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Object History: Hawks Inn

Standing at two-and-a-half stories, with a side-gabled roof and paired end chimneys, and painted white with black shutters, the image of Hawks Inn would have filled travelers with hope and relief during their trek along the stagecoach route from Milwaukee to Madison,…

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September 25, 2024

Greendale / Slaske's Tools / New Object Histories / Object Histories / Milwaukee County / Manufacturing & Trade / Politics, Society & Government / 1920-1940 / Region 8 - South East

Object History: Jack Slaske’s Tool Set

In the holdings of the Greendale Historical Society is an unassuming set of tools, comprised of hand saws, planes, braces and drill bits, among other items. Though these were mass manufactured and similar tools exist all across the country, these particular tools…

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August 14, 2024

Usher Uniform / Art, Sport & Entertainment / New Object Histories / Baraboo / Object Histories / Sauk County / 1900-1920 / Region 7 - South Center

Object History: Ringling Theater Usher Uniform

Usher's Uniform Coat, from the collection of the Sauk County Historical Society.Usher's Uniform Pants, from the collection of the Sauk County Historical Society.Usher's Uniform Hat, from the collection of the Sauk County Historical Society. On November 17, 1915, the Ringling Theatre opened…

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July 17, 2024

Lodi / Wooden Curling Stone / New Object Histories / Columbia County / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Object Histories / 1880-1900 / Region 7 - South Center

Object History: Wooden Curling Stone

A stone slides across the ice as millions of people hold their breath. Furiously, two men sweep their brooms across the ice, attempting guide the hurdling block of granite to its destination. The stone slows to a crawl, hovering across the slick…

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June 20, 2024

Ellison Bay / Fish Boil Kettle / New Object Histories / Object Histories / Food & Cooking / Door County / Region 5 - Center East / Transportation & Tourism / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000 / 2000-2020

OBJECT HISTORY: Fish Boil Kettle

This fish boil kettle from the Wisconsin Historical Museum collection, was donated by the Viking Grill in 2010. The two handled baskets sit inside a cauldron which was originally manufactured as a drum for a washing machine. Door County may be the…

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April 10, 2024

Art, Sport & Entertainment / New Object Histories / Milwaukee County / Object Histories / Wauwatosa / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / Region 8 - South East / Lefeber Glass Plate Negatives

OBJECT HISTORY: Lefebers’ Glass Plate Negatives

Kodachrome? Fujifilm? Ektachrome? All too modern! We're stepping back more than a century to an era when photographers used glass plates – not film – to capture an image. Glass plate negatives can be professionally restored and digitally scanned. These before-and-after images are…

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January 25, 2024