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Drawing

Barman — Otto

Date: 1932
Description: Otto the barman from the perspective of a person on other side of the bar whose hands are shown reaching for eleven mugs of beer. The establishment is Zum ...
Photograph

Christmas Returns

Date: 12 26 1982
Description: A Target retail store is flooded with customers returning Christmas gifts.
Photograph

Alfred Hitchcock on Set

Date: 1940
Description: Alfred Hitchcock is seen on the set of the film "Foreign Correspondent." He stands in front of the camera which is on a dolly. The cameraman looks at Hitc...
Photograph

Arthur J. Altmeyer Awarded an Honorary LL.D Degree

Date: 06 02 1939
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer was awarded an honorary LL.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Men who received degrees from the University of Wisconsin are, ...

Newspaper Article/Clipping

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Mrs. Rose Kennedy

Date: 11 24 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy, brother of the late president, escorts his mother, Mrs. Rose Kennedy fro...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Murder Weapon

Date: 11 23 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "A Dallas Policeman holds the murder weapon used to assassinate President John F. Kennedy high over his...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

President John F. Kennedy Greets Crowd

Date: 11 22 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "President John F. Kennedy greets a large crowd in a light rain in front of the Texas hotel prior to hi...
Photograph

Banquet Guests

Date: 1967
Description: Guests enjoying themselves at a banquet of the Executives' Secretaries, Inc.
Photograph

Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 07 1974
Description: Paul Vanderbilt sitting in a painted metal chair in George Talbot's (Vanderbilt's successor) backyard on Jenifer Street. He is wearing a plaid jacket, trou...
Photograph

F. Gerald Ham and Dr. Walter Peterson

Date: 03 1965
Description: The caption with this photograph reads: "Dr. Walter Peterson (right), professor of history at Lawrence University, Appleton, with F. Gerald Ham, Wisconsin ...
Photograph

Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 1976
Description: Paul Vanderbilt posed against a dark background. He has his left hand on his hip, and in his right hand he holds his glasses at chest level. He is wearing ...
Photograph

Herman Goering and Louis P. Lochner

Date: 
Description: Herman Goering, Louis Lochner and an unidentified man standing in a row indoors in a room with a large window in the background. In the room is stuffed fur...
Photograph

Adam Davis

Date: 06 28 1967
Description: View across desk towards a man talking on a telephone and writing in a notebook. Caption reads: "Adam Davis, who is an insurance salesman, represents the g...
Photograph

Mike Wallace

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of reporter Mike Wallace.
Magazine or Periodical

"Salute to Cuba"

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Description: Full page "Salute to Cuba" in the United Artists newsletter "Around the World" from November 27, 1942. There are five photographs showing the staff and var...
Photograph

Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. Stockholders' Meeting

Date: 12 18 1968
Description: A group of men in suits are sitting on folding chairs, looking off-camera. One man is taking notes. Some of the men have briefcases next to their chairs. C...
Photograph

Vulcan Materials Company Officials

Date: 07 26 1968
Description: Two men are looking at large papers. One of the men has a pipe in his mouth, and the other is wearing eyeglasses and is smiling and pointing to the sheet o...
Photograph

Brewers Guests

Date: 05 20 1970
Description: Two smiling men are standing together, both wearing baseball caps with an "M" on them. The man on the left has just thrown a baseball. Caption reads: "BREW...
Photograph

Carmen Dillon

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Description: Art Director Carmen Dillon and an unidentified man are viewing the construction of one of the sets from the 1948 film "Hamlet." Another unidentified man is...
Photograph

Electric Company Strike Negotiations

Date: 12 30 1966
Description: Three men are sitting together at a table. The man in the middle appears to be writing on a document, while the man on his right is talking to him. Caption...

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