Museum Objects Monthly Archives: October 2005
"Spanish Lady" Halloween Costume
"Spanish Lady" costume worn for Halloween by Virginia Shaver in 1922. (Museum object #2003.29.1) For Halloween in 1922 fourteen year-old Virginia L. Shaver of La Crosse, Wisconsin decided to dress up as a "Spanish Lady." To do this she took...
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Posted October 27, 2005
Milwaukee Braves World Series Bat
Baseball bat issued to Milwaukee Braves second baseman Red Schoendienst for the 1957 World Series. (Museum object #2005.128.1) The Milwaukee Braves were already a very good baseball team when Albert "Red" Schoendienst joined them in June of 1957. Featuring future...
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Posted October 20, 2005
Glass Used by Teddy Roosevelt after Assassination Attempt
Water glass used by Theodore Roosevelt just after he was shot by a would-be assassin in Milwaukee, 1912. (Museum object #1954.291) On the night of October 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was addressing 9,000-12,000 people in Milwaukee Auditorium when he stopped...
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Posted October 13, 2005
Ho-Chunk Beaded Reebok Baby Shoes
Reebok baby shoes beaded by Ho-Chunk artist Linda Lucero, c. 1990. (Museum object #1993.102A-B) Ho-Chunk artist Linda Lucero of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, modified this pair of Reebok baby shoes by attaching glass beads. Linda is a Ho-Chunk beadworker using...
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Posted October 6, 2005
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