's Own Book, 1849. It depicts a plow and a bundle of wheat in the foreground, and a steamship on ...

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