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| Description: | Color photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Earl and family, governor of Wisconsin, 1983-1987. To the right it reads: "Happy Holidays" with "The... |
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| Description: | Hand-drawn invitation by Sid for a Gisholt Machine Company winter holiday party that reads: "Come what will — we observe our holidays still." Dec. 21st, 5 ... |
| Date: | 2000 |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Tommy Thompson, governor of Wisconsin 1987-2001. The front of the card is a color image of Governor and Mr... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Holiday card from Chappell's Ad Dept. The card has seven consecutive panels accordion folded. The front panel shows a bell hanging by a ribbon surrounded b... |
| Date: | 06 27 1839 |
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| Description: | Invitation for Darwin Clark to the Independence Ball on the 4th of July, 1839 at the American Hotel. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | New Year's Day greeting card depicting a boy and girl ice skating. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a trainload of skiers with their skis on their way to the slopes. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with a line drawing of just the head of a child, possibly a cherub, with the word "PEACE" in the background. Below it says "Christmas 1918." L... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with girl dressed for winter. She holds a shepherd's crook with a bird sitting on it. Trees and snow appear in the background. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Photo holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Four portraits show the various members of the family, including a dog. |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card with flowers and gold and white flourishes. Text at bottom reads: "Ever Thine." It has been mounted to a piece of paper and a silhouet... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a stylized caroler holding a songbook and a wreath. Her scarf is blowing in the wind. The text "Holiday Greetings" appears in a sign in the... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with the silhouettes of a father, mother and child. The word "From" appears in the upper left corner with holly behind it. In the opposite cor... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with shepherds holding crooks and their sheep in the hills under the Christmas star. The text "Christmas Greetings" appears at the bottom. Let... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Round, die cut holiday card, with an ornate design on a metallic finish as the background. A rectangular framed image depicting a man walking with a staff ... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a woman, a reindeer and various foliage and flowers inside an ornate border. The illustration is done in the medieval style. At the foot is... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with a silhouette image of a family gathered around their Christmas tree. The father is lighting the candles. The text "Greetings For The Holi... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a silhouette of a nativity scene with Jesus in the manger, the Virgin Mary and Joseph. The Christmas star shines overhead. The nativity sce... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with a woman carrying a boar's head on a platter decorated with holly, and a child following. The background is black, with light coming from ... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with Santa Claus winking. He is wearing his traditional red hat with white trim and a bell. The word "Cheerio!" is made out of candy canes and... |
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