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Milwaukee Harvester Co. Catalog

Date: 1887
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color chromolithograph illustration of farmers in a field with a horse-dra...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Floor Plan

Date: 1904
Description: The floor plan of the first floor of the third Wisconsin Capitol as published in 1904 under the title "Program issued by the Capitol Improvement Commission...
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Floor Plan

Date: 1904
Description: The floor plan of the second floor of the third Wisconsin Capitol as published in 1904 under the title "Program issued by the Capitol Improvement Commissio...
Book or Pamphlet

Pottawatomie Lighthouse

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Description: Exterior view of the "Pottawatomie" lighthouse in snowy expanse of land, with the lake in the background.
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Farwell's Madison Mills

Date: 1851
Description: Engraving of the five-story tall mill erected at the outlet of the Yahara Creek by Leonard J. Farwell. This engraving appears in Statistics of Dane County,...
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol.
Book or Pamphlet

State University in Madison

Date: 1874
Description: State University (University of Wisconsin), Madison.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) near Madison.
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State Street as Proposed

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Description: Drawing of proposed State Street.
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Proposed State Street Park

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Description: Drawing of proposed park on State Street at the corner of Broom and Gorham Streets.
Book or Pamphlet

First Unitarian Meeting House Brochure

Date: 1951
Description: Front and back cover of the dedicatory brochure issued by the First Unitarian Society of Madison, "the church of tomorrow," a Frank Lloyd Wright design. Th...
Book or Pamphlet

Building on Superior Street

Date: 1969
Description: Building on the west side of Superior Street where Joseph Ruelle was shot.
Book or Pamphlet

WPA Guide to Wisconsin

Date: 1941
Description: Front cover of "Wisconsin: a Guide to the Badger State" featuring a Harold Hone photograph of the Wisconsin State Capitol with gilding on the dome.
Book or Pamphlet

Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company

Date: 1902
Description: A bird's-eye view illustration of the Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company. The company was founded in 1895 by four Madison businessmen, Conrad M. Con...
Book or Pamphlet

Malt Kiln Fire Boxes

Date: 1934
Description: Malt kiln fire boxes, Rahr Malting Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1934. These fireboxes heated Rahr's double-decked malt kiln, in which the hot exhaust air...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1892
Description: Back cover, front cover, and menu page for the Old Settlers' Club of Milwaukee County annual banquet. The back page includes an illustration of a monument ...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1898
Description: Front and back covers and menu page for the 29th annual banquet of the Old Settlers Club of Milwaukee County. Front cover includes a circular portrait of c...
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvester Co. Catalog Front and Back Cover

Date: 1885
Description: The front cover features a color illustration of a man and woman relaxing near a lake or river. The woman is sitting on a chair under an umbrella painting ...
Book or Pamphlet

Hotel Glenwood

Date: 1910
Description: The centerfold of a promotional brochure features a photograph of the Hotel Glenwood and a description of the springs on the grounds. The hotel, with large...
Book or Pamphlet

Neighborhood House Pamphlet

Date: 1923
Description: Pamphlet advertising classes for "foreigners" to learn English at the Neighborhood House. The Neighborhood House is pictured on the pamphlet with a U.S. fl...

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