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Map or Atlas

Orbis Typus Universalis World Map

Date: 1513
Description: This exquisite woodcut map is one of the first to show any part of North America. It originally appeared in the 1513 Strasbourg edition of Ptolemy's Geogra...
Historical Object

Stuart's Valentine

Date: 1901
Description: A commercially printed Valentine's Day card and two photographs are mounted on an album page decorated with hand-painted daisies. The card, labeled "The Fi...
Map or Atlas

Historical Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1937
Description: Pictorial map showing historical events and locations within the state of Wisconsin, as well as waterways and counties. Original caption on the bottom marg...
Photograph

Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 04 1956
Description: Paul Vanderbilt, Curator of the Iconographic Collections (1954-1972), State Historical Society of Wisconsin, examining photographs received from the Mil...
Photograph

Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 04 1956
Description: Paul Vanderbilt, Curator of the Iconographic Collections (1954-1972), State Historical Society of Wisconsin, examining photographs received from the Mil...
Photograph

Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Text with the photograph reads: "Paul Vanderbilt, curator of the photographic collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, at the opening of t...
Poster

Leonard Koenig Exhibition Poster

Date: 05 1971
Description: Exhibition poster for "Stripcity," Leonard Koenig's M.F.A. show at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 7th Floor Humanities Gallery.
Poster

Maryam Gossling M.F.A. Exhibition Poster

Date: 01 1972
Description: Exhibition poster for Maryam Gossling's M.F.A. show in the 7th Floor Gallery in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Humanities building. Held January 1 - 8...
Poster

D'Arcangelo Visiting Artist Poster

Date: 02 1972
Description: Poster promoting a visit and lecture by American printmaker Allan (Alan) D'Arcangelo at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Poster

Neil Young Promotional Poster

Date: 07 1972
Description: Poster created by Madison-based Johnathan Chritton, most likely to commemorate the release of the album "Harvest" (1972), featuring Neil Young playing an a...
Photograph

Bob Danner Exhibition Poster

Date: 10 1972
Description: Poster publicizing an exhibition of serigraphs (silk screen prints) by MFA student Bob Danner at the Wisconsin Union South location.
Photograph

Paul Vanderbilt and Thematic Panel

Date: 10 1984
Description: Paul Vanderbilt, the curator emeritus of Iconographic collections at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, poses in front of one of his Thematic Panel...
Photograph

Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 
Description: Paul Vanderbilt works at a table in the Iconography Section at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Stacks of photographs and boxes cover the table, along wit...
Photograph

Aaron Bohrod with Wallpaper

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Description: Aaron Bohrod posing with wallpaper he designed using State Historical Society of Wisconsin Museum objects as subject matter.
Photograph

Workers with Newspaper Photographs

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Description: Newspaper workers perusing hundreds of photographs. There are three men holding some of the photographs and the rest are mounted on the walls around them.

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