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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: An assortment of presidential political campaign ephemera. At the top is the inside of a holiday card with a color portrait of Bob and Elizabeth Dole, whic...
Print

Maryland State Lottery Letter

Date: 12 20 1855
Description: Letter confirming the purchase of two State of Maryland Lottery tickets by Mr. Charles A. Kingsley through the Chicago office of Pyfer & Co.
Document

Letter to "Packer Backers"

Date: 04 1953
Description: A letter form Green Bay Packers president Russ Bogda addressed "Dear Packer Backer."
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New Year's Ball

Date: 01 01 1858
Description: Printed invitation to a New Year's Ball given at Weeden's Hotel in Neenah with music provided by Shattuck's Cotillion Band. The invitation is printed on e...
Document

Milwaukee House Stationery

Date: 1857
Description: Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ...
Document

N.E. Carter Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of N.E. Carter of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, a dealer in Indian relics and other curios from around the world, with images of individual artifacts, suc...
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: A business card sized invitation ticket to attend the victory party for Ronald Reagan and George Bush. It includes an illustration of the top neck of a cha...
Print

"An Evening With Vince" Ticket

Date: 08 07 1968
Description: Two tickets to "A Green Bay Salute to Vince Lombardi, An Evening With Vince Picnic Supper" that took place on Wednesday August 7th, 1968 at Brown County Ve...
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Fred M. Schlimgen Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Fred M. Schlimgen of Madison, Wisconsin, designer and builder of memorial markers, with a landscape of classical buildings, a cloud-filled sk...
Manuscript

Letter to William R. Taylor from Hinton

Date: 06 08 1853
Description: A letter to W.R. Taylor from Hinton.
Manuscript

Pfister & Vogel Leather Co. Letterhead

Date: 1886
Description: Letterhead for the Pfister & Vogel Leather Co., with an engraving of a bird's-eye view of the city (signed Ma-- Richards, Mil Wis) advertising the "Nationa...
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 11 02 1992
Description: The cover of a November 1992 edition of "The New Yorker" magazine. On the left side, down the spine, are jack-o-lanterns, bats, and ghosts with a torn loo...
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May Party Invitation

Date: 05 02 1882
Description: Illustrated invitation to a May Party at Liederkranz Hall given by the Makers and Sawyers of Milwaukee. The invitation is illustrated in color with a hors...
Print

Military Ball Invitation

Date: 04 29 1882
Description: Printed invitation to the 2nd annual military ball of the Light Horse Squadron of Milwaukee. The invitation is printed in blue and gold and features illust...
Photograph

Joe McCarthy Christmas Greeting

Date: 12 1954
Description: The 1954 Christmas card of Jeanne and Joseph R. McCarthy, mailed at about the time he was censured by the Senate. Handwritten on the inside the card says,...
Print

"The Columbine" Union Pacific Dinner Menu Interior

Date: 1930
Description: Interior of the dinner menu for The Columbine, a Union Pacific passenger train that traveled between Chicago and Denver, with columbine flower borders and ...
Manuscript

Century Grills Menu

Date: 1933
Description: Front cover and interior of menu for the Century Grills at the 1937 World's Fair. On the cover is a black and white photograph of a fair building, and silv...
Document

Packer Letterhead

Date: 03 30 1950
Description: Green Bay Packers letterhead dated March 30th. The content of the letter is detailing a future Green Bay Packers stock drive and is sent from Lee Joannes.
Document

Packer Letterhead

Date: 03 15 1950
Description: Green Bay Packers letterhead dated March 15th. The content of the letter is about organizing a meeting to talk about and explain that year's Green Bay Pack...
Document

Letter From Vince Lombardi to Season TIcket Holders

Date: 03 1959
Description: A letter from Vince Lombardi to season ticket holders for the Green Bay Packers season. The schedule and ticket prices are also part of the body of the let...

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