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Iron Brigade Monument

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Description: Gettysburg, Iron Brigade Monument.
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Lillian Sholes

Date: 1872
Description: Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes.
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McCormick Works Foundry Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of yard behind the foundry at the McCormick Reaper Works. Several men and a horse are working among piles of parts and debris. The factory wa...
Photograph

Edward Burr Van Vleck

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Description: Edward Burr Van Vleck posing with a book in a studio portrait.
Photograph

Young Girl in Dress and Bonnet

Date: 1900
Description: Young girl in dress and bonnet posing with wood crate. The photograph was likely used by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company's advertising department ...
Photograph

Young Girl in Overalls and Straw Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Advertising photograph of young girl in overalls and straw hat pointing to spot on a blank poster.
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Woman Posing as if Drinking from Cup

Date: 1900
Description: Waist-up portrait of a woman dressed as a "dairy maid"(?) posing as if holding an imaginary cup or glass. The image was most likely used as a model for a c...
Photograph

Sidell Sisters

Date: 1927
Description: The Sidell Sisters, Billie and Pierre, posed as a Latin couple. The Sidell Sisters were from Madison, Wisconsin. They were students of Leo T. Kehl and th...
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Frank A. Hutchins

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Description: Formal portrait of Frank A. Hutchins.
Photograph

Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: Fort Howard hospital sheltered by large trees.
Print

Pear's Soap

Date: 09 20 1899
Description: Advertisement for Pear's Soap featuring an illustration of an admiral washing his hands. Text reads: "The first step toward lightening the white man's burd...
Photograph

Chapelle with Soldiers and Woman

Date: 1958
Description: Dickey Chapelle posing in Cuba with Major Antonio Lusson, and a group of male and female soldiers.
Poster

Karl Armstrong Freedom Party Poster

Date: 09 23 1973
Description: Poster for Karl Armstrong freedom party.
Print

Robert M. La Follette Political Cartoon

Date: 1908
Description: La Follette political cartoon. La Follette and presidential candidates Root, Shaw, Taft, and Fairbanks at a fish pond.
Magazine or Periodical

"La Follette's Magazine" Memorial Edition

Date: 07 1925
Description: Front page of "La Follette's Magazine" Memorial Edition remembering the life and work of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. This magazine later became the Progres...
Photograph

Sunday Morning Traffic

Date: 1951
Description: Sunday morning traffic on the corner of Washington and South 8th Streets in Manitowoc.
Print

International School Bus Advertising Proof

Date: 05 1948
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features illustrations of an International school bus and an Intern...
Print

International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 04 1956
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features color photographs of men loading and unloading a variety o...
Drawing

Western Costume Design for "Hud"

Date: 1963
Description: Western ensemble of jeans, shirt, boots, and cowboy hat designed by Edith Head for Paul Newman in the film "Hud" (Paramount, 1963).
Drawing

Edith Head Costume Design

Date: 1958
Description: Black dress, fitted at the waist, designed by Edith Head for "Vertigo" (Paramount 1958).

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