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Allis Chalmers Factory Circa 1911

Both my father and grandfather worked their entire careers on the assembly line and as inspectors at the Allis Chalmers factory in West...

A Stampless "Ship Letter" from 1819

Before the advent of adhesive postage stamps in 1840, mail was still sent and received throughout the world. These are referred to as...

Wisconsin Semi-Centennial Celebration 1898

Wisconsin became a state in 1848, and in 1898, semi-centennial celebrations were held in Milwaukee and Madison and probably elsewhere in...

A Sudden and Unexpected Death

Prior to the Postal Act of 1845, rates to send mail through the US postal service were complicated to calculate, and some people opted to...

Revenue Stamp on Bank Check from 1864

During the Civil War, one of the ways the Union raised funds was to require the payment of taxes on documents like bank checks and bonds...