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Milwaukee Public Library Marine Collection

Location: 814 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Nearby City: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Handmade from natural gourd and painted with metallic acrylic paint. A stylish sprinkle of culture from the Mokana artisans of Colombia.

Handmade from natural gourd and painted with metallic acrylic paint. A stylish sprinkle of culture from the Mokana artisans of Colombia.

Price: $15.95
Poster

McCormick-Deering Grain Drill Advertising Poster

Date: 1928
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering grain drills. Includes an illustration of a farmer operating a Farmall Regular tractor and a grain drill at night....
Photograph

Erwin Alfonsus with Bees

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Portrait of Erwin Alfonsus, University of Wisconsin entomology department's "bee man," with hand covered with bees. There are beehives in the background.
Photograph

Comfy Marcel Shoppe Interior

Date: 11 22 1934
Description: Five beauty operators and four customers in the Comfy Marcel Shoppe, 1917 Winnebago Street, beauty parlor. Includes advertising text: "For better beauty cu...
Photograph

Farmer in Field with Horse-Drawn Corn Planter

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: Rear view of farmer LeRoy Hansen in a field with a horse-drawn McCormick-Deering corn planter.
Photograph

Planting Corn with Farmall Tractor

Date: 06 17 1927
Description: Farmer planting corn with a Farmall tractor and corn planter on the farm of D.H. Hummell.
Photograph

Simmins' Apiary

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Description: A portion of Simmins' home apiary. Two men working with bees, plus a few buildings, which are (from left to right): the factory, the apiary workshop, the e...
Photograph

Alice in Dairyland and Honey Queen

Date: 
Description: Alice in Dairyland and the Wisconsin Honey Queen standing at a Wisconsin State Beekeepers Association stand, possibly at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Photograph

Honey Queen and Mrs. Wiley

Date: 04 05 1961
Description: Mrs. Wiley, wife of Senator Alexander Wiley (R., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin), presented with a box of honey by the Wisconsin Honey Queen. Next to her is her...
Photograph

Planting Corn on Bainridge Farm

Date: 05 20 1924
Description: A man changing the check wire while planting corn on Bainridge Farm.
Photograph

No. 11 Corn Planter and Cultivator

Date: 1916
Description: A man operates a No. 11 3-row corn planter and cultivator for Angel Vivanco & Cia., in Ibarra, South America.
Poster

International Seed Plate Advertising Poster

Date: 1967
Description: Advertising poster showing International Harvester seed plates. Features two illustrations of seed plates with seeds in them; one is the "right" plate and ...
Photograph

Man Seated on P&O Planter

Date: 1919
Description: Portrait of a man seated on a P&O planter.
Photograph

Corn Planter with Fertilizer Attachment

Date: 05 19 1925
Description: Side view of man driving a Farmall regular pulling a McCormick-Deering corn planter and fertilizer attachment in a field.
Photograph

Loading Beehives into Truck

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Description: Beekeepers in protective clothing load beehives into a truck. Three men stand amongst beehives in a forest clearing. Two of the men use various beekeeping ...
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Chas. Beard Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Chas. (Charles) Beard, a grower of fancy rural New York seed potatoes from Elcho, Wisconsin, with a duotone image of a potato, and "One of My...
Print

A.C. Bennett & Son Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of A.C. Bennett & Son, growers of and dealers in cultivated cranberries from Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, with a two-color illustration of cranberri...
Print

Maquinas Para Patatas

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Description: Spanish language advertisement for potato planting equipment, featuring two photographs of men planting in a field. The headline reads, "Maquinas para Pata...
Drawing

"Any Openings in the 'Goof-Off' Dept?"

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Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. It shows a man in clownish attire carrying a pillow, satchel with gambling items (cards, poker chip...

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