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Cut-away Sketch of Telstar

Date: 1962
Description: A color cut-away sketch of the Telstar satellite.
Photograph

Telstar Satellite Cut-away Drawing

Date: 1962
Description: A cutaway drawing of the Bell System's experimental Telstar communications satellite.
Drawing

Design for Automated Machine

Date: 
Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
Drawing

Design for Automated Machine

Date: 
Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
Drawing

Design for Automated Machine

Date: 
Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
Drawing

Design for Automated Machine

Date: 
Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
Drawing

Design for Gisholt Machine

Date: 
Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
Drawing

Design for Balancing Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated balancing machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
Map or Atlas

Ashland Wisconsin Showing Ashland Lumber Company and Part of Ashland County

Date: 1800
Description: The map is ink and pencil on paper. Map shows the location of the Ashland Lumber Company as well as a portion of Ashland County. Portions of the map are in...
Photograph

Drawing of Bell System's Earth Station

Date: 1962
Description: An illustration of the Bell System's earth station showing some of its functional uses with the Telstar communications satellite.
Drawing

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of an engineer wearing work clothes and introducing a Gisholt Machine Company turret lathe.
Photograph

Portrait of Leo Lania

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Leo Lania (born Lazar Herrmann), wearing round eyeglasses. He has a cigarette in his mouth.
Poster

"Fernruf aus Chicago" (Chicago Calling) Film Poster

Date: 1957
Description: German film poster for the American film. Illustrated image of a man's face. Behind him are telephone poles and lines against a blue background.
Photograph

"The Flower of Dunblane"

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of drawing of a young woman, after British artist James Fisher. Quarter-length portrait, showing left profile, with flowing shoulder ...
Map or Atlas

Diagram of Mineral Point Mining Co.'s Mine

Date: 1850
Description: Lithograph of a map drawn to indicate a mine on land owned by Mineral Point Mining Co. in the lead region of southwestern Wisconsin.
Photograph

"My Pretty Jane"

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of drawing of a young woman, after British artist James Fisher. Quarter-length portrait. She is facing slightly to the right, with fl...
Drawing

50th Birthday Card

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Description: Black ink on yellow card stock birthday card. Illustration of a woman in heels and a long dress, short hair and glasses running down a steep and bumpy hil...
Print

Back of 1960's Wisconsin Dells Brochure

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Description: Back fold of a Wisconsin Dells promotional brochure featuring a simplified Wisconsin highway map with directions to the Dells, and a drawing of a family dr...
Print

"The Thinker" Editorial Cartoon

Date: 1970
Description: Editorial cartoon depicting Rodin's "The Thinker" wearing a gas mask. The figure is surrounded by pollution, with a factory spewing smoke in the background...
Photograph

Oshkosh Sign

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Description: Sign above the main entrance of the Oshkosh Brewing Company, which uses an illustration of Chief Oshkosh as part of its logo. The sign was installed there...

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