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Singer Sewing Machine in Java

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Description: Illustration of a Javanese woman sewing at a Singer Sewing machine while a Javanese man looks on.
Photograph

Menomonee Drug Company Wagon

Date: 1913
Description: Rial Herreman stands beside a horse-drawn wagon/float, decorated with fresh flowers, advertising the Menomonee Drug Company. This may have been part of a l...
Photograph

Aztalan Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Aztalan Church.
Photograph

Black Hawk Monument

Date: 1930
Description: A rock formation known as "Black Hawk Monument" in Wyalusing State Park. The park's original name, Nelson Dewey, was later given to a different state park ...
Photograph

Racine Public Library

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of Racine Public Library Branch. In the room are two wooden benches on either side of a fireplace. A reading table is in the foreground, and ...
Photograph

Ben Bergor Billboard

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Description: Madison magician Ben Bergor standing in front of the Leota Theatre. Bergor was born Ben Goldenberger, and first performed in vaudeville as Bennie Golden Be...
Print

Merchant's Gargling Oil

Date: 1881
Description: Two advertising cards featuring a color illustration of a caricature of a baseball player. The card on the left is titled: "A close Affair. Hugging the Bat...
Book or Pamphlet

Meriam & Morgan Paraffine Co.

Date: 1880
Description: Front and back of 4-panel brochure. Features an illustration of the factory on the front cover. On the inside a 2-page spread features a color illustration...
Photograph

Scandinavian Woman

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a woman in traditional Scandinavian dress, including an ornate headdress.
Historical Object

John Randolph

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Description: Paper cutout of the silhouette of a man wearing a hat, long suit coat, boots, and holding a cane. Paper on back of framed image reads: "Purchased in Madiso...

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