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Chauncey Stewart, Wisconsin Engraving Company Artist

Date: 03 02 1934
Description: Chauncey D. Stewart, commercial artist on the staff of Wisconsin Engraving Co., 109 S. Carroll Street. He is at work on an illustration from which an engra...
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Margueretta Dalton at Easel

Date: 10 14 1932
Description: Margueretta Dalton, 1314 Randall Court, student of Prof. Stebbins' life class in drawing, shown standing at easel, drawing with charcoal.
Photograph

Farmer on Tractor

Date: 04 03 1930
Description: Photograph of a drawing of a farmer on a tractor.
Photograph

Cheese-Mobile

Date: 1964
Description: Principals in the "world's largest cheese" promotion, study the artist's sketch of the "Cheese-Mobile" that will send the cheese to the New York World's Fa...
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Alice in Dairyland Dress Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: A sketch of the winning dress designed by Betty Lou Jahn of Milwaukee for the first Alice in Dairyland in 1948. Not only was the design worn by the first A...
Print

International Harvester Safety Cartoon

Date: 1945
Description: Cartoon showing a man looking at the following text: "Look at the facts, in 11 days war casualties 15,883, civilian casualties 24,812."
Photograph

Temperance Rebus

Date: 1885
Description: Rebus from the National Temperance Advocate, 1884-1886 p.207. Solution is: "What harm can there be in a glass of beer? None, my man, in one or two. 'Tis...
Print

Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Date: 01 01 1900
Description: Cartoon drawing of a man wielding a feather quill pen as a sworn and a sheet of paper as a shield.
Print

Red Baby Truck Cartoon

Date: 03 1923
Description: Color cartoon from "Harvester World" magazine demonstrating the value of the Red Baby truck to International Harvester dealerships. The cartoon is titled "...
Photograph

International Diesel Engine Diagram

Date: 1945
Description: International diesel engine diagram.
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I Will Win

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Description: Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) poster with a drawing of a man standing with his sleeves rolled up and his arms crossed. There are industrial scenes ...
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Irna Phillips Designing a Floor Plan

Date: 1949
Description: Irna Phillips is seated, and drawing a floor plan. On a table next to her are framed photographs of her children.
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Copy Photograph of Charcoal Drawing of Woman

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Description: Copy photograph of a charcoal or pastel drawing of a woman wearing a dark-colored blouse with a light-colored collar.
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Line Drawings of Labeled Parts on Axles

Date: 11 25 1911
Description: Line drawings of labeled parts on axles.
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Cut-away Sketch of Telstar

Date: 1962
Description: A color cut-away sketch of the Telstar satellite.
Poster

Stuggle for Justice: The Leavenworth Brothers Poster

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Description: Social action poster advertising a forum titled: "Forum, 'Stuggle for Justice' the Leavenworth Brothers." Held at Wichita State University CAC Theater on S...
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Cartoon for "The Great Dictator."

Date: 1940
Description: In this Al Hirschfeld cartoon promoting Charlie Chaplin's film "The Great Dictator," Hynkel, played by Chaplin, dances with Madame Napaloni, played by Grac...
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Drawing of poster design element for "The Great Dictator."

Date: 1940
Description: In this drawing, intended as a poster element, Chaplin as the dictator Hynkel contemplates a globe on the left while on the right is a small silhouette of ...
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Cartoon for "The Great Dictator."

Date: 1940
Description: Al Hirschfeld's drawing shows Charlie Chaplin's Jewish barber character and Hannah (Paulette Goddard) walking away arm in arm. This cartoon was produced to...
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Poster design for "The Great Dictator."

Date: 1940
Description: This element of a poster design shows Charlie Chaplin's Jewish barber character standing on the shoulder of his Hynkel character as though to give him a ha...

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