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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of American World War II soldiers walking single file on a wooden planked bridge with guide rope. The foreshortening perspective shows boo...
Photograph

Bender Airline Limousine Service

Date: 1977
Description: Group portrait of the R.L. Bender Deluxe Cab Limousine Service staff at the Dane County Regional Airport. The owner, Robert "Bob" Bender, is standing on th...
Photograph

Executives with Snapping Turtle

Date: 1953
Description: Two executives standing in a parking lot behind the Gisholt Machine Company. The man on the left is standing with his hands behind his back. The man on th...
Print

Invitation to Ice Chippers Farewell

Date: 1957
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers, an ice fishing club of Gisholt Machine Company, to a farewell dinner for Albert LaGrille. The cartoon shows warmly dressed men...
Drawing

"An Invitation, Automation on Ice!"

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Description: Cartoon of warmly dressed men working on conveyor belt on a frozen lake. Fish on a stringer are being pulled up from a hole in the ice onto the conveyor be...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season - Fish History

Date: 05 07 1988
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing that appeared in the Capitol Times on May 7, 1988 with Sid's caption: "Fish history begins with hooks made of wood, ...
Photograph

Mid-Century Modern Home Exterior

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Description: External view across sloping lawn towards a mid-century modern home located by Lake Wisconsin. On the right is a carport framed by stone walls; on the left...
Photograph

Bob Bender and his 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood

Date: 1977
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of Bob Bender sitting in the driver's seat behind the wheel of his cab named "Nellie," a 9-passenger shiny black 1956 Ca...
Print

Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

Date: 1955
Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in red ink on white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. The cover graphic is a cartoon of a warmly dressed man expir...
Photograph

Bender Deluxe Cab Limousine Service Crew and Fleet

Date: 1977
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the R.L. Bender Deluxe Cab Limousine Service crew and taxi fleet in front of Dane County Regional Airport. Robert "Bob" Bender (t...
Photograph

Bob Bender on South Carroll Street with "Nellie"

Date: 1977
Description: View across sidewalk towards Robert "Bob" Bender standing behind the hood of his shiny 9-passenger black 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood, the flagship taxi of the ...
Photograph

Steering Wheel of Bob Bender's Cab

Date: 1977
Description: Interior view of the steering wheel, dash, and foot pedals of Bob Bender's deluxe limousine cab named "Nellie," a black 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood. Flat rate ...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season - Fishing Fever

Date: 1971
Description: Elaborate pen-and-ink drawing of two fisherman at night sitting in a small motorboat (named PAM) on a lake. Large trout are looming over their heads with a...
Drawing

Gisholt Brochure Dummy — Pages 34 and 35

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Description: Layout of pages 34 and 35 for a Gisholt Machine Company promotional brochure. The drawing is rendered on tissue paper in graphite and yellow and black past...
Photograph

Alexander Eaglerock A-12 Aircraft with 7-RA Comet Engine

Date: 04 22 1930
Description: Right side profile view of an Alexander Eaglerock A-12 aircraft fitted with a Comet 7-RA air-cooled radial piston engine. A model of the Comet Engine Corpo...
Photograph

R.L. Bender Deluxe Cab at 1,000,000 Miles

Date: 1982
Description: Bob Bender, wearing a business suit and a chauffeur hat, is posing next to "Nellie," his shiny, black 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood parked in front of the Wiscon...

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