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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.
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Farmer on Tractor

Date: 04 03 1930
Description: Photograph of a drawing of a farmer on a tractor.
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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...
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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."
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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.
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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 "...
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International Diesel Engine Diagram

Date: 1945
Description: International diesel engine diagram.
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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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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.
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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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Engineer's Drawings of Raney Grain Shocker

Date: 04 27 1915
Description: Engineer's drawing of small timer and fork guide loop. Written over the top: "Obsolete."
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Engineer's Drawings of Raney Grain Shocker

Date: 04 27 1915
Description: Engineer's drawings of setter trip stop connection bracket, fork guide pipe hinge. Written over the top: "Obsolete."
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Story Time

Date: 1976
Description: A group of children is seated on the floor and in chairs, listening to a teacher reading during story time. One boy is lying on the floor. A nun is standin...
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Ethan Allen

Date: 07 1922
Description: Sketch of Revolutionary War officer Ethan Allen, depicted standing on a hill with his sword drawn. Another soldier is in the background. Appears on the cov...

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