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Poster

Farmall Poster

Date: 1929
Description: Advertising poster for the McCormick-Deering Farmall. The poster reads: "If it isn't a McCORMICK-DEERING it isn't a FARMALL."
Photograph

Streetcar Terminal

Date: 1900
Description: Streetcars are lined up in front of the buildings on the right. On the left people are walking down the sidewalk. A poster hangs from the front of the trol...
Print

Racine & Mississippi Railroad Poster

Date: 1858
Description: Poster advertising the Racine & Mississippi Railroad.
Drawing

Robert Novak Portrait

Date: 
Description: Portrait of columnist Robert Novak by Jack Higgins of the Chicago Sun-Times, which was for many years the home paper for Novak's column (with Rowlan...
Photograph

Model A-2 International Truck Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Advertising poster for the nternational A-2 speed truck. The text on the poster reads: "Model A-2 International 1 1/2 Ton Speed Truck. Now Reduced to $615....
Poster

Federal Theatre News Survey

Date: 1938
Description: A poster depicting a collection of news articles regarding the Federal Theatre.
Poster

Poster for Morris Brothers' Opera House Minstrels

Date: 1857
Description: Black and white lithograph on paper. Title over image of minstrel company. Inserts of Lon and Billy Morris, left and right. Large image of man papering sto...
Poster

Poster for "The Man, the Maid and the Money"

Date: 1911
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across top and the poster features a portrait of Dan Russell, whose name runs across the bottom. The famous comedian...
Poster

Poster for "Secret Service"

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across top with author's name, William Gillette, under it in upper right corner. Scene depicts a well-dressed woman sta...
Poster

Poster for "Secret Service"

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across the top with the author's name just below it upper right. Scene from the drama shows a boy dressed in gray unifo...
Poster

Poster for "Mrs. Bridget O'Brien, esq"

Date: 1892
Description: Color lithograph poster. The caption running across the top is "Frank Sanger's Company supporting John F. Sheridan." The image shows Sheridan, cross-dresse...
Poster

Poster for "In Old Kentucky"

Date: 1893
Description: Color lithograph poster. The image depicts two men fighting near a bridge and raging river. One man has driven the other to the precipice. A caption below ...
Poster

Poster for "Child Slaves of New York"

Date: 1903
Description: Color lithograph. The upper caption reads "Child Slaves of New York." The image shows a stereotypical Middle Eastern man restraining a white male in unifor...
Poster

Poster for "The Bachelor's Baby"

Date: 1909
Description: Color lithograph. Across the top the caption reads "The Colonial Theatre Company Presents" and below that in much larger letters is "Etienne Girardot" foll...
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 "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

Ben Hur and Iras in a Poster for "Ben Hur"

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph of Ben Hur and the Egyptian woman Iras embracing. Across the top banner in caps is "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production," underneath...
Poster

Messala and Ben Hur Quarreling in a Poster for "Ben Hur"

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph. Across the top banner in caps is "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production," underneath is "Gen'l Lew Wallace's Ben Hur." This is follow...
Poster

Chariot Race Poster for "Ben Hur"

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph on paper. The top caption reads in caps: "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production." Beneath this is the title against a red filed, and o...
Poster

Ben Hur and Iras in a Poster for "Ben Hur"

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph poster on paper. Across the top in caps is the caption "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production," under which follows "Gen'l Lew Wallace...

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