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Milwaukee Wine Importer Ad
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Chromolithographed advertising poster of the Herman Toser Co., of Milwaukee, importers of wines and liquors. The poster depicts a young Italian woman in traditional dress carrying a wine jug on her shoulder. This poster was part of a collection of chromolithographs collected by Claus Holst of Mischicot, Wisconsin.
circa 1910-1919
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