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Photograph

Conklin & Sons

Date: 1916
Description: People pose outside of Conklin & Sons store. According to the sign, they sold wood, lime, cement, tile, and brick.
Photograph

Nevada Brick and Tile Works

Date: 1908
Description: The factory and yard at the Nevada Brick and Tile Works. Caption reads: "Nevada Brick and Tile Works, Nevada, Iowa."
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin : Showing the Approximate Distribution of the Clays and Shales and the Location of the Brick and Drain Tile Factories

Date: 06 01 1900
Description: This map shows the the locations of different kinds of clay and shales throughout the state of Wisconsin. Includes a colored legend of types of clay and sh...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Historical Society Floor Mosaic

Date: 1899
Description: Mosaic in the central lobby floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society, near the statue "Forward." This is the printer's mark of the Riverside Press. It was...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Historical Society Floor Mosaic

Date: 1899
Description: Mosaic in the central lobby floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society. This is the printer's mark of one the earliest English printers, William Caxton. He ...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Historical Society Floor Mosaic

Date: 1899
Description: Mosaic in the north/central lobby floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society. This is the printer's mark for Jehan Frellon, a prominent printer in Lyons, Fr...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Historical Society Floor Mosaic

Date: 1899
Description: Mosaic in the north lobby floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The Elzivirs, Amsterdam printers in 1620, were known by this illustration of a hermit ...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Historical Society Floor Mosaic

Date: 1899
Description: Mosaic in the south/central lobby floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The printer's mark of Melchor Lotter, a Leipzig printer from 1491-1536, was in...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Historical Society Floor Mosaic

Date: 1899
Description: Mosaic in the south lobby floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society. This design, dating from 1502, was the mark of Aldus Manutius, the head of the printer...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering Industrial Tractor

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Right side view of an industrial tractor parked outdoors. There are trucks parked in the background near a brick building. The tires read: "Heavy Duty Good...

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