Museum Objects Monthly Archives: May 2006
World War I "Sons in Service" Flag
“Sons in Service” flag from the Washbush home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1917-1918. (Museum object #1985.34.1) During World War I the Washbush family of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, hung this “Sons in Service” flag in the window of their...
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Posted May 25, 2006
Anti-spearfishing Concrete Walleye Decoy
Concrete walleye decoy purchased at PARR Rally in Minocqua, Wisconsin, April 15, 1989. (Museum object #1990.178.1) In the spring of 1989, tensions over Native American off-reservation spearfishing rights reached a boiling point in northern Wisconsin. Anti-spearfishing organizations encouraged the design...
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Posted May 18, 2006
Rosemaled Norwegian Immigrant Trunk
Decorated trunk brought to Wisconsin from Norway by immigrant Mette Larsdottir, c. 1845. (Museum object #2000.77.1) Mette Larsdottir brought this painted trunk to the Readstown area of Vernon County, Wisconsin from her original home in Luster, Sogn, Norway about 1845....
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Posted May 11, 2006
Victorian Baby Carriage
Baby carriage used by the McFetridge family of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, c. 1871. (Museum object #1963.135.225) With one of her four young children confined safely in this exceptional baby carriage, Martha Aiken McFetridge could stroll in style through the parks...
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Posted May 4, 2006
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