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Postcard

McCormick Building at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: Souvenir postcard from the Paris Exposition of 1900 in Paris, France, showing the "McCormick Building."
Map or Atlas

Continental View of World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of the Columbian Exposition pavilions from the vantage point of Lake Michigan. Included is an inset of the Union Passenger Station (now Uni...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Spanish-Language Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of a Spanish-language catalog for McCormick brand harvesting machinery. The color illustration shows a McCormick binder on display at the Paris Expos...
Poster

Century of Progress World's Fair Poster

Date: 1934
Description: Poster for the 1934 "Century of Progress" World's Fair in Chicago showing a woman surrounded by abstract representations of the sights and sounds of the fa...
Poster

Deering Columbian Exposition Advertising Poster

Date: 1893
Description: Advertising poster featuring color illustration of a crowd gathered around a Deering grain binder and mower at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Poster

Rock-N-Roll Festival Poster

Date: 06 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a Rock-n-Roll music festival, featuring Warner Brothers recording artist Brownsville Station, Hound Dog Moses, and Tongue. Promoted ...
Document

Milwaukee Exposition Association Letterhead

Date: 1883
Description: Letterhead stationery of the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Association, with an engraving of the building constructed for that event.
Print

Birds-Eye View of the Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 1891
Description: Color illustration of the grounds and buildings of the 1893 World's Fair or Columbian Exposition.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wisconsin Pavilion News

Date: 04 1964
Description: Front page of a publication promoting the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The page features stories about the pavilion, an architectu...
Book or Pamphlet

Aultman, Miller & Co. Calendar Page 2

Date: 1892
Description: Second page of calendar for March and April, 1892. Features two illustrations: the top one is of a man using a team of horses to pull a Buckeye harvesting ...
Book or Pamphlet

Aultman, Miller & Co. Calendar Page 3

Date: 1892
Description: Third page of calendar for May and June, 1892. Features two illustrations: the top one of a man using a team of horses to pull a Buckeye harvesting machine...
Book or Pamphlet

Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company Brochure Cover

Date: 1893
Description: Front cover of a brochure for Champion Mowers and Binders. Features a color illustration of a man reclining in a chair, while holding a large sheet of pape...
Historical Object

Olivia Monona Exhibitor ID Card

Date: 1933
Description: Exhibitor identification card for opera singer Olivia Monona who worked as a representative of the Stayform Company at the Century of Progress World's Fair...
Historical Object

Marshfield Central Wisconsin State Fair Tickets

Date: 1982
Description: Unused ticket packet for the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield. There is one ticket for each day from Wednesday, September 1 through Monday, (Labo...
Historical Object

Crawford County Fair Membership Ticket

Date: 1890
Description: Ticket admitting a member of the Crawford County Agricultural Society along with his partner and their unmarried children under 21 years of age to the "Nin...
Photograph

Viking Ship

Date: 1893
Description: View of a replica Viking Ship that sailed from Norway to the United States for the Columbian Exposition in 1893. Three men are standing on shore in front o...

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