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Springtime Air Conditioning Ad

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Description: "It's Always Springtime on the C&O," an advertising brochure issued by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to publicize its status as the first railroad to air ...
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Old Timer's Resort Brochure

Date: 1910
Description: Cover of brochure for Old Timer's Resort (formerly Burke's Resort).
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International Harvester Engine Trade Card

Date: 1905
Description: Advertising card for International Harvester stationary engines. Features a color illustration of a young girl fetching water from a trough. A pump powered...
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D.M. Osborne Factory Buildings

Date: 1893
Description: Inside spread of an advertising folder showing factory buildings of the D.M. Osborne Company. The top center illustration is the Office and Factory; bottom...
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Cheese & Butter Table

Date: 1937
Description: Advertising brochure for Wisconsin's dairy industry issued by the State Department of Agriculture. It depicts Wisconsin as the table upon which cheese and...
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Victory Garden Seed Order Form

Date: 1943
Description: Front side of order blank for Aunt Jenny's Garden for Victory seeds featuring a drawing of a woman and several vegetables.
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Edgar O'Connor

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Description: Engraved head and shoulders portrait of Colonel Edgar O'Connor, F & S, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted in Beloit on August 3, 1861 and was ki...
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Heider Tractor Pamphlet

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Heider tractor, made and sold by Rock Island Plow Company. The pamphlet features a decorative border surrounding ...
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Heider Tractor and Plow Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Heider tractors. A photograph of a man using a tractor and plow is placed at the top and a label reading: "Return to ...
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Frick Agricultural Equipment

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Frick line of agricultural equipment, including saw mills, engines, threshers, and tractors. Frick Company was ba...
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Wallis Cub Model D Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Advertisement for the Wallis "Cub" tractor, Model D. A side-view illustration of the tractor is at top, and the accompanying text reads: "If You Want a Lar...

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