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Poster

It's Better with Butter!

Date: 1941
Description: Color poster created by the National Dairy Council, Chicago, of butter and buttered food items such as pancakes, baked potatoes, and a steak, displayed on ...
Book or Pamphlet

Bluebell Cream Separator Catalog

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's Bluebell line of cream separators. Features an illustration of a woman encountering a bird an...
Postcard

Easter Greetings

Date: 1910
Description: Easter postcard with a female rabbit sitting on an Easter egg and a male rabbit standing behind her. Another male rabbit is taking their picture with a cam...
Print

Geo. C. Mansfield Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Geo. (George) C. Mansfield Company, a manufacturer and dealer in butter, eggs, cheese, poultry and country produce from Johnsons Creek, Wis...
Print

Belle City Incubator Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Belle City Incubator Company of Racine, Wisconsin, manufacturers of hatching equipment. Includes illustrations of an egg incubator and a ...
Print

A.K. Porter Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of A.K. Porter, a poultry breeder and egg dealer from Shawano, Wisconsin, with an image of a rooster and a chicken. Printed on lined note paper.
Print

Wilbur Seed Meal Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Wilbur Seed Meal Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturer of horse, cattle, poultry, and egg food, hoof packing, and various animal re...
Poster

Enlisted for Duration of The War

Date: 1916
Description: "Enlisted for Duration of The War. Help The National Egg Collection for the Wounded." Poster of a chicken wearing a red leg band and a sash with a symbol o...
Book or Pamphlet

Frost and Wood Catalog Cover

Date: 1901
Description: Cover of catalog with a color illustration of a man wearing boots and holding a hat writing in a large book. The text reads: "Twentieth Century Fame, the F...
Print

Sheridan's Powder Advertising Card

Date: 1881
Description: Advertising card with the heading: "To make hens lay, use Sheridan's condition powder." Features a color illustration of a man in a hen house on the left h...
Poster

"The Eggs" Film Poster

Date: 1966
Description: Japanese film poster. Illustrated image in black of an egg with a body against a brown background. The egg is wearing a hat and has a cracked face.
Poster

"Sein oder nicht sein" (To Be or Not to Be) Film Poster

Date: 1955
Description: German film poster for the re-release of the American film. Abstract image of Adolf Hitler's face illustrated on half a broken egg shell shape, with four s...
Poster

Soignons la basse-cour

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Description: Poster with an illustration of a black hen sitting on a large pile of eggs. Text reads: "Soignons la basse-cour. Ville de Paris Ecole de Filles Avenue Daum...
Postcard

Happy Easter

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Description: Easter postcard with a bird, bird's nest and flowers. In the background is a country scene with a river and the moon partially behind clouds. Text on front...
Postcard

All Joy to You This Eastertide

Date: 03 23 1907
Description: Easter postcard with two rabbits, one inside a hinged and decorated Easter egg, and the other rabbit outside. They are touching noses. The egg and rabbits ...
Postcard

Easter Greetings

Date: 1915
Description: Easter postcard with a well-dressed rooster, with arms instead of wings, carrying a cane and an Easter Egg on a ribbon. He is wearing a jacket with a pussy...

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