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William Theodore Evjue

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Description: William Evjue with Girl Scouts.
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Cornelia Otis Skinner and Otis Skinner

Date: 1922
Description: Original caption: "Otis Skinner and Miss Cornelia Otis Skinner arriving home after a vacation in Spain."
Manuscript

Letter From Daniel Boone to a Colonel

Date: 07 13 1778
Description: A brief letter written by Daniel Boone to "Dear Col."
Photograph

Catholic Junior League Fall Membership Tea

Date: 09 02 1959
Description: Writing invitations for the Catholic Junior League Fall Membership Tea are Mary Miller, monogram chairman; Jean Hauser, standing, publicity chairman; Mary ...
Photograph

Apiary on Shed Roof and Levy in Flood

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Description: View across water of beehives on top of a shed in a flood. Writing on photograph: "From Mr. J.D. Shields, Natchez, Mississippi. A picture of part of his Lo...
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Robert Z. Leonard and Betty Harte in a silent film scene still

Date: 1908
Description: Robert Z. Leonard and Betty Harte stand on opposite sides of a post office writing desk in a scene still from a Selig Polyscope silent film, c. 1908.
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Chester P. Gross

Date: 1935
Description: Indoor portrait of Chester P. Gross, seated in a chair at a desk. He is writing in a notebook with a pencil. Gross photographed the Wisconsin State Capitol...
Drawing

Ape and Two Men

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Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. An ape is sitting on a chair tilted back in front of a desk, and writing with a pencil in its foot ...
Postcard

Holt Lumber Company

Date: 1910
Description: View from the Oconto River of the Holt Lumber Company. A man is standing on a log boom and guiding logs to the sawmill. Writing on the postcard reads: "Hol...
Photograph

Waukesha Works

Date: 1957
Description: Exterior view of plant building. A sign above the door on the brick building reads: "Purchasing Time Office." Writing on photograph reads: "50%." Caption o...
Manuscript

Notes of General Henry Dodge

Date: 1855
Description: The third of four pages of General Henry Dodge's notes, as taken by Lyman Draper.
Manuscript

Andrew Pickens' Letter

Date: 08 28 1811
Description: The first page of a letter written by Andrew Pickens to Henry Lee.
Photograph

Nurse at Desk in McCormick Works

Date: 11 22 1916
Description: Nurse writing at a desk inside an office at McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and became part of International Harv...
Photograph

Female Relative of Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Studio portrait of a young woman relative of Ulysses S. Grant. Writing on the photograph reads "Julia Dent Grant", who was the wife of Ulysses S. Grant, bu...
Photograph

Mail and Passenger Stage

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Description: View of a horse-drawn sleigh used as a mail and passenger stage between Tanana and Fairbanks. Writing on sleigh reads: "Tanana-Fairbanks Stage" Caption rea...
Photograph

Joe McCarthy Takes Notes

Date: 04 22 1954
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy writes in a note pad during the testimony of General Miles Reber, the first witness during the Army-McCarthy hearings, what the ...
Photograph

International Model "63" Howe's Express and Van Truck

Date: 1922
Description: International Model "63" truck operated by Howe's Express and Van. Additional writing on the truck reads: "Get To Know Howe," "Remember When You Are Ready...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering 6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 09 23 1936
Description: Tony Gildig takes milk bottles from a crate and places them into a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler. Some of the writing on the cooler is readable but ...
Manuscript

Letter from David Hubbard

Date: 03 07 1835
Description: A letter to J.D. Beers & Co., written by David Hubbard.
Manuscript

Rambo Crew Signatures

Date: 08 05 1903
Description: Signatures of the crew of the steamer Rambo.

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