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| Date: | 01 27 1963 |
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| Description: | Young Caucasian boys dressed like Native Americans as part of their YMCA "Indian Guides" program. They are being directed by the "All Nations Chief" Henry ... |
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| Description: | Woman dressed as Paulina Bunyan (female version of Paul Bunyan) standing in the Minirama recreation of the Wisconsin Dells. She holds an axe in one hand an... |
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| Description: | Hodag standing on a log. Caption reads: "The Hodag. Rhinelander, Wis." |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Cream City Sash & Door Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, "Manufacturers of Glazed Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings & Interior Work," with fo... |
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| Description: | Billhead of the Schwaab Stamp & Seal Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an engraver and manufacturer of seals, stamps, and checks. In the center is a circula... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Postcard of the Milwaukee lakefront. In the foreground is an image of Neptune standing in Lake Michigan holding a trident in one hand and a beer stein in t... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for Bunde & Upmeyer jewelers with a drawing of a butterfly-winged faerie holding a jeweled nacklace and hovering among several gemstones. The... |
| Date: | 08 1958 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Thaller's Steak House team, East Midget Central No. 2 champions. Having been unbeaten in 18 games, they lost to Gallagher's in the title ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | This map is ink and watercolor on cardboard and shows Native American legends and villages pictorially. Trails are also shown. |
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| Description: | Man in a long coat and hat standing with the large Paul Bunyan drum, which is mounted on wheels. |
| Date: | 08 11 1962 |
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| Description: | Youngsters admiring a 10-foot high animated model of legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 01 1969 |
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| Description: | A map of Oneida county, which includes a small drawing of a hodag. |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing titled, "Fish Tales (The Truth is Irrelevant, A Lie Well Told Lives Forever)." Sid adds the following words to describe the... |
| Date: | 1985 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Capitol Times May 3, 1985 with Sid's caption: "Charlie Lunker Bass is down at the rustic barber... |
| Date: | 1986 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Capital Times on May 3, 1986 with Sid's caption: "Before fish, all men are created equal. Fish,... |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a fisherman in waders, standing in ankle deep water and bending over with one hand in the water. He is looking towards h... |
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| Description: | Sid standing in his kitchen looking at a sculpture of a Viking troll set up on a stool. |
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| Description: | Sid is standing in his kitchen looking at a sculpture of a Viking troll set up on a stool. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | This colored map published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin shows key points of interest telling the story of Wisconsin's earliest settlement a... |
| Date: | 09 18 2014 |
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| Description: | View of the Annie Stewart Memorial Fountain. The base of the circular fountain is decorated with a repeated motif of shells and flowers. A sculpture is at ... |
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