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| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | A Gettysburg battle casualty tabulation in Rufus Dawes' diary noting how many people were killed, wounded, and missing. |
| Date: | 09 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Walt Kelly arriving in Madison at the Chicago & North Western depot, is met by a person dressed as Pogo, one of his cartoon characters. |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 09 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Walt Kelly posing with a person dressed as Pogo, his cartoon creation, and Jo Ingelfield, who was selected to be Pogo's first lady if he successfully won h... |
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| Description: | A letter from the perspective of an African American Mississippian to white members of the community. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | This plat of Vanceburg Cemetery, Town of Sheridan, Dunn County, Wisconsin, likely dates from the 1880s and "is intended for the correction of names of peop... |
| Date: | 11 29 1944 |
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| Description: | Back and front covers and inside menu listing, of a die cut three-quarter view of a cloth-bound book with an inset title plate, and a guest list with a few... |
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| Description: | A family is posed in a dining room with a woman seated and holding a small child. A man is seated at a desk in the corner, with a young girl standing nearb... |
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| Description: | Charles McCarthy writing at his desk in his office. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down Keller Avenue towards businesses along the left. A round or octagon shaped building on the far left has a sign that reads: "Restaurant". Further ... |
| Date: | 08 1889 |
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| Description: | A key to the members of the 29th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers, consisting of a piece of paper with numbered circles punched through it. When this key is p... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster reprinting a letter from Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo. The letter reads: "American does not intend to become spoil for the ... |
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