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Historical Essay

World War II Airplane ID model

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Airplane identification model constructed by junior high school students in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1942. (Museum object #1966.298.34)
Historical Essay

Miss Annie Mae's Church Hat

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Hat worn by Annie Mae McClain to services at the Tabernacle Community Baptist Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Museum object #2006.103.2)
Historical Essay

Potawatomi Beaded 'Soldier Coat'

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Army jacket decorated with Native American beadwork worn by Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados of the Forest County Potawatomi. (Museum object #1943.330)
Historical Essay

Watercolor Farm Scene by Paul Seifert

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Landscape view of the Martin Luetscher II farmstead, Honey Creek Township, Wisconsin, c. 1875 (Museum object #2005.182.1)
Historical Essay

Lice Comb from Fort Crawford

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Bone lice comb from site of first Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, 1816-1829. (Museum object #1997.62.11941)
Historical Essay

Punch Card Voting Device

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Votomatic punch card voting device used in Walworth County, Wisconsin, until 2000. (Museum object #2006.24.1)
Historical Essay

Spiritualist's Séance Robe

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Séance robe worn by Louise Parke during her work as a Spiritualist in Wisconsin, 1895-1905. (Museum object #1958.650)
Historical Essay

Milwaukee Braves Baseball Jersey

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Road jersey worn by Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock in 1957. (Museum object #2006.68.1)
Historical Essay

Original Model Barbie Doll

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Barbie doll purchased in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, c. 1961. (Museum object #1972.17.10)
Historical Essay

Wild Rice Threshing Machine

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Improvised wild rice threshing machine used on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wisconsin, c. 1990. (Museum object #1999.61.5)
Historical Essay

X-Ray Shoe Fitting Machine

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Simplex fluoroscope machine by X-Ray Shoe Fitter, Inc., Milwaukee. Most likely used in a Sturgeon Bay shoe store, c 1945-1955. (Museum object #1992.109)
Historical Essay

Portable Teletype Machine for the Deaf

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Minicom III TTY machine made by Ultratec, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, c. 1986-1989. (Museum object #2004.58.2a-h)
Historical Essay

Cranberry Harvesting Rake

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Handmade all wooden cranberry rake used for harvesting cranberries in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin, early 20th century. (Museum object # 1973.121)
Historical Essay

Happy Days Bowling Shirt

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Leopard Lodge League bowling shirt costume worn on Happy Days television series, 1977-1984. (Museum object #2006.39.1)
Historical Essay

Seamen's Union Knotwork Plaque

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Plaque commemorating the passage of the 1915 Seaman's Act. (Museum object #1942.530)
Historical Essay

Early Two-Piece Bathing Suit

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Two-piece bathing suit worn by Lois Nelson of Racine, Wisconsin, c. 1947. (Museum object #2003.113.6A-B)
Historical Essay

Shotz Brewery Costume

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Shotz Brewery smock used in Laverne and Shirley television series, 1976-1980. (Museum object #2006.38.1)
Historical Essay

Early Kelvinator Home Microwave

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Kelvinator Microwave “Radarange” thought to be the first home microwave oven used in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1956. (Museum object #1985.30)
Historical Essay

Nash Ambassador Automobile

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
1948 Ambassador sedan, manufactured by the Nash Motors Division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Kenosha, WI, 1947-1948. (Museum object #1992.156)
Historical Essay

Madison Fire Company Banner

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Madison Fire Company No. 2 silk banner, 1857. (Museum object #1951.288)

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