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State Fair Side Show Attractions

Date: 
Description: State Fair barker announcing side show attractions to a crowd of children, featuring "Midget City, the World's Tiniest Entertainers" and "Baby Thelma, 619 ...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1886
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company annual catalog cover featuring an illustration of a woman carrying a sheaf of wheat. Below the text reads: "Harvesting...
Photograph

Do-nut Queen Advertisement

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Donut queen posed for advertising campaign. The female model is holding a box of donuts and is sitting on a large clock bearing the slogan: "It's Always Do...
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Rhythm Girls

Date: 06 25 1932
Description: Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer.
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World's Largest Tire

Date: 11 02 1930
Description: Group of people, including dwarfs and midgets, posing with "the worlds largest tire" in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre as part of a promotion for Goodyea...
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Olsen and Johnson Posing with Streetcar

Date: 04 15 1932
Description: Comedians Ole Olsen and "Chic" Johnson, called "the mirth provokers of a nation," posing in front of a streetcar that displays an advertisement for their "...
Poster

Chinese Advertising Calendar

Date: 1928
Description: Chinese advertising calendar produced for the International Harvester Export Company. Features color illustrations of Chinese and American flags, dragons, ...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 01 1901
Description: Lithograph cover illustration in a mosaic styled design for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog of a woman holding a miniature McCormick grain...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Red, black and gold cover art for McCormick advertising catalog showing silhouette of a farmer on a horse-drawn reaper.
Book or Pamphlet

Collings Vehicle and Harness Catalog

Date: 11 13 1914
Description: Cover art for Collings Vehicle and Harness Company catalog, comprised of International Harvester logo and black and white photograph of a man on a horse-dr...
Poster

Machines Agricoles & Ficelle Deering

Date: 1926
Description: Advertising calendar for Deering farm machinery featuring color illustration of a street in a French town with people looking on as a man puts up a "Deerin...
Print

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1889
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration on the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a Persian horseman on the side of a cliff looking down upon ...
Poster

Farmall Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1950
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick Farmall tractors featuring a color illustration of a man driving a Farmall C tractor on a blue background. Includes the te...
Poster

International K-Line Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1941
Description: Advertising poster for International trucks. Includes the triple diamond logo at the top, and features a color illustration of a K-line truck with a cartoo...
Photograph

Upside Down Smile Sign

Date: 1959
Description: Filling station sign reading: "smile," purposely put upside down. A young woman is bending over to read it.
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Labor Works For Highway Safety

Date: 1969
Description: Three men, including Governor Patrick J. Lucey, pose in front of a sign that reads: "Labor Works For Highway Safety. Make Labor Day Weekend A Safe, Pleasan...
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Horse-Drawn Trolley

Date: 1890
Description: Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising...
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Fall Festival Entertainers

Date: 09 08 1930
Description: Four women are playing banjos in the McVicar Photo Service Booth at the 1930 East Side Businessman's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival.
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Elks Cross Country Car

Date: 06 03 1931
Description: Elks Magazine purple and white free wheeling Studebaker President 8 roadster convertible parked in front of the Elks Club, 120-124 Monona Avenue. The car's...
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Joe's Place

Date: 05 20 1931
Description: Interior of Joe's Place with bartender, possibly Joseph Puccio. The bar was located at 786 W. Washington Avenue in what was known as the Greenbush neighbor...

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