Circular for the St. Louis College of Medical and Natural SciencesTitle page of 1855 circular for the St. Louis College of Medical and Natural Sciences. From James Moores Ball, “Dr.…
Clubhouse Dining Room, Wayne Knitting MillsPage from the March 1918 issue of Wayne Knit Rav-lings: The Voice of the Wayne Knit Community. An employee newsletter,…
Clubhouse Library, Wayne Knitting MillsPage from the March 1918 issue of Wayne Knit Rav-lings: The Voice of the Wayne Knit Community. An employee newsletter,…
Contemporary advertising poster for the city of New Ulm, MinnesotaContemporary advertising poster for the city of New Ulm, Minnesota. The poster highlights the city’s German heritage.
Cover of <em>Meyer Brothers Druggist</em>By the early 1850s, roughly half of the pharmacies and twenty percent of the wholesale drug companies in St. Louis…
Cricket ad placed in the Chicago TribuneA Cricket ad placed in the Chicago Tribune, December 8, 1974.
Diagram for Ordering Parts to Repair a “Dietrich Gruen” Pocket WatchEach Gruen watch had parts that were especially fitted to it. Watch repairmen could order these parts from the company.…
Diagrams of the VeriThin and Ultra-VeriThin WatchesIntroduced in 1904, Gruen’s VeriThin (also spelled Verithin) was about one-third thinner than conventional movements. It became one of the…
Drawings for the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago, completed in 2011Drawings for the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago, completed in 2011.
Drawings for the State of Illinois Center in Chicago, opened in 1985Drawings for the State of Illinois Center (today James R. Thompson Center) in Chicago, opened in 1985.
E. J. Brach and Sons Recruiting BrochureE. J. Brach and Sons Recruiting Brochure, 1943. From: Come to Brach’s for Profitable Work in Pleasant Surroundings (Chicago: E.…
Editorial carton implying Albert Scheffer was offering beer for votes in the <em>St. Paul Globe</em>Editorial cartoon from the August 30, 1888, edition of the St. Paul Daily Globe. The cartoon depicts a large beer…
Editorial cartoon from the <em>St. Paul Daily Globe</em> that shows Albert Scheffer offereing beer for votesEditorial cartoon from the August 25, 1888, edition of the St. Paul Daily Globe. Albert Scheffer and William Merriam are…
Editorial cartoon from the <em>St. Paul Daily Globe</em> with Albert Scheffer depicted staring through a large mug of beerEditorial cartoon from the September 5, 1888, edition of the St. Paul Daily Globe. Albert Scheffer is depicted staring through…
Editorial cartoon the Pioneer Press depicting Albert SchefferEditorial cartoon from the July 29, 1888, edition of the Pioneer Press. Scheffer is shown balancing precariously on two planks…
Falstaff Corporation’s root beer advertisementProhibition-era advertisement for Falstaff Corporation’s root beer. During Prohibition, many brewers produced soft drinks and other alcohol-free beverages to survive.…
