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Doomed Demons

Date: 1935
Description: "Doomed Demons" by Eustace L. Adams, part of the Air Combat Stories for Boys series published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1932 and 1946. The cover art is b...
Photograph

Window Display of Maytag Washers

Date: 03 16 1927
Description: Home Appliance Co. window display of a Maytag washing machine, at 120 E. Main Street.
Historical Object

Mourning Badge with Grant Image

Date: 07 23 1885
Description: Mourning Badge with the image of Ulysses S. Grant.
Photograph

Founders and Commanders of the GAR

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Description: Group of portraits of the founders and commanders of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Photograph

Old Abe Glass Compote

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Description: Old Abe covered glass compote made by the Crystal Glass Company of Bridgeport, Ohio. Exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 where ...
Historical Object

FDR Campaign Pin

Date: 1936
Description: Campaign button for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with Roosevelt's image at the center and the phrase "Carry on with Roosevelt" around the outer edge.
Historical Object

FDR Campaign Banner

Date: 1932
Description: Campaign banner in support of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for President. The banner bears Roosevelt's image and the phrases "God Bless America" and "our next...
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"Green Bay Packers" Sticker

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Description: An football shaped sticker with the words "Green Bay Packers" over a map of Wisconsin, with Green Bay and Milwaukee identified. There is also an image of a...
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Cover of the "Titletown, U.S.A. '61"

Date: 12 29 1961
Description: The cover of "Titletown, U.S.A. '61," a Special edition of the "Green Bay Press-Gazette."
Print

Green Bay Packers Wall Calendar

Date: 01 1973
Description: A wall calendar featuring the "World Famous Green Bay Packers." The calendar is advertising Hank Lefebvre's commercial photography business.
Historical Object

McCormick Agency Sign

Date: 1895
Description: Tin sign used to identify a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership or agency. Includes a portrait of Cyrus McCormick and illustrations of a "harve...
Historical Object

Ron Kramer Bottle Cap

Date: 1964
Description: Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of NFL All Star offensive end Ron Kramer, #88.
Historical Object

Jim Taylor Bottle Cap

Date: 1964
Description: Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of Packers full back, #37 Jim Taylor.
Historical Object

Willie Davis Bottle Cap

Date: 1964
Description: Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of NFL All Star defensive end, #87, Willie Davis.
Historical Object

Dairyland Rat Poison

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Description: Dairyland rat poison container, made for the Wisconsin Pharmacal Company in Milwaukee. It was a warfarin-based poison.
Historical Object

Oscar Mayer Banjo-Ukulele

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Description: A banjo-ukulele with the words "Oh, I Wish I Were... An Oscar Mayer Wiener..." on the body of the instrument. It was used by Richard Trentlage in the first...
Document

C.L. (Neal) Harrington's Identity Card

Date: 1918
Description: Neal Harrington was assigned to the American Expeditionary Forces in October 1918. He was sent to France with the 20th Engineering Corp as a 2nd lieutenant...
Historical Object

Joy Camps Chevrons and Logo

Date: 1950
Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Blue Album, displaying chevrons earned at camp, and the Joy Camps logo. Three different chevrons are included, a single, a double...
Historical Object

Beaver Felt Top Hat

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Description: View of the inside of a top hat made from beaver felt, worn by Green Bay resident Morgan L. Martin. The maker's label reads: "Orel Cook, Rutland, Vt."
Historical Object

Joy Camps Logo

Date: 1950
Description: Joy Camps logo patch.

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