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Photograph

Lucy Stone

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Description: Head and shoulders halftone portrait of Lucy Stone, a leader of the Woman Suffrage movement.
Painting

The Opening of the Railroad from Grandhaven to Grand Rapids

Date: 1857
Description: At the opening of the railway between Grandhaven and Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 26, 1857, the locomotive Grand Rapids was manned by the railroad...
Painting

On a Sugar Plantation in South Carolina

Date: 1859
Description: Hölzlhuber felt his most interesting experiences in America were his interactions with southern slavery. "My sketch here shows a negro family as I saw them...
Book or Pamphlet

IWW Publication Cover

Date: 1946
Description: "The General Strike for Industrial Freedom," the cover of a publication issued by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). This publication, which was fo...
Photograph

Assembly Chamber

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Description: Session in the Assembly Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Drawing

Robert Spencer

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Description: Engraved quarter-length portrait of Robert Spencer.
Photograph

Dorothy Jardon Publicity Portrait

Date: 1913
Description: Dorothy Jardon is dressed as Bimboula, a Persian woman, from the musical comedy "Oh! Oh! Delphine" in which she appeared at the Shaftsbury Theatre in Londo...
Print

Chesty Potato Chips, Label

Date: 03 19 1945
Description: Drawing submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Blue and yellow label for Chesty Potato Chips featuring a drawing of a young boy we...
Book or Pamphlet

Craig Tractor Pamphlet

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Craig tractors. The cover features an illustration of a farmer using a Craig tractor to complete field work with a tr...
Photograph

Portrait; Civil War Veteran

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Description: Three-quarter length outdoor portrait of a man with a moustache and long beard posing sitting, probably a Civil War veteran and member of the Grand Army of...
Photograph

Dead Infant

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Description: Interior view of an infant post mortem, lying in a baby buggy.
Photograph

Engine No. 1224

Date: 1914
Description: Railroad workers posing in front of locomotive Engine No. 1224 at Stowell Station. From left to right are Fireman John F. Fohey, yardmaster John Rice, Waym...
Historical Object

"The Great Society: Fun and Games Book"

Date: 1965
Description: Cover of a booklet of fun and games for Lyndon B. Johnson, by Jack Hanrahan and Phil Hahn, and subtitled "How to Cope with that Vague, Uneasy Feeling that ...
Print

Brumder Building

Date: 1880
Description: A halftone print copy of a photograph of George Brumder's 1873 three story brick building at 286-288 West Water Street. Brumder and his family lived on the...
Print

Jonathan Abel

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Description: Lithographic portrait of a man. Includes the dedication: "Resp'ty Yours Jonathan Abel."

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