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Maryland State Lottery Letter

Date: 12 20 1855
Description: Letter confirming the purchase of two State of Maryland Lottery tickets by Mr. Charles A. Kingsley through the Chicago office of Pyfer & Co.
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Cartoon "Teamwork for Victory"

Date: 12 1942
Description: Cartoon printed in December issue of "HARVESTER NEWS-LETTER" showing a soldier and a International Harvester employee kicking Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussoli...
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Cartoon "Cutting out the Axis"

Date: 08 1943
Description: A cartoon originally published in the August issue of the "HARVESTER NEWS-LETTER" showing a International Harvester employee working on a lathe cutting out...
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Washington, D.C.

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Description: Engraving of the plan for Washington, D.C., drawn by E. Sachse and engraved by M. Hart for the Progress of the Republic. The engraving appears on a letter ...
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Packers Ticket Reservation Card (1945 Season)

Date: 1945
Description: A letter from the Green Bay Packers' director of ticket sales accompanied by a schedule and ticket request reservation card. A map of the stadium, with tic...
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Packers Ticket Reservation Card (1944 Season)

Date: 1944
Description: A letter from the Green Bay Packers' director of ticket sales accompanied by a schedule and ticket request reservation card. A map of the stadium, with tic...
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Cartoon "Necktie Party DeLuxe"

Date: 01 1943
Description: A cartoon printed in the January issue of the "HARVESTER NEWS-LETTER" showing a pair of hands strangling Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo w...
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Ovens of Brittany East Menu

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Description: Front cover and inside menu pages of the Ovens of Brittany Restaurant and Bakery at 1718 Fordem Avenue, with an ornamental letter "O" with a flower and int...
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Hotel Wisconsin Meatless Tuesday Menu

Date: 10 02 1917
Description: Carte du jour Meatless Tuesday menu from the Hotel Wisconsin, with the hotel's logo, a badger standing over the letter "W."
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Cameron, Amberg & Co. Billhead

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Description: Memohead of Cameron, Amberg & Company of Chicago, Illinois, a printer, stationer, and manufacturer of blank books and letter files. On the left is a view o...
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Patriotic Letterhead

Date: 10 13 1864
Description: Colorfully decorated letter received in the office of Wisconsin Governor James Lewis from Isaac Joiner of the Veterans Reserve Corps stationed in Alexandri...
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To You

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card with a stylish woman taking a letter from her Scottie dog's mouth. She is wearing a red dress with a white bow and cuffs, and black high heels...
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Parker's Block and Lyons Block Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Parker's Block and Lyons Block in Markesan, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of a commercial building with three storefronts: John Parker...
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Charter Gas Engine Tractor

Date: 1918
Description: Illustration of "the Sterling gasoline traction" produced by the Charter Gas Engine Company.
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Compliments of the Season, U.S. Mail

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card given by a mail carrier to a patron. An old fashioned horse-drawn buggy is paused at a mailbox on a rural road. This image is within a wreath ...
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James Sheriffs Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of James Sheriffs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturer of "Propeller Wheels, Steam Engines, Boilers, Mill Machinery, Iron and Brass Castings," ...
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W.G. Walker & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of W.G. Walker & Company of Madison, Wisconsin, manufacturers of Prouty Power Book, News, and Job presses and dealers in printing supplies and s...
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Mah-To-Toh-Pa, The Mandan Chief

Date: 1844
Description: Full-length portrait of Mah-To-Toh-Pa. He is holding a decorated spear. "In the former letter I gave some account of Mah-to-toh-pa (the four bears), second...
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R. Harper & Son Billhead

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Description: Billhead of R. Harper & Son of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, "Decorators, House & Sign Painters & Dealers in Wallpaper, Window Shades &c &c," with various typeface...
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Pennsylvania Coal & Supply Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Pennsylvania Coal & Supply Company, with the company trademark: the initials "P" and "C" printed in red ink, and a head and shoulders ima...

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