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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

Alice in Dairyland Dress Model

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Winning entry for the first Alice in Dairyland dress design, 1948. (Museum object #2005.157.1)
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
Historical Essay

New Volunteers Amuse Themselves at Training Camp

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Welcomes Its First Troops Home

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

Charles W. Nash and the Nash Motor Company

Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century.
Historical Essay

The French Fur Trade in Wisconsin

When the Beaver was King
Discover how beavers transformed Wisconsin's economy in the 1650s for the next two centuries.
Historical Essay

Immigration in the 19th Century

Europeans Come to Wisconsin
Discover how Native Americans were removed from their lands in Wisconsin to make room for European immigrants.

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