http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ en-us elliott.gleiss@wisconsinhistory.org 2012-10-03T10:18:31-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/004969.asp Drum kit used by Viroqua, Wisconsin, native Butch Vig when he played with the bands Spooner, Fire Town, and the Grammy-nominated Garbage. (Museum Object #2011.67.1.1-.6) When the Beatles performed on the February 9, 1964, "Ed Sullivan Show," teenage girls in... 4969@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Arts & Entertainment 2012-10-03T10:18:31-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/004832.asp Schlitz "Sunshine Vitamin D" Beer Can featuring Continental Can Co.'s new crown top design, 1936. (Museum Object 2011.77.1) This can of Schlitz "Sunshine Vitamin D" beer, documents the American fascination with vitamins that began shortly after they were discovered in... 4832@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Business, Technology, & Labor 2012-04-02T14:35:01-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/004719.asp Pocket knife found on the corpse of Wisconsin Governor Louis P. Harvey after he drowned in the Tennessee River on April 19, 1862. (Museum object #1969.4) Louis P. Harvey had been the Governor of Wisconsin for only a month when... 4719@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Clothing & Personal Items 2011-09-21T13:39:46-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003975.asp 3975@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Sports & Recreation 2009-08-31T13:55:14-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003969.asp Banjo-ukulele used by jingle composer Richard Trentlage in the first recording of the Oscar Mayer Wiener Song, 1962. (Museum object #2009.59.1) Were it not for the words written on its surface, this banjo-ukulele, an easy-to-play, handy instrument, probably wouldn't arouse... 3969@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Arts & Entertainment 2009-08-12T10:54:40-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003715.asp Naval uniform costume worn by actor Fred MacMurray in the 1954 motion picture "The Caine Mutiny." (Museum object #2009.19.1) Native of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, movie star Fred MacMurray made his fame and fortune playing nice guys in motion picture comedies... 3715@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Famous Badgers 2009-04-06T08:30:24-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003654.asp Evacuation Route road sign used to direct Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents out of town in the event of a potential nuclear bomb detonation, installed 1955-1957. (Museum object #1996.121.1) A mushroom cloud over Milwaukee! During the mid-1950s many Milwaukeeans feared that the... 3654@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Politics & Government 2008-12-25T13:48:59-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003651.asp 3651@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Ethnic & Cultural Identity 2008-12-18T12:23:17-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003649.asp Bowling shirt designed, made and worn by Earlene Fuller of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1995. (Museum object #2008.176.5) The sport of bowling has deep roots in the Midwest and Wisconsin, but it is not usually associated with African Americans. The sport... 3649@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Sports & Recreation 2008-12-11T08:47:23-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003641.asp Silver ladle and spoon given to Syndonia (Hobbins) Jackson of Madison, Wisconsin as a wedding present, 1872. (Museum object #1955.304,A) As the daughter of a respected physician and a prominent member of Madison, Wisconsin society, Syndonia Josephine Hobbins would have... 3641@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Ethnic & Cultural Identity 2008-12-04T15:26:39-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003635.asp 3635@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Business, Technology, & Labor 2008-11-27T12:52:01-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003628.asp Southern Colonial dollhouse handmade and furnished by Ann Little of Columbus, Wisconsin, 1976-1977. (Museum object #2007.191.1) A dream house in miniature. That is how the maker of this intricate masterpiece, Ann Little, referred to her nine room Southern Colonial style... 3628@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Kids 2008-11-20T11:01:24-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003621.asp Container for potato chips made by Red Dot Foods, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, c. 1950. (Museum object #2002.384.1A-B) Midwesterners who lived through the 1940s and 1950s may remember Red Dot brand snack foods, especially the excellent quality of its potato chips.... 3621@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Business, Technology, & Labor 2008-11-13T10:29:23-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003617.asp Ceremonial container made from a gourd, presented to Wisconsin Governor William R. Taylor, 1874. (Museum object #1993.53) In the fall of 1873, Wisconsin wheat farmers were hopping mad. Expecting to profit from a bumper harvest, they were furious when the... 3617@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Business, Technology, & Labor 2008-11-06T10:53:37-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003611.asp Cast iron Wisconsin effigy mound model in the shape of a "trunk and arms of a man", designed by Increase A. Lapham, c. 1875. (Museum object #1975.8.12) Native American earthwork mounds were once a prominent feature of Wisconsin's landscape. It... 3611@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/ Wisconsin Indians 2008-10-30T11:57:20-06:00