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Gumball Machine

Date: 12 11 1965
Description: Boy inserting coin into a gumball vending machine in anticipation of a sweet treat.
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Lorraine and Jackie Winters

Date: 01 24 1944
Description: Lorraine and Jackie Winters (ages 6 and 8 respectively), standing in front of piles of coins they have saved to buy a third War Bond. The children live at ...
Photograph

Ballweg Benefit

Date: 08 11 1948
Description: Group portrait of seven girls who put on an entertainment on Kendall Avenue, which raised $8.10 for the Ballweg family hit hard by the tornado that recentl...
Drawing

WSEU Strike Poster

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Description: Hand-drawn poster for the Wisconsin State Employees Union (WSEU), Local 171 and Local 2412, announcing "People vs State on Strike". Illustration depicts a ...
Print

Plan a Paid-For Christmas, Join the Christmas Club

Date: 1912
Description: Die cut holiday card in the shape of a bell with a string attached at top as an advertisement for the Bank of Madison to "Join the Christmas Club" so you c...
Postcard

Brownie's Wishing Well

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a girl throwing a penny into the Brownie's Wishing Well in the Cave of the Mounds. Caption reads: "Brownie's Wishing Well."
Photograph

Empty Stocking Club Donation

Date: 12 12 1960
Description: Kimball Dyer, holding his daughter Meg, hands a check from the Madison Sports Car Club to Sally Hoeveler for the Wisconsin State Journal's on Empty ...
Book or Pamphlet

Frost and Wood Foldout Card — Inside

Date: 1898
Description: Inside of foldout card, featuring four color scenes. The top is for steel plows, corn cultivators, disk harrows and spring tooth cultivators with an illust...
Photograph

Neighborhood Saving and Recreation Christmas Party

Date: 12 16 1956
Description: Four children smile at a young man holding out checks. Caption reads: The year's savings of members of the Neighborhood Saving and Recreation organization ...
Poster

2me Emprunt de la Defense Nationale

Date: 1916
Description: Men and women bringing money to the feet of La Marseillaise and Marianne. A cherub or child on the left has a helmet and sword. A little girl is emptying a...
Photograph

Montenegrin Children

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Description: Montenegrin children selling devalued paper money to our soldiers.
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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Brothers Malcolm, Mathew and Sidney Bourne discussing their finances as newspaper delivery boys with their mother, Mrs. Bailey Bourne, at their home on Lat...
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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Newspaper delivery boy Malcolm Bourne, 113 Lathrop Street, depositing his delivery earnings with Janet Simon at the Anchor Savings and Loan Company downtow...
Photograph

Christmas is Sharing

Date: 12 01 1957
Description: Three and a half year old John Pike (son of Mr. & Mrs. Wardell Pike) is shown about to drop a coin into his bank and will join other children in giving mon...
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Christmas is Sharing

Date: 12 01 1957
Description: Martha Jean Johnson, 6, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Everett F. Johnson is shown helping earn her weekly allowance by setting the table and doing other simple ...
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Christmas is Sharing

Date: 12 01 1957
Description: Three young friends are shown with puppets and setting ready to give a performance of Hansel and Gretel. Of their earnings, they intend to give $3 to the E...

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