Museum Objects Monthly Archives: August 2008
Artisans Day Ribbon
Artisans Day Ribbon possibly worn during parade in Milwaukee, September 3, 1888. (Museum object #H12653) Picture this: 1,700 workmen, led through downtown Milwaukee by the city's most popular German orchestra and over 100 iron molders twirling "oddly-shaped Japanese umbrellas of...
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Posted August 28, 2008
Brown Wedding Dress
Golden-brown silk gown worn by Miss Mary Dittberner at her 1887 wedding to Bernhard Stieg in Clintonville, Wisconsin. (Museum object #2008.129.1A-B) The white dress and veil. The bridal party. The wedding cake and honeymoon. All of the things we think...
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Posted August 21, 2008
Giant Punt Gun
Punt gun used to hunt waterfowl on Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, c. 1866-1870. (Museum object #1947.1743) Talk about bang for the buck! (Or should that be that "bang for the duck"?) Made by August Herfurth of Madison, Wisconsin, this jumbo...
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Posted August 14, 2008
Indian Clubs for Physical Exercise
Weighted wooden Indian clubs used for light exercise in the Women's Physical Education Department of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, c. 1900. (Museum object #1994.108.1-2) America's obsession with physical fitness is not a modern fascination. In fact, it began...
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Posted August 7, 2008
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Come to the Wisconsin Historical Museum's Odd Wisconsin Exhibit, opening October 3, 2008.
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