Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-19 of 19

Poster

Sha-Na-Na Poster

Date: 08 1972
Description: Poster publicizing the New York-based Rock and Roll revival group, "Sha-Na-Na." Features caricature illustrations of all members, designed by Aardvark Desi...
Print

Festival Choir Concert Poster

Date: 04 1975
Description: Poster announcing "Festival Choir," a concert of music from America, conducted by David Crosby, at several venues in Madison and Monona, Wisconsin. Feature...
Poster

Poster for "The Tourists"

Date: 1906
Description: Color Lithograph. In a caption box at top is the banner "Sam. S. & Lee Schubert (inc) Offer the Merry Musical Comedy" followed in larger block letters by "...
Poster

Poster for "My Hometown Girl"

Date: 1915
Description: Color lithograph poster with portraits of John Hyams and Leila McIntyre with the caption "Perry J. Kelly offers John Hyams and Leila McIntyre." Bottom capt...
Poster

Poster for "A Modern Cinderella"

Date: 1901
Description: Color lithograph poster announcing “A Notable Production of the Last Word in Musical Comedy A Modern Cinderella/Book & Lyrics by Caspar Nathan/Music by Ham...
Poster

Poster for "A Modern Cinderella"

Date: 1901
Description: Color lithograph poster announcing “A Notable Production of the Last Word in Musical Comedy A Modern Cinderella”/”Book & Lyrics by Caspar Nathan”/”Music by...
Poster

Poster for "Rollicking Shannon"

Date: 1912
Description: Color lithograph poster for "Rollicking Shannon." Across the top the caption reads “John O’Donnell, The Gifted Actor and Tenor”/Management Al. McLean." The...
Poster

Poster for "A Black Sheep"

Date: 1894
Description: Color lithograph poster. Top caption "Hoyt's 'A Black Sheep'/Hoyt & McKee, Proprietors." Image shows women trying to keep Buffalo Bill-type cowboy from tak...
Poster

Poster for "A Social Session"

Date: 1890
Description: Color lithograph poster. Top caption reads "Social Session" with an insert to the right containing an image of "D. J. Sprague, Manager." The image shows me...
Poster

Poster for "A Trip to Chinatown"

Date: 1891
Description: Color lithograph poster. At top “Hoyt’s "A Trip to Chinatown" with insert at center "From Hoyt's Madison Square Theatre New York" and another insert at rig...
Print

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 11 1947
Description: Program for the New York City Symphony performance of The Cradle Will Rock. Leonard Bernstein was the musical director and Howard Da Silva starred in and s...
Poster

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 
Description: Poster on green card stock with black lettering advertising a performance of The Cradle Will Rock sponsored by the Harvard Student Union.
Print

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 
Description: Flyer advertising the upcoming performance of The Cradle Will Rock at Maxine Elliott's Theatre. The flyer was done by The Federal Theatre program and iden...
Print

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 
Description: Front page of the program for the performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Venice Theatre.
Poster

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 
Description: Flyer advertising the special performance of The Cradle Will Rock by The Mercury Theatre.
Book or Pamphlet

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 1938
Description: Page five of the playbill for performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Windsor Theatre. The page credits Blitzstein, Orson Welles, and three of the cast...
Book or Pamphlet

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 1938
Description: Page eleven of the playbill for the performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Windsor Theatre. Page eleven includes more of the cast list and an advertis...
Poster

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 
Description: Poster for a preview performance of The Cradle Will Rock. The performance is a benefit for the Brooklyn Eagle strikers. The poster is white poster board wi...
Poster

Auditorium Plankinton Hall

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with red and white text that reads: "Auditorium Plankinton Hall Sunday Night Mr. 17 Benefit Performance. Co. L. 340th Infantry. Milwaukee's Own 10 B...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: