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Mill, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of a mill, with several figures and horse-drawn vehicles located around it. Caption reads: "Sauk City Mills."
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Andersonville Prison

Date: 1864
Description: "Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumter, Ga., as it appeared August 1st 1864 when it contained 35,000 prisoners of war."
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Old Abe Agricultural Advertising Cards

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Description: The eagle "Old Abe" was used for many years by J.I. Case Company, of Racine, Wisconsin, as the firm's trademark, and is shown on these advertising cards is...
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International D-20 Truck Brochure

Date: 1940
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the International D-2 truck, featuring a photograph of a delivery man in a residential neighborhood with a D-2 Holsum b...
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Star Brewery Billhead

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Description: Billhead of Star Brewery of Appleton, Wisconsin, with an elevated three-quarter view of the brewery and surrounding streets and buildings. On the right sid...
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Chilton Branch of Falk Jung & Borchert Brewing Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Chilton Branch of the Falk Jung & Borchert Brewing Company, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It includes, on the left, an elevated ...
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International School Buses

Date: 1940
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for International School buses. Includes a photograph of an International School bus picking up children in a residential ...
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Cazenovia Post Office Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Post Office in Cazenovia, Wisconsin. On the left is an eagle resting on a pile of U.S. Mail bags. On the right is an image of a railroad ...
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Pioneer Beer, Label

Date: 1937
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Pioneer Beer, G. Weber Brewing Co." Under this in the center is a leaf with the lett...
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G. Heileman Brewing Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a musketeer-like figure holding a bottle of beer in one hand and raising a glas...
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Lauson Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated-view illustration of the John Lauson Manufacturing Company factory. The company made Lauson tractors and Lauson Frost King gasoline engines.
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Schlitz Advertisement

Date: 1906
Description: Schlitz advertisement copied from the "Milwaukee Press Club Annual." The image features an African man holding a Schlitz advertising sign. Underneath the i...
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Metro School Bus Illustration

Date: 1959
Description: Illustration of children disembarking an International Metro school bus with a suburban house in the background.
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R.M.S.S. Magdalena Dinner Menu

Date: 08 09 1890
Description: One-page menu from the R.M.S.S. Magdalena of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, with a parrot and a cockatiel perched on a branch above the compan...
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"The Columbine" Union Pacific Dinner Menu Exterior

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior of the dinner menu for The Columbine, a Union Pacific passenger train that traveled between Chicago and Denver, with columbine flowers and the sea...
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Wisconsin — Home of the 1928 Summer White House

Date: 1928
Description: Stamp for Wisconsin created during or after President Calvin Coolidge's 1928 summer visit to Wisconsin. President Coolidge spent the summer fishing on the ...
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Vilas House

Date: 1878
Description: View of Vilas House. The name on the building is Levi B. Vilas.
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A Holiday Message To The Drivers of Trucks

Date: 1937
Description: Advertising proof. The illustration is of a truck driver in a yellow truck for Kingan's Reliable Hams and Bacon. Text on bottom right reads: "This is Kinga...
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Red Truck Greeting Card

Date: 1940
Description: Greeting card with a drawing of a person driving a red truck fast on a snow-covered road. The bed filled to bursting with supplies, including a turkey that...
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Kenosha Harbor

Date: 1856
Description: Lithograph image of several boats in a harbor. Most are flying American flags from their masts. One has a flag on which "C. Harrison" is printed. Someone h...

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