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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

Date: 1883
Description: Tonyawatha Spring Hotel from a descriptive brochure. The hotel opened in 1879 and was destroyed by fire on July 31, 1895.
Poster

Wisconsin State Fair Poster

Date: 1879
Description: Advertisement for the 1879 Wisconsin State Fair held at Camp Randall in Madison. The poster features a drawing of a hot air balloon and boasts of special ...
Manuscript

"Freedom's Journal"

Date: 06 22 1827
Description: Front page of "Freedom's Journal," Volume 1, #15.
Book or Pamphlet

Chapman's Medical School Brochure

Date: 1852
Description: Circular and catalogue advertising Dr. Chandler B. Chapman's "Practical School for Anatomy and Surgery." Madison, 1852.
Book or Pamphlet

Anti-Slavery Sermon Imprint

Date: 1861
Description: Printed copy of a sermon, "The Duty of the Northern States in Relation to the Future of Slavery," delivered by Rev. William Henry Brisbane, minister of the...
Book or Pamphlet

Farwell's Madison Mills

Date: 1851
Description: Engraving of the five-story tall mill erected at the outlet of the Yahara Creek by Leonard J. Farwell. This engraving appears in Statistics of Dane County,...
Print

Farwell Broadside

Date: 1851
Description: "Good Testimony, Read, Read!," a broadside issued by citizens of Milwaukee in support of the gubernatorial candidacy of the Whig candidate, Leonard J. Farw...
Manuscript

Colorado and Asthma Pamphlet Cover

Date: 1874
Description: Front cover design of a pamphlet entitled "Colorado and Asthma".
Book or Pamphlet

German Wisconsin Pamphlet Cover

Date: 1868
Description: Cover of a 31-page pamphlet promoting Wisconsin to German immigrants, which translates to read "Wisconsin. An Account of the Population, soil, climate, Com...
Drawing

Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: Interior view of the Schlitz Palm Garden filled with finely dressed people. The Schlitz logo appears in the upper left corner. Located on N. 3rd Street, so...
Book or Pamphlet

Kitchen Garden Diagram

Date: 1858
Description: Diagram drawing of a kitchen vegetable garden.
Photograph

Terry Andrae

Date: 1892
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Terry Andrae, who is wearing several medals on his chest won in bicycle races.
Document

"Stars and Stripes" Newspaper

Date: 12 08 1893
Description: The Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1863 issue of "Stars and Stripes" newspaper.
Book or Pamphlet

C.B. Reynold's Tent

Date: 1886
Description: Illustration of C.B. Reynold's tent, in which he offered liberal lectures free of charge. A lectern and chairs are set up inside the tent. The sign on the ...
Book or Pamphlet

County Law Reform Pamphlet

Date: 1834
Description: The cover of the "Address, Resolutions, and Proceedings of the County Law Reform and Workingmen's Conventions...".
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1895
Description: The cover design of the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog featuring a variety of flowers, including carnations and chrysanthemums.
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1895
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog advertising a variety of fruits, including cherries, pears, apples, apricots, plums and peaches....
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1895
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer's Seed Company catalog advertising varieties of berry seeds. The illustration features raspberries, blackberries, and...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1898
Description: The cover design of the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features a variety of flowers, and an inset view of the company's factory bui...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1898
Description: An advertisement in the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features corn and oats, and two circular insets, one of factories and fields,...

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